you can fold from the corner or from the long edge, whichever you prefer. if you cut the page in half hot-dog-style (long ways for those who didn’t have my kindergarten teacher), then the strips will be long but still pretty flat. if you want to fold from the corner, you can iron the strips or set them under heavy books for awhile to flatten them.

i usually tear out colorful pages while watching tv & then do a marathon strip making session - i’ll make 200 strips all at once & then do the actual assembly later. all three steps are great tv watching activies or talking on the phone activities if you have a headset to make it hands free!

i use them to hold makeup brushes, pens, pencils, craft stuff, jewelry, receipts, and whatever other junk starts to pile up on my desk. i’ve been toying with the idea of *not* sealing them with glue or mod-podge & then potting up some seedlings or plants. i think it’d be a great way to give plants without having to buy or carrying those heavy (& sometimes expensive) terra cotta pots. i don’t know about their biodegradability, but they’re good for transport at the very least!