Cutting DIY Petal Cones

Hi ladies,

I was wondering if there is a trick to cutting out the petal cones from a 8.5 x 11 piece of paper without spending hours perfectly cutting each cone or keeping them from looking all jagged for those of us who don't have the patience.

Do you think they sell anything that cuts perfect circles?

Any help is greatly appreciated.

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Posted by lizzyb33

I went to Kinko's and used their big paper cutter to make the paper into 8X8 squares-- it was really easy and cut perfectly!

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Thank you for your response, but I should have mentioned in my original post that I was talking about using the template where the petal cones get cut into circles.

I bought this circular paper cutter - they sell them at all craft stores.

I think it was less than $10 - works perfectly for 8.5x11 paper too!

Never seen one of those before! That'll save a lot of work

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Posted by ChrissynRicky

I bought this circular paper cutter - they sell them at all craft stores.

I think it was less than $10 - works perfectly for 8.5x11 paper too!

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I got one of these two.. Im trying it out tonigh

I am not sure how big the circles need to be, but if the circle cutter proves to be too time consuming consider getting a die-cut.

They are like giant hole punches, can come in a variety of shapes/patterns, and allow you to cut several circles at once.

Not sure how expensive they are since I essentially stole mine (long term borrowing...) But they are fast, nearly impossible to mess up and require no measuring.

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Posted by ChrissynRicky

I bought this circular paper cutter - they sell them at all craft stores.

I think it was less than $10 - works perfectly for 8.5x11 paper too!

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I cannot express in words how excited I am right now!!

I just tried this gadget and it works PERFECTLY!!!

It cost me $15.99 in Michaels, but the circle it made is beyond perfect and it cut it in seconds!!

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Posted by Collette

You can also use doilies...

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I love the doily idea! they are so pretty!

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Posted by Collette

You can also use doilies...

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great great idea

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Posted by GrkItalWedding

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Posted by ChrissynRicky

I bought this circular paper cutter - they sell them at all craft stores.

I think it was less than $10 - works perfectly for 8.5x11 paper too!

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I cannot express in words how excited I am right now!!

I just tried this gadget and it works PERFECTLY!!!

It cost me $15.99 in Michaels, but the circle it made is beyond perfect and it cut it in seconds!!

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Anna, we SO need to get together so I can borrow your circle cutter!

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Posted by MrsQ-in2007

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Posted by GrkItalWedding

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Posted by ChrissynRicky

I bought this circular paper cutter - they sell them at all craft stores.

I think it was less than $10 - works perfectly for 8.5x11 paper too!

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I cannot express in words how excited I am right now!!

I just tried this gadget and it works PERFECTLY!!!

It cost me $15.99 in Michaels, but the circle it made is beyond perfect and it cut it in seconds!!

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Anna, we SO need to get together so I can borrow your circle cutter!

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UPDATE: I bought the circular cutter!!! Got it for $11.99 on sale at the Rag Shop (everything is on sale there because all of their stores are closing at the end of the summer!)... Can't wait to try it!