Autumn leaf bouquet. I don’t know what it’s like in your neighborhood, but when I step outside here in Oakland, I sense it right away: Fall is in the air! I’m lucky enough to have a few turning trees on my street, so I don’t miss out entirely on the brilliant autumn colors I remember from growing up in NH.
Speaking of brilliant autumn colors, I’m thrilled to share this stunning maple leaf rose bouquet DIY from a fellow Kate — clay, fiber and paper artist Kate Hust. Kate first learned how to make these a few years ago from a retired art teacher in her community, and now they’ve become an annual tradition when fall rolls around. Her instructor taught her to wrap the leaves really tight, so they looked like rose buds, but Kate has modified the technique a bit to suit her own tastes: She likes to find the really big leaves and make them with large open “petals.” She’s clearly perfected the craft, and I’m so happy that she’s decided to pass the tradition on to us. Thanks for sharing, Kate! Materials Instructions. Rolled Flower Gift Toppers. Here is a quick and easy way to add a little charm to your gift packages. I know a lot of bloggers have extra book pages from all the fabulous paper projects floating around.
Here is a way to use some of those scraps so that nothing goes to waste! You can also make these with scrapbook paper, cardstock, fabric and of course felt as shown above. You want to start with a square shape. I used three sheets together to add a little volume. None of this has to be perfect…I promise…they will have character and charm even if you eyeball it!
Using a pencil or a light colored pen or crayon, you want to draw a spiral circle onto the square. Next you want to cut out all the lines that you have drawn continuing until you come to the center of the spiral leaving a small circle at the end. You’ll be left with a long paper snake! Starting with the outside of the spiral roll the paper inward in somewhat of a cone shape. Keep rolling until you get to the end. I followed the same process for the felt. Paper+ typography on the Behance Network. DIY Moleskine Scrapbook. Erica and I never leave home without a Moleskine notebook (we still like to take notes the old fashioned way with a notebook and pen)! So when our friend Karen (of Lulu Loves Caleb) showed us her fabric embellished Moleskine Cahier Notebook, we jumped at the opportunity to have her show us how she did it.
You’ll need a sewing machine, a kraft brown Moleskin Cahier Notebook of any size, a piece of fabric, a glue stick and a pair of scissors. Start by cutting down your fabric to a size that is small enough to fit on your notebook. We cut a 2.5″ x 5″ rectangle for the pocket sized book and 3″ x 8″ rectangle for the larger book. Glue your fabric to the front cover of your notebook. Start stitching along the edge of the fabric, leaving a small seam.
It’s possible you won’t be able to stop yourself from sewing fabric to paper…it’s that addicting. (all images by Honestly…WTF) DIY Crepe Paper Flowers. I recently spotted a sensational bouquet of paper flowers inside my favorite (and the ultimate) boutique for creative inspiration, Castles In The Air. A combination of Mexican paper flowers and those ever so popular tissue paper pom poms, these vibrant and cheerful flowers make perfect ornaments for any celebration. Plus, they’re incredibly easy to make! You’ll need:6 – 7 pieces of 180 gram florist crepe paper cut into 20″ x 30″ sheets (it’s important to use heavyweight crepe paper for it’s stretchiness and strength)6 – 7 small binder clips or large paper clips16 gauge floral wire (last seen here)heavy duty scissors First, lay out the sheets of crepe paper and fold each one into an accordion.
The folds should measure about 2-3 inches thick and should be creased along the natural, horizontal lines of the crepe paper. Keep each bundle bound together by a small binder clip or large paper clip. With scissors, trim the ends into rounded and pointy shapes. Unbind each bundle. EKDuncan - My Fanciful Muse. A Look at Paper Quilling. March is an exciting month: it’s one step closer to spring, it brings longer days with Daylight Savings, and it begins an active season of new books reaching publication. One of these books we’re so very excited to see on shelves is Quilled Flowers: A Garden of 35 Paper Projects by Alli Bartkowski.
In posts to come, I look forward to giving you a peek into the book, lovely insights into the life of the book’s author, Alli Bartkowski, and some fun paper quilling giveaways (woohoo!). But wait, what is a quilled flower? What is paper quilling, for that matter? I thought it might be nice to take a look a paper quilling and share some examples of beautiful, innovative quilled projects created by the artists featured below. Happy almost spring to you, friends. The House of Life :: by Natasha Molotkova Quilled Marriage Certificate :: by Ann Martin of all things paper Easter Purple Flower Ornaments :: by Christa Cunningham Red Teardrop Paper quilled Earrings :: by YangMay Choong About the Author. Cupcake Flower Lights. May 24 By Steph Hung May flowers have arrived! These lights were inspired by all the beautiful blooms I’ve been seeing around town. I wanted to bring the summer indoors, but they could make for some colourful outdoor lighting too: Making these floral garlands couldn’t be faster – all you need are cupcake papers and string lights, and you’re on your way to some simple summer lighting.
Materials you will need: cupcake papers (large and small), string lights, scissors, and an exacto knife. Step 1: To make leaves – fold a small cupcake paper in half 2 times, and with the folded point at the bottom cut a leaf shape. Step 2: To make an 8-petal flower – fold a small cupcake paper in half 3 times, and with the folded point at the bottom cut around the top.
Step 3: To make a 16-petal flower – fold a large cupcake paper in half 4 times, and with the folded point at the bottom cut around the top. Step 4: Cut a small X in the center of each paper. Sorry, the comment form is closed at this time. Shape Book Tute « Cheeky Magpie. I’ve had an overwhelming response to this project and everyone wants a tutorial, so here you go. First off, gather your supplies: - book for dismembering, paperbacks are great - template (I made half an apple out of a thick piece of chipboard) - exacto knife with a very sharp blade - clips - glue stick - snot dots - ink or paint for coloring and something to apply it with - decoration or embellishments Step 1 My paperback book was too thick so I split it in half using my blade. Step 2 Lay the template down on the book and cut the pages around the template. Step 3 Remove the cut paper leaving the template in place. Step 4 Once the book is cut, trim any rough edges you don’t want.
Step 5 For color, I used ink refill and diluted it a bit because I wanted it to soak in to the paper. Step 6 Once the edges were done, I applied the ink/water mixture to the inside of the pages by using a “flip and wipe” method. Step 7 Once the book is dry you will need to stretch the spine so it opens. Step 8 Step 9 Step 10. D.I.Y. Repurposd Paperback Apple Sculpture. {images from Cheeky Magpie and Fresh Tea} Before taking off for the weekend, I want to leave you all with this fabulous Repurposed Paperback Apple Sculpture tutorial from Cheeky Magpie (originally found via Fresh Tea on flickr). Maybe you will give it a try over the weekend?! You don’t have to make an apple, you could create a pear, peach, or try something freehand and originally you.
Have fun! For full instructions click here. Have a beautiful and inspired weekend everyone! DIY Faux Snow Cone Party Garland & Gift Embellishment. As soon as the snow cone shack in our neighborhood opens up, we know that Summer is officially here! The bright candy colors and the sparkle of glittery ice makes the eyes light up of both young and young-at-heart! What better way to capture the essence of summertime fun and bring it indoors, than with this sweet DIY Faux Snow Cone Garland and Gift Embellishment. Bonus: these ones won’t melt everywhere!
Follow below for the simple steps. This would also be a fun project to do with kids…they will have a blast mixing up the paint and pouring on the glitter (just be sure to give little ones a hand with the glue gun). Enjoy! This DIY post was sponsored and made possible by Method…”Clean Happy.” This month Method is hosting a fun contest and asking fans (like you) to guess how many bottles of Method hand soap it took to build the spectacular rainbow light installation in this month’s video. Visit Method’s guessing contest page on Facebook to enter. DIY Garland – Supplies needed: Steps 1 and 2 1. Lindaalbrecht. "Ceramic" Paper Roses. These rolled roses originally started out as plain red cardstock. Now they have an almost ceramic look to them. Let me show you how I made them! 1. Start with a couple of pieces of cardstock (I only ended up needing one for all of these flowers, but I grabbed a 2nd piece just to be sure). 2. Soak the cardstock, one sheet at a time, under running water. 3. 4.
From here I tried two different techniques to get the “ceramic” look for the roses. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. Note: This starts the 2nd “ceramic” technique. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. The final single rose. The final set of 3 roses. Its may be difficult to tell from the photos, but these roses have a great shine to them. So, what to do with these fun new flowers? Well, since they are pinbacks I can add them to any outfit as a brooch, put them on a belt, add them to a headband… Other than the time it took the cardstock and Mod Podge to dry (which was really only a few minutes), this was a pretty quick project.
Sugared Letters Tutorial. I am always on the lookout to create tutorials for Swirlydoos. Well, I have a few Prima sugared letters left, and I really love them. I cant find them anywhere. I'm wondering if they even make them anymore. I would love for them to come in different colors. Product List.1. Step 1.Paint your letters using an even coat of paint. Step2.Ink your stamp generously and lightly stamp your painted letters, being careful not to move the stamp around or rock it, as that will smudge your letters. Step3. Step 4. Prima Flowers Vinetta - Sunshine (6 pcs) - Prima Marketing - 555665 - Melissa Samuels LLC - The Art of Scrapbooking - Create, Dream and Inspire Everyday With Our Huge Selection of Scrapbooking and Card Making Supplies. Tissue Paper & Paper Flowers Tutorial.
I debated sharing this tutorial for a couple-o-reasons. Reason 1. It's a craft that has been around since before I was born and reason 2... it's a craft that has been around since before I was born. I feel like I might be a 100 years old at this point. My crows feet asked for slippers the other day cause they were getting cold. Since it's new to me I figure it's got to be new to someone else too so I am doing it anyway! Supplies you'll need to make tissue paper flowers:Tissue paper (seeing as how this IS a tissue paper flower tutorial it would stand to reason that some form of tissue paper will be required)16 HUGS (just checking to see if you are actually reading this)Pipe cleaners or floral wireScissors Extras (for pizzaz): glimmer mist, brads, 2 inch Styrofoam balls, ribbon, more hugs (still checking), a flower girl (seriously), and lastly...
As I stated last week, I purchased a Martha Stewart tissue paper flowers kit a few months ago on clearance at Malwart. Let's get started!! VOILA!! Wednesday - Blog - DIY Streamer Flowers. In the spirit of all the DIY projects we have going on to prepare for our everee Wednesday fun-shoot with ee photography later this month, I wanted to share one of my favorite projects yet!!! Streamer Flowers. Let me just preface this post with saying as much as I wish I could take credit for how brilliant this project is, I certainly was inspired by Olivia Kanaley of A Field Journal as seen on The Bride's Cafe. If you're willing to put in a little time and effort, seeing as it's not incredibly easy, you will find that the reward is completely worth the effort! I'm loving having these around our house, and also having a little craft to get busy on while I listen to my trash TV.
Necessary Supplies: StreamersScissorsWhite Floral Cloth WireWhite Floral TapeBeadsGlue Instructions: 1. 2. 3. 4. I will tell you- these next two steps are a little challenging. 5. 6. 7. Paper Flower Tutorial. I have been asked many times to show how to make this very simple flower tutorial, I actually saw a similar-ish one being made a few years ago, when I attended a small local crafts event and when I came home, got straight to making my own version (so that I wouldn't forget) I adjusted it here and there adding my own tweaks to it. I've been making them ever since for projects (for example recently here) and workshops and now finally, Ive put it in writing (and pictures) and alas my paper flower tutorial is born!! I have witten step by step notes and taken lots of pictures to match, in the hope that it fully explains and covers it, but email me if you have any probs. or need me to explain further.
You can also click on the picture to enlarge it. So here goes..... 1. Here are the main materials you will need; paper – I have used just plain red construction paper (of course you can use any colour!) 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. And as before snip the pointy end off (image 24) 10. 11. 12. Fold a heart page marker. I hope you’ll whip up some heart page markers to share with those around you.
It’s simply too easy not to make. Here’s how: Use a square piece of paper. Fold in half. Crease. Half again. Crease. This origami model is simple but versatile because it’s also able to become a 4-leaf clover or a flower by grouping 4 together, and hide a small item (like a ring) in front or even have it stand on its own by making an easel with the back flap.