How Do You Make A Paper Fan?
This fan can be made in any size or shape you like. Try an oval-shaped fan first and then move on to other geometric shapes. Step 1 Use a cardstock-weight paper for the body of your fan. Cut an oval shape that measures about 11 inches by 8 inches. Step 2 Place the oval shape on a flat work surface and position it so that the 11-inch length runs from side to side. Use a ruler to find the bottom center point of the shape and make a light pencil mark at this point on the bottom edge. Step 3 Cut three 10-inch long strips out of light to midweight cardboard (about 1/2 inch wide each). Place one end of each strip at the center point you marked in step 2. The ends should be stacked one on top of the other. Step 4 Position the cardboard strips so that one angles out to the left, one is vertically centered and the third angles out to the left. The strips should be evenly spaced – about 3 to 4 inches in between each strip. Step 5 Trim the excess from the cardboard strips so that they do not exte
