a crafty pal of mine, kiera, was experimenting with those paper ornaments you make with circles, only her first try came out triangular instead of like a sphere. i couldn't bear to toss it, so i pinched the centers together with embroidery floss and embellished it with lots of pink flowers and glitter fairy accents. i added some beads to hang it and it will be a perfect treat for some little pink-loving girl.
• rose at fine craft guild shares an age-old tutorial for making tissue-paper flowers. these days with so many gorgeous handmade tissue papers, these don't have to be your kindergardener's bouquets anymore. it was so funny, i had been talking about this very thing to a co-worker, and the next day rose sent me an email with this link! the universe at work, my friends...
• rose also gave me the links to her paper maché recipe and st. patrick's day crafts - great stuff!
• if you've always wanted to start a scrapbook, but didn't know where to begin, check out vanessa's basics for beginners post on her blog.
• darcy shows you how to make these sweet paper lanterns on smart-bottom enterprises.
• i have to give a shout out to the ever-popular crafty chica...she altered a wood lantern with scrapbook paper.
• my pal daniela has the best kits....you're gonna wanna buy this hanging sentiments project!
• i love paper beads! cheryl posted a few pics that show how easy and fun it is. i also recommend a book called creative beads from paper and fabric....which is on sale for only $2.99!!
• i found this site with the most adorable paper birds - so simple to make too!
• while we're on the bird theme....who could resist erika's little paper owls with paper clip legs?
that's a wrap - thanks for hoppin' along with me, hope you found some inspiration along the way!
