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A braided (or plaited) cube with any three different seasonal papers makes an attractive ornament. For a silhouette effect use any punches you have or use my cutting file to make a snowflake design. I like how each face of the cube shows a different color combination.
Review the instructions here. I suggest making a plain paper version first to practice the plaiting sequence.
How to make a plaited or braided cube from three papers
Cut 3 strips of paper: 2 strips that are 6 squares long and 1 strip that is 5 squares long. If you are using 12" square scrapbook paper you would have 2" squares.
Or download cutting file PDF or DXF or SVG.
![braided cube](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5qaN4BGqwUhszGYoVHPEKVR8kJNY1VLs60iUPx1RkpyMBZRX2vebV63eBlUmaKzCDsr96QDQsMQB3773IfPwW9QuCPqSWDM0dRoYpPfbJ0Qx_ENhJU8vuvR8jHZYmxrgh7QLSKqUCSB0/s320/plaited+snowflake+cube.jpg)
Score between the squares and crease.
Punch the strips as shown, if desired, on the 2nd and 4th square from one end.
![snowflake ornament](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-mAIujmWDkqbCj_w2g5ZvgBc0rzj63tznzB4Qi3aPtZj6sCpkkCUXP9_ShIRBTKClou6AZHUnDDUj2T0SY-_45_DZFNPBO_AMm3R358SPsw4bn25YQ2wkNu3ubIaL06NF6wnLlr6ZToM/s320/snowflake+plaited+cube+1.jpg)
Place one 6-square strip vertically on your work surface. Be sure the end with two unpunched squares is at the top. Spread glue on the two unpunched squares.
Place the 5-square strip horizontally at the top of the 6-square strip and glue them together. Glue the second 6-square strip below the 5-square strip.
![plaited cube ornament](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSzVrAbhLoVCgBscofluAB2aYinONsIZvY4XHetLXjQUmEXyEMQinD-JkojcJ-XcOtVc0_k6ieJqyIfL09rMJ4k7N7ts_BmknWwlwrZDHmG1mXvRzrN06uhzA21FRWW8ACECqdgYD9254/s320/snowflake+plaited+cube+2.jpg)
Start plaiting the cube. As you braid, the punched squares will always be on top of the unpunched squares.
![braided polyhedron](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6BdU8JMT0JJgHZ4Ro71loAdebpaIi9Rfr20wlRLQ-MMc9FZSGL2PDVbOodYVwF1iAeYTo57MNQFf3f9tiDJZu7v6u1Qh5Ba8-Hy-ybHYtc8YxryE6D1zN8gTr7r_6mDHQvqjiN9R_hUA/s320/snowflake+plaited+cube+3.jpg)
![snowflake cutout ornament](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvqDQtNznnrmAOoCNkczBkdaaAq5W4pBHCIEO4N-4lZ3JgQBw43FZiKDDoomZlFkI5yajfH0aZmfku2cvs4VVFYHcuYFZF2Z3697pbY8_3CxN8vV-7ZiKj3RJRw5sBj4_9UPUCJ0c6npA/s320/snowflake+plaited+cube+4.jpg)
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