If you wish to have glossy finish canisters and plates, and you did not print them on glossy photo paper, paint or spray a thin coat of acrylic gloss varnish onto the sheet of printables and set them aside to dry.
Plates Carefully cut out the pieces for the hellebore plates and follow the basic instructions for making paper plates..
Cut out the Canisters/Tins The canisters each consist of a main tin, a base and a lid. The bases have a single circular outline, the lids have a double line, or a design with three sets of flowers. Each set of lids and bases is printed beside the canister they match. Cut out the main part of each canister, leaving the lids until you have the basic shape completed.
To AssembleMain Body of Each Canister
- Fold the toothed section at the base of each canister so it bends at a 90 degree angle to the face of the canister.
- Roll the main section of the canister over a pencil or a pen to round the card shape. (See illustration this page).
- Glue the back of the canister with a 1/8 inch overlap down the side seam. Press in place against a pencil held inside the shape, or set it into the correct size circle on a circle template, or press the edges together with fine pointed tweezers.
- Set aside to dry
Glue the Base When the main shape is dry, bend the toothed base sections to the inside. Cut out the circular base for each canister and glue it firmly to the toothed sections. Press the assembled canister down on a smooth surface and run an embossing tool around the inside base of the canister to securely glue the toothed tabs to the base. Leave to dry.
