{"id":16195,"date":"2021-10-29T08:17:02","date_gmt":"2021-10-29T15:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/princessleia.com\/journal\/?p=16195"},"modified":"2021-10-28T15:39:55","modified_gmt":"2021-10-28T22:39:55","slug":"punch-card-wreath","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/princessleia.com\/journal\/2021\/10\/punch-card-wreath\/","title":{"rendered":"Punch Card Wreath"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A few weeks ago I mentioned my punch card earrings, and someone on Twitter mentioned punch card wreaths. Wreaths? It turns out they really are a thing. In a little booklet called &#8220;Make It with Punched Cards&#8221; published in 1971 it goes through about a dozen things you can make with punch cards, and one of them is a wreath. I snapped up a copy on Etsy for $8.76 shipped, and hit eBay to get some punch cards.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"\/images\/journalpics\/102021\/punchcard_booklet.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/journalpics\/102021\/punchcard_booklet_sm.jpg\"><\/a> <a href=\"\/images\/journalpics\/102021\/punchcard_wreath_page.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/journalpics\/102021\/punchcard_wreath_page_sm.jpg\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p>The first step was creating a &#8220;cardboard doughnut&#8221; and that meant waiting for a box that had a flat space big enough to make a 14 inch circle. I ended up going with one with a flap, which worked out fine because it wasn&#8217;t very creased. I used a sharpie, tack, and string to make the circles and then scissors for the outer edge, and an exacto knife for the inside hole. It took a few minutes, but went well. I am not much of a crafter, so I take nothing for granted!<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"\/images\/journalpics\/102021\/punchcard_tools.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/journalpics\/102021\/punchcard_tools_sm.jpg\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Then it took me a couple weeks to start the actual wreath. You see, I have two very small children, and not a lot of free time! I was able to create the 50 punch card petals required for this project during some meetings at work (don&#8217;t tell!). I did quickly discover that each petal only really takes half a card, so my 53 punch cards went twice as far as I expected! I still have plenty left for my next project.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"\/images\/journalpics\/102021\/punchcard_petals.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/journalpics\/102021\/punchcard_petals_sm.jpg\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p>The stapling and decorating really had to be done when I could focus on it, meaning carving time out of my precious evenings. I really wanted it to be done by Halloween, so I stepped things up last week and got 20 petals stapled around the edge.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"\/images\/journalpics\/102021\/punchcard_wreath_begins.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/journalpics\/102021\/punchcard_wreath_begins_sm.jpg\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p>And eventually another 20 petals&#8230;.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"\/images\/journalpics\/102021\/punchcard_wreath_continues.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/journalpics\/102021\/punchcard_wreath_continues_sm.jpg\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p>And then I got there with the final 10 on the inside circle!<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"\/images\/journalpics\/102021\/punchcard_wreath_petals_done.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/journalpics\/102021\/punchcard_wreath_petals_done_sm.jpg\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Toss some silver garland on there, and a store-bought Halloween accent, and voila! My office door was ready for Halloween!<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"\/images\/journalpics\/102021\/punchcard_wreath_halloween_2021.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/journalpics\/102021\/punchcard_wreath_halloween_2021_sm.jpg\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p>I have another store-bought accent queued up for Thanksgiving, but I may need to make my own for Hanukkah. As someone who is not very crafty, it&#8217;s been really fun to have and share.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A few weeks ago I mentioned my punch card earrings, and someone on Twitter mentioned punch card wreaths. Wreaths? It turns out they really are a thing. 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