Paper Flower Wreaths: A Tale of Two Wreaths | Handmade Party Ideas: did someone say party? Unbeknownst to the other, both G & I had bookmarked this gorgeous pomander on Whipperberry (based on the original tutorial by Frog Prince Paperie over on Pizzazzerie). On a joint shopping excursion, we realized our common admiration for the beautiful floral ball and had an epiphany. This paper flower application would be perfect for a spring wreath! But it wasn’t enough to do just one wreath. No, we don’t go halfway here at DSSP.
Rather, we each decided to do our take on it. Tools:We used a 2” flower punch and a 3/4” flower punch. Supplies: Note: quantities are based on our experience with a 12” wreath form. 1. 3-4 sheets of 12x12 scrapbook paper for the larger flowers. 5. You can pin a looped ribbon to the back if you want to hang it on your wall or from your door! We love the simple clean style of the wreaths without any adornments, but we thought it would be fun to see what a little pop of color would add to my wreath. Linking to: Foldable Scrapbook How-To. DIY Glow Jars Tutorial. Posted on October 19, 2011 by Christina Aren’t these glow jars sublime? They take about two minutes to make and cost only 20 cents a piece. How’s that for an enticing DIY wedding project?
These would look amazing at an evening outdoor wedding. If you like this project, check out my DIY ‘glitterarium‘. DIY Glow Jars Tutorial For each glow jar you will need: a jartwo Glow Sticksscissorsrubber glovessafety glasses Disclaimer: This is a project meant to be done by an adult – not a child! Purchase Glow Sticks (I got a pack of 15 for $1.50) and dig a jar out of your cupboard. Grab two glow sticks and cut at one end. Summer bracelets DIY. When M. came home from her camp with school, she showed me this yellow bracelet she made with 'scoubidoo' strings. One of her friends taught her how to make these and of course I wanted to have a go at it too. Instead of scoubidou string I used strips of fabric for one and leather - what did you think?! - shoelaces in offsetting colors for another one.
I believe both resulting bracelets look really nice. The possibilities in terms of material to braid with are endless. So, in case you 're in need of a fun summer project here's a how-to in 16 pictures with a short description below. This is what you'll need for an adult size leather bracelet. Steps: 1. This is the kind of craft you could easily do with kids - have them cut strips of fabric, no need to worry about the strips being straight and regular, and teach them how to braid. With special thanks to my little girl M. for teaching me how to make these... Woven paper gift topper. I‘m pretty chuffed with these woven paper gift toppers. They are a sinch to make and look really great with recycled newspaper wrap.
The idea originated from this woven yarn gift topper which you can see at giverslog.com and from this image which comes from the book More Last Minute Knitted Gifts. How-to ♥ Cut some strips of colored paper. Mine were 0.5cm wide. They need to be long enough to wrap around your gift. If you have a paper shredder then this might make the job even quicker! ♥ Line up your vertical strips on a table top…you can use a bit of sticky tape at one end to hold them in place while you weave away. ♥ Weave the horizontal strips into the vertical strips. ♥ Using a bit of sticky tape secure to your gift.
I also made a rainbow gift topper….no surprise there then! Happy Monday everyone! {it's in the news}