DIY Paint Swatch Chandelier
A paint-swatch chandelier? I think so :) {Step 1} You’ll need a whole bunch of paint swatches in your desired colours (seriously, emphasis on the whole bunch part). I picked a variety of blush, pink and red hues so I could get a fancy ombre look to my chandelier but I can only imagine how many different looks you could go for with your own chandelier. Using a scalloped paper punch you’ll need to punch about 40 -60 swatches into little medallions. Keep the medallions divided by colours in little saucers or cups like below. {Step 2} I bought my lamp shade (my chandelier base) from Lowes for about 5 bucks. {Step 3} Lay out your paint medallions, coloured side down, in the desired order. {Step 4} Flip your lamp shade upside down and fasten it somewhere where it can hang freely (I tied mine to the latch that opens and closes our air vent in our ceiling). Thanks to Jenna for the photos, as always.
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Paper Wedding Bouquets
When you think of paper and weddings you most likely think of invites, programs, and menus but there is so much more you can do with paper – would you believe that all of these bouquets are handmade from it? Carrying paper blooms at your wedding means you can enjoy your bouquet for decades after your big day. These keepsake bouquets can be made as whimsical or as realistic and nature inspired as you like. A paper bouquet can be especially fitting for green weddings when made out of recycled paper, old maps or newspaper, or from the pages of your favorite book (one pictured last is made from the pages of Jane Austen novels). 1) Whimsiful Pretties 2) Savvy Sugar 3-7) The Crimson Poppy 8) Sunny and Stumpy 9) Crafting by Knight 10) Pinterest 11) Wedzu 12-16) aNeMonE Paper Flowers 17) Anthology on Main Related DIY: Crepe Paper Anemone Flowers I found this noteworthy color combination on Lucy’s Craftberry Bush blog. June 14, 2012 In "DIY & Ideas" Cotton Wedding Bouquet Inspiration
How to Make a Paper Orchid
My favorite ways to use this paper orchid are on top of a gift and to clip into your hair for a tropical event. But I am guessing that you all have at least another dozen great ideas for using this ever blooming bit of bliss. Maybe napkin rings or added to a tropical centerpiece? With only 4 pieces, this is so far the easiest paper flower I have posted. So print either the bright pink or white PDF (or both) and follow the easy steps below! Lia Lia is a daily crafter, maker, designer and DIYer.
Everyday Objects Stash Money, Secrets, Drugs, IDs
Yiting Cheng just finished up a master's degree in design, but she could already teach James Bond a thing or two about stashing valuables. For her thesis project, Cheng designed a series of eight objects that ingeniously store secrets--from passwords to money to drugs to IDs. And you can see all of them in this nicely shot video (our favorite is the secrete drawer, hidden in the edge of a table, which is only accessible when attach a magnetic pull): According to Cheng: This project is about concealing valuables, secrets, bad habits and personal information in our workplaces. In other words, she hides things in plain sight, by hiding them inside objects so familiar that you'd never question their integrity.
6 gorgeous ways to use DIY paper flowers for your wedding
I have always been a perfectionist, and choosing wedding flowers can be such a difficult decision, especially if you don't have a wedding planner. There are just so many options. Because I'm a paper crafter at heart, I love dreaming up all the beautiful ways you can incorporate paper flowers into your wedding scheme to make your event both elegant and affordable. Paper flowers can be used in your wedding bouquet, backdrops, centerpieces and cake decor — and the list goes on! More: How to brighten your home with handcrafted paper flowers 1. Adding a few paper flowers to a fresh bouquet can create beautiful visual texture and allow you to play around with some flowers that might not be in season. 2. Making a bouquet with paper can allow you to incorporate colors you might not be able to find at the flower shop. 3. More: 10 All-natural cleaning products you can make at home 4. You wouldn’t believe some of the incredibly impressive creations you can make with just paper. 5. 6.
Elegant Tissue Paper Flowers
Elegant Paper Rose "Elegant tissue paper flowers" may sound like an oxymoron, but the friend who taught me how to make these beauties, made dozens of them to decorate her Christmas tree last year. It was perhaps the most gorgeous Yule tree I had ever seen. Her flowers didn't have stems. They were simply huge blooms in brilliant hues. You have a lot of options with these flowers. My pink rose is 5 inches across with an 11-inch stem. Tissue Paper Squares Paper Flower Materials Eight 3-inch squares of flower-color tissue paper. Tools ScissorsWire cuttersPen or pencil for curling the leaves How to Make the Paper Flower Rounding Petal Edges For the petals, use the scissors to round three of the four corners. Roll Petals Around Tool Holding the pointed end of a stack of petals in one hand, roll one of the curved edges around the pen. Rolling Petals [ Here's the secret to the look of elegance.] Scrunching Rolled Petals Repeat with the opposite petal edge. Rolled Scrunched Petal Pieces Separate the petals.
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