How To Make Confetti

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Make any occasion more festive with your own homemade confetti.

To complete this How-To you will need:

Paper
Scissors, a hole puncher, or a paper shredder
Anti-static spray
Flower petals
Silica gel crystals
Small glassine bags
Double-stick tape
Noisemakers
Balloons
A large fan
A lint roller
A confetti cannon, a blower, or a swirl fan

Step 1: Gather paper

Gather paper that can be shredded—old newspapers and magazines, discarded copier paper, used gift wrapping, or colored construction paper.

Tip: If you work in an office, ask coworkers who use hole punchers to save the little paper circles.

Step 2: Cut them

Turn paper into confetti with scissors, a hole puncher, or a paper shredder. Craft-supply stores offer decorative hole punchers that create stars, sequins, hearts, and other designs.

Tip: If you use a paper shredder to make the confetti, make sure it's the crosscut kind, which cuts paper both vertically and horizontally.

Step 3: Make them cling-free

Scoop up the confetti, put it in a paper bag, and mist it with anti-static spray. Close the bag, shake it up for a minute, then open the top to let the confetti air-dry. This will prevent the confetti from clinging to your guests' hair and clothes.

Step 4: Make flower confetti

Try making flower confetti: Sprinkle a layer of silica gel crystals onto the bottom of an ovenproof dish, cover with flower petals, and then alternate more layers of silica and petals. Heat in a 200-degree oven for about 30 minutes, and then let cool before gently shaking off any silica residue.

Tip: If you're sending party invitations, insert a tablespoon or so of confetti inside the card.

Step 5: Bag it

Make individual party bags for New Year's Eve guests by pouring confetti into small glassine bags, sealing, and taping a noisemaker to the top of each.

Step 6: Stuff balloons

Stuff some confetti into balloons that guests can pop. Just funnel in the confetti before blowing them up.

Step 7: Spray your guests

Spray confetti over party guests by turning on a large fan and slowly pouring confetti in front of it.

Tip: Some party supply stores and websites rent and sell confetti cannons, blowers, and swirl fans.

Step 8: Clean up

After vacuuming your floors, pick up any stubborn confetti with a lint roller.

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[speedstacker136]

i can make this easier

step:1 get 4 different color paper and scissor or you hands

step:2 RIP THAT SHIT UP

step 3 DONE

[RandomnesDude]

or just rip up paper thats colored....



[GrAsssHoppers1]

Celebrating Goldie's birthday with "Happy New Years" hats 2:32 o_O?

[JJtoob]

I know the point is to make your own confetti, but it might be easier to just buy it made already. Still, a pretty funny video :)

[Danyelle2345]

or get a paper shreader and shread colorful paper :|

[mycrazycatXD]

You will need a dollor

Step one: go to party city

Step two: buy confetti

Did u know im sexy?

[247werewolf]

retarted

[TerryVideoDiary]

why how cast,why?

[kailarcr123]

@speedstacker136 lol

[ElectricGuitarLuver]

youll need: a hole puncher, paper, paint, and a plastic container

Step 1: punch alot of holes in the paper

Step 2: put the paint in the container

Step 3: put the hole puch dots in the paint

Step 4: take the dots out and let them dry

Step 5: have fun with it =)

[JRabsey]

2:19 so fake she is blowing it outta her hand

[A4L1000]

My way.

Step 1: Buy some glitter.

Step 2: MAKE IT RAIN!