fancy fans

We had art club today in the intense heat and so we decided to embrace the art of the fancy fan.

I got the daisy fan pattern from a victorian book of child's play. You can use wrapping paper or white paper and color your own design. Fold the paper first in atleast 34 fan style folds. Then unfold paper and decorate with colored pencils. You can cut holes in paper papel picado style and add embellishments if desired. Next decorate and cut the leaf pattern every four folds. Refold fan. Add popsicle stick handles with glue stick at edges. Tape center with scotch tape to hold the fan in position. Tie with a twistie (or ribbon). Fan yourself vigorously.