Simple Paper Flowers. 8.jpg (570×1247) $3.00 Rainbow Doily Spinners. I had been saving this idea a for a baby shower, but dontchaknow, all the babies-to-be that I know are being showered out-of-state this year.
Just the same, I'm not letting that stop me -- I made a small scale model to share with you guys today. I mean, someone out there must have a baby shower or birthday party or some fun occasion to make them, right? Right. These are so fun and delicate looking. I chose a color scheme somewhere between rainbow and Easter egg, but you could customize as you like or leave them all white and use them for a bridal shower. Materials 40 Paper Doilies ($3.00 at the party supply store)Watercolor paint (don't tell me you don't already own this -- no creative person can live without!) I chose to iron my doilies (sandwiched between an old napkin) because they rippled up after drying in direct sun, but you could probably skip that step if your doilies dried slower and are still reasonably flat.
Important: these garlands tangle very easily. Live in Colour: Make your own lace cupcake cases. I recently made cupcakes for a friend for her birthday and I wanted to make them special.
I had been wanting to try lace cases for ages so I decided this was the perfect time. They turned out really great and I loved the fact that they make the cupcakes super easy to transport because the icing can't smoosh up against each other in the box. They are also really simple to make. How To Tuesday: Bouquet of Tulips. 12Jul/11 When I made my Chocolate Banana Cinnamon Muffins I got a lot of questions about how to make your own tulip baking cups.
I described it briefly in the recipe but I thought it would be better if I just showed you. You can buy tulip baking cups but why bother spending money on something that you can make for next to free? Keri Jill is 8. August is an unbelievably busy time of year for us.
I think most of the activity is beginning to wind down. Jill and family headed back to New York last night but not before joining in the fun of Keri Jill's 8th birthday party. For some fun and inexpensive decorations, I made tissue pom-poms and streamers. Pinterest was my inspiration (follow link to see pom-pom's streamers, sunflower, fruit kabobs and piped butterflies). Cupcake Wrappers Made from Doilies: Free Cupcake Wrapper Template. Posted on May 24, 2010 by Christina I wish I could say that these cupcake wrappers made from paper doilies were my very own idea.
I wish I could say that I was the genius behind this DIY brilliance. I discovered these cupcake wrappers over here. I was skeptical at first, thinking that it looked too easy. I asked Brittany over at Pink Peacock Paperie to whip me up a template for the cupcake wrappers. I was amazed at how easy they were to make and how pretty they looked. Here is the free cupcake wrapper template download.
Tutorial for Cupcake Wrappers Made from Doilies You will need: paper doilies (Mine were just over 11 inches.) pencil scissors glue stick cupcake wrapper template Place doilie on a flat surface. Cut out cupcake wrappers from the template. Trace along the inside curve and at the ends. Cut out the cupcake wrapper. Using a glue stick, add glue to one of the edges of the wrapper. Pop up flower.
Tissue Paper Poms. Now I know you might already know how to make these tissue poms, but I always seem to find posts from people asking how to do it.
So since I'm trying to work my way up to Morgan's birthday party post, I thought I'd go ahead and share. They are SO simple and since tissue paper comes in so many patterns and colors now, you can make them to match any party or event. All you need is some tissue paper, a pair of scissors and string, twine, yarn or fishing line. Keep an eye out during post-holiday clearance and you can snag a great deal on the tissue. Open your packs and spread out your tissue. I wanted a variety of sizes, so I cut this one down a bit. Now, starting on one end, start folding the sheets, accordion style.
Keep folding until the entire sheet is finished. For the ends, you can either cut them rounded, or pointed. Fold your tissue over enough that you can find the center. Now it's time to fluff. Complete one side, then flip over and repeat. And there you have it!