Homemade wrapping paper.

I love making my own wrapping paper. Sometimes I use Gemma's paintings or other artwork (you know you have plenty of THAT lying around) or I like to make my own. Here is one example of some wrapping paper I made for my grandmother's Mothers Day present. Its quite simple and looks very glamourous. This picture was actually taken after she had unwrapped the gift. The sequin ribbon originally went all the way around.

So, I actually incorporated some of Gemma's paintings by using them to make most of the flowers. 

Here is a great photo tutorial on how to make these flowers. They can be used for MILLIONS of crafts. 

I would love to give credit to whoever made this but I couldn't find the source!

Cut a circle, cut a swirly out of the circle, roll it up from the outside! That's it!

Anyways, I just used greenish scrapbook paper underneath, wrapped some dollar sequin ribbon I got at Michael's around it, and glued on the flowers. 

Simple. Beautiful.

New hat :)

Finally found one that fits my head! Blog worthy? I think so! Oh, and did I mention that it only cost me $2.50 in the Dollar Spot section of Target? If you know me, you know how much I love to buy as much cheap crap as possible. Total win/win.

Mother's Day Cards

Hopefully none of my Mothers or Grandmothers check this very often because this blog is about the cards I made for them this year. It was a really fun, super cheap craft and I'm in love with the results. Obviously, these techniques can be applied to making cards for different occasions, too!

 Supplies:

-any white/light colored paper. Thicker paper makes for a better card. I use an artist drawing pad from Walmart.

-stencils from Walmart about $2.50-$3.00 for a pack of 48

-letter stamps and stamp pads from the $1 bins in Walmart's craft area.

-Kleenex or something similar (tp?)

Ready set go!

-fold your paper to the size you want (I will be making my own envelopes to fit my cards)

- hold the stencil down where you want it, dab your kleenex in the ink and then dap it over your stencil. I also lightly rubbed the rest of the paper to give it a little color.

 - use your little alphabet stamps to write what you want.

- add finishing touches..rhinestones or whatever.

Ta-daaaaa! How easy what's that? And it looks awesome!

Once upon a colorful snack..

I am very proud of this snack. It is more than just a snack. It was a spontaneous act of creativity that I have been longing for. It may just look like melon balls, chocolate chips, and sprinkles to you (because that is exactly what it is) but damn it, this colorful little bowl of goodness has given me some hope! Maybe I haven't lost it after all!