CD Case. Instead of paying good cash for cd cases, which eventually break and end up in a landfill, how about creating your own, unique folded-paper cd cases that are biodegradable and take up a fraction of the space?
Related Video: The Props: 8 ½" by 11" paper a cd a computer (optional) labels (optional) The Procedure: Paper CD Case. Gift Bow. Floral Tissue Bow. Photo by Roberto Caruso I’m giving away trade secrets here.
You know those beautiful floral looking decorations you sometimes see in magazines hovering over a festive table? Or in a kid’s room, re-invented as a mobile? They’re little more than a few sheets of tissue paper and take about ten minutes of your time to create. Here’s a step-by-step guide on how to create your own pretty decoration: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. At this point, you can either tie it onto the top of a gift for a big impression. Or try hanging it from a ribbon over a Mother’s Day brunch table. Tie A Bow Using A Fork. Yesterday I posted about how to use a fork to make pom-poms to decorate your knitting and craft projects.
The next instalment in my cutlery embellishment series brings you Fork Bows. Using a simple four-pronged dining fork you can tie easy miniature bows which look perfect every time. 1. Gather a fork and a length of ribbon about 6″/15cm long and hold around the left side of the fork. 2. 3. take the other end of the ribbon and pass it between the centre two tines of the fork over the top of the bow. Magic Boxes.
Due to popular demand, I am doing a tutorial on the Magic Boxes I showed off in some previous posts. To begin, choose your paper. You need six sheets of matching paper (preferably a heavier weight). Choose one for your outside, budgeting for a contrasting one for your lid, and 4 to create the inside boxes. Cut as follows (all measurement are in inches): Outside: 6 x 11 3/4ths Lid: 8.5 x 8.5 4 inner boxes: 8 x 8 The only challenging part of this project is creating the lid and inside compartments. 1. 2. fold the tips of your paper in so that they meet at the center. Fold in all four sides, and then unfold. 3. This fold gives you the sides of your box. 4. I have also colored four triangles. 5. 6. Do the same thing on the other side. 7. Repeat this process on your 8 inch and 8.5 inch papers. Now for the outside. Gift Wrap DIY. Fabric Gift Wrapping. Present Wrapping. Who knew becoming a mom would make me want to be so crafty?
I didn’t. But here I am. And I decided to search Pinterest for cute and creative present wrapping ideas! Love these. As always, click the photo to get to the pin for more info and the original source. Source Source Source Source Source Source Source Source.