Cardboard Christmas

Hi!

I would like to try making a solid fence that looks like single sided corrugated cardboard. I have found some on line in flat sheets that look like it may work. I was thinking I could cut the top with pinking shares or maybe by hand with a xacto knife depending on the wave of the cardboard. Has anyone made this type of fence and could share some hints or maybe a better option to make this type of fence? Thanks for any help!

Lynn, depending on how much corrugated material you need and what scale you're building in, the little cardboard rings that keep you from burning your hand on paper cups at coffee shops may be what you need. The one I used to go to had a wavy pattern that made cool roofs, but some have a straight pattern.

If the "corduroy" pattern is going to go up and down, pinking shears might work. If it's going sideways, scissors or Xacto knife would be my choice, but wait 'till the experts chime in.

"single-face cardboard" makes great fences...either the product in sheets or "coffee cup sleeves" paul mentioned...you might want to laminate it to a piece of writing tablet back or cereal box cardboard with white glue for strength...then cut with "pinking shears" along the edge at 90-degrees to the "ripples" after the glue dries...

speaking of "pinking shears"...i only have a pair of standard sewing type...i'm looking for a pair of "commercial size pinking shears"...the pattern they cut is about twice the size of the standard type...

(i've tried some of the decorative "scrapbooking shears" but they did not work well with anything other than paper and cardstock)...

my very best regards...

howard...

Hi Howard. A friend of mine uses these for cutting heavy weight brocades and such--she says regular pinking shears won't do--perhaps these may be of use to you as well

http://www.onlinefabricstore.net/sewing ... ars-9-.htm

Thanks everyone, I can’t wait to try my first fence, maybe I will try this on the house I am currently working on. I will keep my eyes open for the commercial type pinking shears.

Speaking of fences, I'll be making larger cardboard or chipboard walls/fences like the ones shown around putz houses--haven't decided which style yet--in seven inch sections--about two or three inches high--to go around my putz villages--I figure I'll need dozens of them. After pricing what even small ones go for, and forget about the vintage ones, I think this is my best bet financially. I'll keep you posted if it pans out. (I'm not adventurous enough to try the twig fence Howard illustrated!)

Maria,

Take lots of photos during the process, and we'll post it as a "how to."