Ah, The Works. How you tempt me with your cheap products. Many an hour have I spent standing gazing at your overstuffed shelves, pondering whether to purchase 6 packs of card for Β£5 and if I really need more pretty paper just because it’s very cheap.
After the success and delight I got from making the paper beads recently, I decided a Β£1.99 circle cutter from The Works might be a good investment. It looks very much like this:
In theory,Β this compass design isΒ good idea. It does work and with a bit of practise cutting perfect circles is easy. The only problem I have is that you’re left with a teeny hole in the centre. Why not use the handy ‘paper saver’ it comes with? I hear you ask. Well, I would, says I,Β but it doesn’t stay put. Unless you put lots of pressure on it… and then not only does it make it harder to turn in a clean circle, it leaves little grooves in the paper. Instead of a little hole.
I am still debating whether it’s not just easier to cut circles out by hand with good old reliable scissors.
