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Rolled Flower Wall Art for Valentine’s Day
I’m pleased to share some rolled flower wall art with you as part of this month’s Pinterest Challenge.
Gift Box Napkin Rings (Free Download!)
We’re having a Christmas in July challenge and you’re invited to join in! My project is a set of gift box napkin rings inspired by some I saw on Wayfair. Theirs are some sort of metal, but I thought it would be fun and challenging to make paper boxes and use Christmas scrapbook paper.
Decoupage Styrofoam Head Art
This is the story of Vanessa, the foam head who transformed from a plain jane into a swan. Well, not quite a swan. But she definitely looks more interesting than she used to. Now she’s a piece of decoupage styrofoam head art. Check her out before her transformation:
Washi Tape Storage Boxes
I don’t fuss much with makeup but I do have some and wear it on a regular basis. I needed a place to not only store it, but also make it convenient to use. I recently made a couple storage boxes using recycled materials to organize my cosmetics and decorated them with washi tape. Making…
Red and White Paper Snowflakes for the Holidays
I’ll bet you’ve seen these 3D paper snowflakes on Pinterest or YouTube. They’re a lot of fun to make and you can use almost any size and type of paper to make them. It’s a great way to recycle paper, too. I thought I’d tell you about the snowflakes I made to go with my…
Challenges | Crafts | Paper
Movie Monday: Sleepy Hollow, Thaumatropes and Optical Illusions
It’s Movie Monday again and this month’s challenge was Halloween movies. I chose Tim Burton’s Sleepy Hollow, the 1999 retelling of Washington Irving’s classic tale. Johnny Depp stars as Ichabod Crane a constable from New York City who comes to the village of Sleepy Hollow to investigate a series of gruesome murders. Christina Ricci stars…
Attack of the Shark Crafts {Movie Monday}
The bloggers at Movie Monday have chosen the one movie that has defined Summer since the 1970s…Jaws. Both the book and the movie were terrifying when they first came out…the music, the suspense, the HUGE shark! It’s no wonder the entire series of movies is replayed on cable every year. There are over 400 species…
Red and White Paper Stars For A Patriotic Display {Creative Craft Bloggers Challenge}
This month’s Creative Craft Bloggers Challenge has the theme Red, White or Blue. I decided to revisit a fun origami craft from Christmas, folding paper stars.
Whimsical Paper Flowers Wall Hanging (#ccbg)
I’m so pleased with this pretty floral wall hanging made from accordion paper flowers. It’s part of this month’s Garden Challenge of the Creative Craft Bloggers Group. I’d originally intended to make something that would go outside but the weather and the local germs didn’t cooperate and I missed the deadline. This project– inspired by…
St Patrick’s Day Garland
When I was researching how to make my Shamrock Door Hanging I came across a set of pins where someone had cut out a bunch of circles in various colors and used a sewing machine to make long strips for a garland. They were very cute and since I had all the paper I needed,…
Shamrock Door Decoration #CraftyDestashChallenge
When straightening up my craft area recently I came across a stash of colored papers in various shades of green. It was perfect to make a shamrock door decoration like Jennifer of The Craft Patch.
Paper Reed Mirror
Today’s project is intended to demonstrate another way to use paper reeds in home decor. I made a lot of them when I put together my Valentine’s Day Paper Reed Heart. This time I made a paper reed mirror by gluing leftover reeds to a decorative mirror with a wide frame.