Flower Power Heart Card. By Ann Martin Here’s a colorful card to make and send to your Valentine.
It features the rolled paper craft called quilling and is simple enough for children to do. Chances are good that you already have all of the supplies on hand. You won’t even need a true quilling tool, as a pen and cocktail stick are fine substitutes. The card should go through the mail without any problem, especially if you add a layer of bubble wrap over the flower before slipping it into an envelope.
Send it early … the recipient may love the card enough to frame and display it as a Valentine’s Day decoration! Materials Cardstock – red Patterned background paper – red/purple/white, cardstock or text weight Solid color paper – light purple, dark purple, cardstock or text weight Paper cutter Glue stick – to adhere layers Glue – any liquid glue that dries clear Pen or pencil Round cocktail stick Scissors Ruler Tweezers Damp cloth Waxed paper or other nonstick surface, use as glue palette Directions Related.
Crafts/DIY: Paper Fortune Cookies. Chinese food always reminds me of fortune cookies.
For all non-foodies out there, I found a how-to video (you can also press play below) on making fortune cookies out of paper. I think paper fortune cookies are way prettier than the edible ones (of course, the edible ones are yummier). :P. Freebie: Valentine's Treat Box! I made it, I made it!
I finished this printable treat box before Valentine's Day, whew. I even have ten whole days to share it with you. :) Seriously, I am so new at this designing-printable-goodies-and-blogging-about-it-thing, it takes a good long time for me to get everything ready! Between designing the basic printable prototype itself, applying a fun pattern, testing, photographing, editing the photos and writing the post, it's a lot of effort. But it's worth it, and a whooole lot of fun. Crafts/DIY: Chocolate Bar Wrappers. Personalized chocolate bars online are everywhere.
I found this website where you can order really cute ones. Here are some of them. Some even had front and back designs like this: Cute right? Then you find out that the wrappers cost as much as the chocolate (about $1). High/Low Food/Drink: {Easy Entertaining} DIY Cupcake Wrappers. I'm so excited that I'm helping to host my friend's baby shower.
It's on Halloween weekend, so I had decoration thoughts of black and white on my mind. I decided to make cupcake wrappers for the cupcakes I planned on baking for the event. They're the perfect accessory to easily beautify a cupcake! Cupcake wrappers can cost around $1 each, but they're so easy to make. You can use our template (see below) that already has the damask print on it, make copies on card stock, cut out the shapes, and glue/tape the ends together (about 1/4 inch in).
Make a Journal. Are you ever daydreaming and come across a thought you always want to remember?
This is the perfect little assistant, ready to accept your thoughts when you are willing. It reminds of the time I was living in Sceaux, France outside of Paris. I would walk to the dreamy Parc de Sceaux and just sit. Wouldn't this be a great gift for someone on a journey? It fits nicely in your purse, laptop case, or even your back pocket. You need one large piece of scrapbook paper 6" x 4.5", one small piece of scrapbook paper 4.5" x 1" and 12 pieces of regular white paper just under 3" x 4.5".
Fold the large scrapbook paper in half. Fold the small piece of scrapbook paper in half and fit it over the folded edge of the large scrapbook paper. Set your sewing machine to the longest stitch. Using a straight stitch, sew along the fold about 1/4" away from the edge. DIY Repurposed Wrapping Paper Box As part of the Sustainable Holiday Gift Wrapping gathering I attended this past weekend, one of the many craft tables was assigned to origami boxes.
Origami diagrams were strewn about the table among a pile of old calendars. I would prefer not to admit to the number of hours I spent at that table alone trying to decipher the arrows and dotted lines and images in order to craft the perfect gift box. Design*Sponge » Blog Archive » paper scrap recycling. Today’s projects are ones that use up old bits of paper scraps I can’t bear to throw away.
I save these pieces of paper (gift wrap, envelope liners, art papers, origami papers, etc.) and then wonder what can I do with them? Easy Origami Envelope. If you’d like to make these cute little “Flap Lock” Origami Envelopes–all you’ll need is a piece of square paper…any size. I used Christmas scrapbook paper. 1. Handmade Tissue Paper Flowers and Pompom Garland.
You'd think after making hundreds of these for my wedding, I'd be completely sick of them.
Gift Box. Gift Box This box made from two bills. The bills/box can be the gift itself, but it is also just about the right size for a ring box. (Perhaps a dollar-bill ring?) Get yourself two fairly new, crisp bills. Older "soggier" bills are much harder to work with. Lay the bill on a flat surface, face up. Fold the note top-to-bottom just to the right of the portrait, then unfold. Starting at the top left corner (as illustrated), close the top third fold to about 90 degrees. Inside this corner will be a remaining portion that you will crease along the natural 45 degree line to complete the corner.
Complete the previous step for the other three corners. For each tab, pull it inside the box, folding so that the natural edge of the box is pulled slightly over inside the fold. Make a journal for kids. This is a no sew, kid-friendly option to making a journal.
What a cute, fun way to encourage your kids to write and draw. This is a great project to use scrap paper because it is small and useful. Start out with the same paper dimensions as the sewn journal tutorial. Paper Flowers – Anyone Can Do That. Japanese Kusudama, this tutorial is featured on Craftuts Anyone can do that, I assure you. The proof: I can, just take a quick look at my result below. And, believe me, I am neither meticulous nor particularly patient. How To Make a Bound Jotter Book. How-to by : Sandy from Sandy’s Space I did this tutorial for LCOM. It’s a hand-bound jotter book that recycles leftover school supplies. Inspiration : Amy Licht dressed up composition books at KI Memories last month. I used her idea, putting a recycling twist on it. At the end of each school term, kids often have unused pages in their exercise books.
Pattern Papers – KI Memories’ Bloom, Pop Culture Dedazzle and Pet Shop Yarn Embellishments – Maya Road acrylic alphas, Scenic Route ashville label, brads.