How to make paper flowers
To make these colorful paper flowers all you need is glue, scissors, some beads and buttons and printed digital paper (I am still offering a free paper download as a gift for subscribers. You can get yours here). I like these paper flowers since you can get very creative with colors, materials and sizes and create completely different looking flowers each time. I chose three color sets for this tutorial: Blue & Green, Red & Pink, Orange & Yellow. I like to use multiple paper designs to create extra colorful flowers. Cut 5 large circles and 5 small circles for each flower.
Friday Flowers: Coffee Filter Bouquet
One day I’m going to write a post called 100 unusual ways to use Coffee Filters They are absurdly useful. The fiber quality on these suckers is so amazing it’s hard to believe they are Dirt Cheap. And I just love making flowers because, besides being beautiful, this is one of those projects where messiness only enhances the final result. You don't have to be nimble fingered to be proud of what you made. If you have little ones at home, I suggest you check out some of the many similar tutorials aimed at kids.
paper crafts for gifts: mini book photo tutorial
Mini Book Photo Tutorial My advanced bookbinding class last spring took on the big project of coptic stitch books and so to reward them for all their hard work and patience as I worked out the kinks of teaching a group of people a very tricky stitch, I made everyone in the class these fun little accordion books! Here’s a step by step photo tutorial. Details on each step after the photos. You’re welcome to re-post this on your blog if you kindly link back. Click the Photos for a larger size.
DIY Paper Flowers
I absolutely love to use flowers as accessories in a room but I also hate the fact that they eventually wilt and lose their color. An alternative solution to that wilting-flowers issue is to make your own paper flowers instead. I searched the internet for instructions on paper flowers and have found two styles that look totally real. 1. Watercolor Paper Roses I found instructions on marthastewart on how to do the coffee filter roses.
Friday Flowers: Coffee Filter Daisies and Dahlias
For someone who spends so much time with flowers, you would think my favorite would be something exotic or interesting. Nope. I like daisies best. Actually, I like anything yellow and happy looking.
Packing Tape Image Transfers
I love image transfers. It’s something I’m always using in my journals but there are so many other fun uses for them. All you need to make a transfer is a photocopy of an image or words and packing tape. You can also use printouts from a laser printer or magazine pages. Inkjets will not work because they are not heat based toner. So take some photos to the copy machine or tear some pages out of your favorite magazine to get started.
fabric flower brooch tutorial « Happy Serendipity
happy wednesday everyone. today i have a beautiful flower brooch tutorial to show you. it looks easy but it takes a bit of time and passion and patience but the outcome is really really nice. you need: 8 fabric squares (mine are 4×4 cm), a felt circle (this has a 4 cm diameter), thread and hot glue. fold the squares into a triangle. then fold the outer corners to the middle. it should look like this.
Friday Flowers: Centerpieces for $3 in 5 Minutes
When I started posting about these coffee filter flowers, I got a lot of questions and feedback from brides-to-be looking for alternative centerpieces. Thanks to all y’all who reached out and showed interest –you made my day many times over :) Ladies: this one is for you!
A Matching Game (A Tutorial and Download
I’m starting to think about holiday gifts…and so I’ll be sharing a bunch of ideas for handmade holiday gifts over the next few weeks. I made this cute little matching game using wood craft disks and Citra Solv. It’s easy to make, inexpensive and the recipient will love the handmade quality! It’s a great game to throw in your purse for on-the-go entertainment….for all ages. The cute little animals are from a free (personal use) font called Pixel Farms. You can download the font an create a template but I also uploaded my template at the bottom of this post to make it easy on you.
Making DIY Coffee Filter Flowers: The Complete Guide
Hello lovely readers, Apologies for the delayed post today. This post was originally one sweet little DIY tutorial all set to go live at 9am this morning then I got immersed in the intoxicating world of coffee filter flowers and ended up adding another and another until I was up to my eyeballs in coffee filter tutorials and inspiration! So it took waaay longer than expected but I do hope you’ll find it useful. If you’re looking for a cheap, simple and pretty DIY project for your wedding, coffee filter flowers could be just the thing!
Paper Roses, Pt. 2
Tools and MaterialsBox of disposable cone coffee filters (8 filters will make one full bloom rose)ScissorsCoffee filter rose templates16-gauge floral wireFloral tapeWater color paintFlat brushBamboo skewerGlue stick Coffee Filter Roses How-To1. Trace and cut petal shapes through both layers of filters, as per templates. 2. Form rose.
DIY Woven Chain Bracelet
Chain link bracelets, with colorful threads woven through them, have been popping up here and there. We adore Aurèlie Bidermann‘s Do Brazil bracelets and thought it was about time we graduate to the ultimate “grown-up” friendship bracelet. With a curb chain bracelet and some embroidery thread, we’ll teach you how to make your own woven chain bracelet. And one for your bestie too, of course. You’ll need:a curb link braceletembroidery threadtwo bobby pinsa pair of scissors
