Spring Decor

Nothing says spring to me like soft baby bunnies and colorful, spinning pinwheels. 

Here are couple quick ideas for some fun spring decor using the She Said and Memories collection from Teresa Collins Designs.

The first project is a framed washi tape bunny. I saw this tutorial on Pinterest and thought it was so adorable!   

For the bunny I googled  "rabbit silhouette" and several popped up. I chose my favorite and printed it out. Next, I flipped the paper over on the wrong side and started covering the rabbit silhouette with different colors and patterns of washi tape. You're going to want to keep doing this step until the entire bunny is covered.

Next, flip the bunny over to the printed side and cut it out.

I then cut out a 5x7 piece of paper from the She Said collection and adhered the bunny to the sheet of paper. Pop it in a frame and that's it! 

Here are the instructions for the pinwheels:

1, Start with a 4"x 4" square piece of paper.
2. Fold your square corner to corner then unfold.
3. Make a pencil mark about 1/3 away from the center.
4.Cut along the fold lines and stop at your pencil mark.
5. Bring every other point into the center and stick a pin through all four points. Make sure your pin pokes all the way through the center.
6. Stick the pin into a thin dowel, or in this case, I used paper straws.
7. Attach brad to the middle of the pinwheel.

A cute idea to display your pinwheels is to wrap strips of washi tape around a mason jar and fill it with paper grass. You could also fill the jar with colorful jelly beans!

I hope your spring is filled with carefree days of lying in the grass and watching pinwheels twirl in the breeze. ;)

Thanks so much for stopping by and have a great day!

Handmade Home Decor

Hello, friends!

Have you picked up your copy of  Paper Crafts special issue Handmade Home Decor? It is filled with amazing home decor projects for every season and holiday. I'm so excited to have two Halloween projects in this special issue and I'm equally excited to be featured as one of the new designers on the Paper Crafts blog today! 

Here is one of the projects I made for the issue; a little candy corn decor piece using Vintage Finds by Teresa Collins.  Be sure to stop by the Paper Crafts blog to find out how you can win a copy of Handmade Home Decor!

Have a great day!

Easter Projects

Hello!

I thought I'd share a couple Easter projects using some beautiful products from Melissa Frances. 

The first is a mini Easter gift basket using these darling  treat cups. They come in three different shapes and they all make adorable gift baskets. I painted the treat cup using ivory acrylic paint and let it dry. Next, I embellished the front with an Easter die cut and a bunny from the spring applique collection. I then tucked a bit of floppy blossom ribbon and cream sprigs inside the cup.

 Here's an Easter card featuring papers from the new Classic Elegance Collection. I think my favorite paper from the line is the Adopted Ancestors, I just love all the vintage photos on it. So adorable!
I made a card base using A Night in the Theater paper sheet and embellished it using a resin frame and cream sprigs.  I then placed an Easter die cut on the front of the card and clipped a mini clothespin to the side of the card.

Thanks so much for stopping by! 

Party Ensemble Using the She Said Collection

A very merry unbirthday to you...or maybe it *is* your birthday? (If so, Happy Birthday!)  Either way, who doesn't love a reason to have a party?!

Here is a fun party ensemble using the new She Said Collection by Teresa Collins Designs. Aren't the bright, cheery colors and patterns from this line just perfect to use for party decorations?

For my party ensemble, I chose to make a party hat, goodie bag, cupcake topper and wrapper. 

For the goodie bag, I simply covered a 5"x7" treat bag I already had with the "arrows" pattern paper from the She Said collection. I decorated the bag by layering die cuts and stickers and added a few red enamel dots to the front. To finish it off, I glued a strip of tissue garland to the top of the bag. 

The cupcake topper was so simple to make. I used a die cut as my base and used pop dots to layer stickers on the front of the topper. I then glued a toothpick to the back of the die cut and let dry. 

For the cupcake wrapper, cut out a 1.5" x 8" strip of paper and cut across the top using scalloped edge scissors.  Using a hole punch, punch holes all around the wrapper then fasten the wrapper ends together with glue and let dry. 

Party hats are one of my favorite things to make because they are so simple to create and everyone loves to receive one! 

Using a party hat template, trace the template onto the pattern paper (here I chose to use "dots" from the She Said collection) and cut out.  Using adhesive, glue along the straight edge,  shape the hat and glue the edges together.

Now to decorate the hat! I cut out a doily from the Memories collection and layered stickers and die cuts on top of it and then glued the doily to the front of the hat.  Line the top and bottom of the hat with adhesive and wrap a bit of tissue garland them. 

 I hope you've enjoyed this party ensemble tutorial and perhaps it will inspire you to throw a party...there's always a reason to celebrate! 

Thank you so much for stopping by and have a creative day!

Are You a Winner?

We have a  winner!

Jay and DanielleFebruary 11, 2013 at 11:32 AM

I feel like I am always over at the wood connection! Your craft is awesome! I would have never thought of doing that, thank you so much for sharing and giving inspiration! It looks wonderful!

 Thank you SO much to all of you who commented! 

Have a fabulous Valentine's Day!

Valentine Cards

 Have you made your Valentines yet? 

 If you haven't, I've got a couple cards here to get your creative wheels turning.

 I love the combination of red and aqua with a touch of yellow. The new Memories collection has these beautiful color combos that are so fun for Valentine cards. 

  "Bee Mine" (see the little bee at the bottom? so cute!) is a card that uses a cut out doily as the base. I then cut out hearts in red and aqua and layered them on top of the doily base. I tucked the red swirl and bee die cut behind the heart and added a few embellishments of enamel dots and brads to finish the card off. 

This next card uses the aqua flowers paper from the Memories collection as well as another cut out doily...LOVE that doily paper! I adhered the doily to the corner of the card, added a little envelope (from the Stationary Noted collection) on top and layered the card with a heart, ribbon and a brad. The little "Always" and "Love You & Me" sentiments are actually from a border strip that I cut into a few pieces. That's one of the many things I love about the border strips, you don't have to use them as borders!

I hope you enjoyed these Valentine cards using the gorgeous new Memories collection. Be sure to stop by the Teresa Collins Design Team blog  for your chance to win an awesome prize pack!

                                  

                          Thanks for visiting and have a wonderful Valentine's Day! 

A New Valentine Tradition and a Giveaway!

  I'm so excited to be guest posting for The Wood Connection today!  Valentine's Day is right around the corner, so I thought I'd share a fun project to celebrate the day of love. This year I decided to start a new tradition with my 2 year old daughter. I thought how fun it would be for her to wake up Valentine's morning with a little decorated chair all her own stacked with valentine cards, a small book and treats. Who wouldn't want to wake up to that?!

I COMPLETELY spaced taking step by step photos of the process ( I get into this crafting "zone" and can't stop!) but it was a fairly quick and easy project and I'll show you exactly what I did.

Supplies from The Wood Connection-

wood doll chair

three wood pennants

ivory acrylic paint

X O X wood letters

wood heart

scrapbook paper

ribbon and bakers twine

Craft supplies-

 Adhesive-Xyron Mega Runner

tulle

resin cherub wings

I painted the entire chair using ivory acrylic paint and let it dry.  I then tied a piece of tulle around the front of the chair and tied it in a knot on the back of the chair. I tied several pieces of  ribbon and bits of bakers twine onto the tulle. 

I glued the cherub wings onto the back of the chair and let them dry.  

From the Carta Bella Devoted collection, (available at The Wood Connection) I cut out  "Love" from the sheet of paper and glued it on top of the cherub wings.

I then cut several strips of paper from a sheet of paper and adhered them to the chair.

Here's the sheet of paper I used for decorating the front of the chair (also available at The Wood Connection) This paper was perfect because all you have to do is cut along the lines and you'll have several different colors and patterns to decorate your chair.

Next, I covered a large wooden heart with red polka dot paper and attached it to the front of the chair. I then made an arrow out of paper and glued it on top of the wood heart.

With some of the leftover scraps, I made a couple little Valentine cards and wrapped bakers twine around them.

That's it for the chair! Pretty easy, wouldn't you say? :)

Now onto the Valentine banner!

Trace the three pennants onto your paper and cut out. Be sure to punch holes in each corner of the paper pennants. Adhere the paper onto the wood pennants. Trace and cut out the letters X and O and adhere them to the wood letters. Adhere the letters to the front of each pennant. Thread your ribbon through the holes and tie several scraps of ribbon in between each pennant. 

If you don't have time to make a Valentine chair, because let's face it, Valentine's will be here in a blink of an eye. You could make this project for other holidays including birthdays too! It would be so fun to put the child's name on the chair with birthday gifts stacked on top for their special day. 

I hope you've enjoyed this Valentine chair and banner tutorial. I had so much fun making it and I can't wait to see my daughter's eyes light up Valentine's morning!

Now on to the giveaway!

 The Wood Connection has generously donated a $25.00 gift certificate for one lucky reader! Simply leave a comment  and you'll be entered into the drawing. I'll pick a winner on Valentine's Day! Good luck!

(  The Wood Connection is located in Murray and American Fork, UT. They do not ship their products.  The drawing would most benefit Utah residents, people who visit Utah often, or readers willing to travel to Utah to claim their prize!  )