Showing posts with label paper projects. Show all posts
Showing posts with label paper projects. Show all posts

Saturday, December 29, 2012

Snowflake Chandelier

I made some snowflakes out of coffee filters recently and then hung them from the chandelier in my kitchen... have a look:











I sprayed them with glimmer mist as well.. and it really made them pretty but it was hard to get the camera to pick up the shimmer.  

Here is a garland I made with them:




Basically, I just folded the coffee filter 4 times.... until it was a wedge and then cut around the wedge to form the shapes. Unfold it and viola!

For a more detailed tutorial see my Coffee Filter Snowflake Tutorial.

Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Crepe Paper Rosettes Tutorial

Crepe paper rosettes embellished with carnations

So I finally dug out those packages of crepe paper streamers I had been saving and this is what I came up with... crepe paper rosettes.  Some of them I used a machine to put in the stitch but on most of them I did it by hand with needle and thread. You can embellish the middles with buttons, foam shapes, etc.. The ones in the top photo are embellished with crepe paper carnations.  If you are interested in making some of these rosettes, there is a link to the tutorial at the end of this post.  Here are some more photos:













Thank you for dropping by!
Jamie

Friday, February 3, 2012

DIY Paper Mache Home Decor

Earlier I was thinking about those neat paper mache boxes that you can purchase at the craft store and even though they are inexpensive, I still always figured you could make your own paper mache box some way.  I did a search to see if I could find a tutorial for one but I got side tracked with all of these other neat paper mache projects.  Look what I found:


paper mache covered bottles @ Loving City Living
Loving City Living  made these super cute bottles by covering them with paper mache made from pages from an old book and then a final coat of Mod Podge was applied... love that stuff! 







DIY paper mache letters @ Green Zebra Crafts
Green Zebra Crafts has the tutorial on how to make fantastic letters from any font you want.... by using, get ready....old cereal boxes!!!!! I think she's done a fabulous job with this and she has shared an awesome photo illustrated tutorial as well.






paper mache lights @ Reese Dixon
How about these cute yard lights made from paper mache by Reese Dixon . I bet these are all colorful and glowing when it's dark. I can hardly wait to try and made some of these myself.  Be sure to check out her very nice, photo illustrated tutorial showing you how to make these strings of lights.








paper mache bowl @ The Lulu Bird




This is a very nice DIY paper mache bowl I found at The Lulu Bird . She has really done a great job! I love the stitching detail around the top rim of the bowl. She has also shared the tutorial as well.






cute paper mache vase @ Life and Art by Andrea Rodgers

Life and Art by Andrea Rodgers  shared how to make this cute vase from paper mache.  I could see making a few of these in different shapes and putting together as a group display.  They kind of remind me of the bumpy texture of the old milk glass vases.. very pretty :0)  She shares the vase tutorial plus the paper mache recipe that always works for her.

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Faux Metal Wall Decor Made from Empty Toilet Paper Tubes

@ Crescent and Lavender

Can you believe that the piece above is made from empty toilet paper rolls? I can not tell you how impressed I am! It really looks like a heavy piece of wrought iron.  These new spray paints are awesome to be able to make something like paper look like stone or a heavy metal.  Would you like to see more like this with tutorials? 


Wednesday, December 28, 2011

DIY Paper Rose Wreath



If you don't mind DIY projects... You can make this pretty paper rose wreath. It's inexpensive to make yet very, very pretty! You can even use paper you were saving to recycle or pages out of a large book that you don't want. Just click on the tutorial and then come back and read the finishing instructions:


Once you've made several roses, cut a big heart out of cardboard (the size you prefer) and then glue the roses all around the heart shape starting on the outside working in.  After you have the heart covered with roses, cut out  some ribbon and glue it to the back of the heart shape.  Then tie a bow and hang it up!