Playing With Paper

Every now and then I get the urge to play with paper.

Like most crafters, even if you don't do scrap booking, you probably have an ample supply of pretty paper. Here are a couple of ideas I found on Pinterest that are a fun way to put some of that paper to use.

So, last week while enjoying a quiet afternoon with a friend, we played with paper.

We made some pretty Fall branches.

I also have an over abundance of old sheet music.

I think these simple paper feathers will make lovely embellishments for wrapping packages.

It's so hard for me to just sit around without keeping my hands busy doing something.

You can find instructions for making both of these projects and tons of other paper crafts on Pinterest.

Keeping it simple and staying busy.

Karen

Paper Garland

As I mentioned in an earlier post, there are 4 birthdays in my family in the month of March.

Three of our daughters and mine.

This year we are planning to celebrate all of them together with a tea party.

We are making this a very girl kind of thing with lots of frills and pretty decorations.

Last night I made some paper garlands for the event.

These were so simple to make.

I used card stock and a large hole punch to make the circles (you could cut the circles out by hand if you don't have a hole punch), then stitched them together with my sewing machine (you can also stitch them by hand if you don't have a sewing machine). I used upholstery thread to make it a bit stronger.

I strung these across the curtain rod.

I made another type of garland to drape across a chicken wire door that hangs on the wall in my dining room. I cut out the circles then using a regular size hole punch, made 2 holes in each circle to string ribbon through (they look like a big paper button). This would be a great project to do with your children.

I'm pretty pleased with the overall look and I love the pretty colors.

This was a fun project and the happy colors brightened my day.

Hope you have a bright and happy day too!

Karen