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Fabric Rose
We have finished up our Fabric Flower swap at I love 2 Create. I am just waiting on a few more flowers to arrive and then I will get them back out to everyone who participated. I wanted to share my Fabric Roses. They are super simple to make and perfect to use your fabric scraps on. First you will cut out 6 - 8 petals in 2 sizes. I will be happy to send you a PDF with my pattern. You are going to handsew with a running stitch each of the petals together. Pull the running stitch a little to gather to petal as shown in the photo. Next you will start to wind the flower petals around creating your rose. Or my favorite way to wind it is to take your low-temp glue gun and use a little glue as you wind your way around. I also attach a small piece of felt to the bottom to hide all my rough edges. Now it is your turn to create your own Fabric Roses.
Seed Paper Tutorial |
I first heard of seed paper–or hand made paper that has real flower seeds embedded in the pulp itself and is actually plantable–about a year ago while browsing through a stationary catalog. It was the coolest idea I’d ever seen–and so incredibly spring-y! Well, who knew that you could make this funky stuff all by yourself? And dang we had a good time! First Step: Making the Screen Frame Here’s what you’ll need for the screen frame: 6-12 wide craft sticks–think tongue depressors Craft glue 1 or 2 pieces of mesh or screen about 6″x6″ electrical tape Glue four sticks together–like this. Lay the screen over the sticks and glue in place. Now glue two more sticks–one on the top and one on the bottom. I rested a glass bowl over the frames to hold everything in place until the glue dried. Your frame should look pretty much like this. Now wrap the whole frame with electrical tape, making sure to cover all the exposed wood. Second Step: Making the paper pulp Here’s what you’ll need to make the pulp: water
Paper Flowers
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. You could even say I’m the opposite. Below you can see my very first attempt to create paper flowers. What you will need to make your own Kusudama paper ball? 1. 3. 4. (optionally) I prefer torn paper instead of cut. You have to start with a single petal. Now you have to glue your 5 petals into a flower. Apply the glue to only one side of each petal, except for the last one, in this case cover both sides with glue. Your first flower is done. Don’t glue every petal right after you make it. When all 12 flowers are finished you have to glue them together. When two halves of Kusudama Flower Ball are ready you have to glue them together.
Crepe Rose
Today I came across these super cute Crepe Paper Rose Pomanders made by Shelley Smith from the House of Smiths blog. Shelley’s easy and inexpensive DIY project is perfect for any wedding reception or bridal shower decor. Make sure you head over to Shelley’s blog for more DIY projects and tips. Here are the DIY step-by-step instructions from Shelley: Craft Supplies Needed Styrofoam Ball Forms Crepe Paper Streamers {Color of your choosing} Glue Gun & Lots of Glue Sticks Roll of Tape Measuring Stick 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Here’s another way Shelley displays some of these rose pomanders. {Photos provided by House of Smiths} You Might Also Enjoy
Chalkboard Bubbles
Aug 31 Here is another idea we did for the Kirtsy Party at Blogher. The theme was “Voices of the Year” so the whole party was branded with talk bubbles. For the photobooth of course we did chalkboard talk bubbles that people could write in themselves and then get their picture taken. Materials: Black on Black Foam Core $5, Exacto Knife, Chalkboard Contact Paper $7, and Chalk Step One: Separate the backing from the chalk board Contact paper and lay it onto the foam core smoothing out the bubbles. Step Two: Draw the shapes of the talk bubbles onto the Foam Core with chalk. Step Three: Cut them out with an Exacto Knife Step Four: Write something on it, hold it above your head and take a picture! Sorry, the comment form is closed at this time.
Dresser
I love gift-wrap and I also love anything and everything having to do with typefaces. So it is no surprise to me that I have had my eye on this vintage typographer gift-wrap ever since Emily over at Jones Design Company posted about it as well as many other pretty papers she uses. I wanted to find a way I could use this gift-wrap where I could enjoy the pattern in my daily life instead of only wrapping gifts with it and giving it away. When I started to update my guest room I got an idea on how I could incorporate it into the room. The gift-wrap comes in 20” x 28” sheets that cost $4.00 each. Before This piece of hand me down furniture looks nice in this photo, but the top and left side have cracks in them. supplies needed: My color scheme for the room: white, beige, tan, black, and purple. I painted the dresser white first. I didn’t like the drawer pulls, but it was not in my budget to buy new ones, so I had to come up with a way to make them more interesting. Adhering the Gift wrap: 1.
Vintage Paper
Plain box that you can find at any craft store decorated with a vintage map and sheet music One of my favorite places to shop in my town of Castle Rock, Colorado is The Barn. It is an old barn that has been converted into little shops. Each of the old stalls is now a shop that sells vintage and new items. The Barn is my go to place when I am needing something vintage, chippy and full of character. I told the shop owners to let me know when their Christmas things were in because they are always wonderful at taking vintage items and creating something new and beautiful with them. As we are packing away our fall decorations and bringing out our boxes of Christmas goodies I thought it would be fun to see how we can simply incorporate some vintage papers into our holiday decorating. Clear, glass ornaments decoupaged with vintage German papers, sprinkled with glass glitter and tied with "Noel" made on a printer I knew they would have perfect ideas for us to use! I love papers...old and new a like.
book letters
this is a way cool project. (yes. a double feature, sorry can't helpt it. i love this new blog find) hope you enjoy. to see the full tutorial, click below:
