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Has anyone ever seen or heard of a product that stiffens paper? I tried Googling it but didn't get any results. I've used fabric stiffener, but I don't think that would work for my ideas.
I thought it would be cool to use on those five point stars people are making, as well as some quilled snowflakes I make.
I'll be checking at my craft store today, but wondered if anyone knew of any brands to look for?
You could try brushing it up with gel-medium. This would stiffen it somewhat, though I do not know to what degree.
Olivia
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Has anyone ever seen or heard of a product that stiffens paper? I tried Googling it but didn't get any results. I've used fabric stiffener, but I don't think that would work for my ideas.
I thought it would be cool to use on those five point stars people are making, as well as some quilled snowflakes I make.
I'll be checking at my craft store today, but wondered if anyone knew of any brands to look for?
If the item you want to stiffen is flat, why not laminate it? As far as mod podge goes, there is a new one out called Hard Coat Mod Podge that dries much harder than the original type.
The front cover of the Current Stampin Up! mini holiday catalog shows the 3 dimensional stars and inside you can see the ornaments of which I am looking for stiffener for-
Why not adhere to tagboard or colored card stoc with Xyron?
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good idea but the designer series paper these stars are made of is 2 sided and will look better when it spins than if it had a solid or something else on it-
I am going to michaels and will ask them what they have.
thanks all for your ideas!
I've done paper ornaments that I've been able to use year after year without any kind of stiffener - you just need to pad them with tissue when you store them and not lay anything heavy on top of them (I keep the paper ones on the top layer of the ornament box).
A quick spray with an acrylic sealant keeps any dust from permanently sticking.