101 Flowers Tutorial #15: Folded Paper Flower

Another fun and easy flower tutorial coming your way! This time it's really simple to do and you can use your scraps!

1.       Punch 5 circles from double sided cardstock. It can be in any size, you can even use scalloped circles, as long as all five circles will be the same size.

2.       Take two circles. Fold the first one in half. Open and fold in half the other way, creating a cross shape.

3.       Open and fold in half again, creating a diagonal middle line in the middle of the cross.

4.       Flip the circle over and fold the last fold the same way.

5.       Repeat with the other circle.

6.       Repeat the process with the other two circles starting from the opposite side.  If you started with the green side up, now start with the blue side up.

7.       To create the petals of the flower, fold the middle line in and the other two lines out.

8.       Repeat with the other three.

9.       Adhere the four petals on the fifth circle.

10.   You can leave it puffed, or you can flatten the folds and add a pearl or bead in the center.

Have fun creating!

Einat

12 days of December Blog Party – Day 1

Get the party started!

Today we start the fun, the inspiration and the festivities that are the 12 days of December Blog Party!

Here is how it will work:

Every day, for 12 days, I will post a holiday project/s to inspire you and to give you ideas for your holiday table, presents, cards and more!

Following the project you will get a mission, there will be a new different mission every day.

To participate in the blog party and be eligible for the daily giveaway you will have to:

1. Subscribe to my blog (if you are not already subscribed)

2. Post the mission in whatever on line media you want: blog, FB, twitter etc. with a link back to the Blog Party.

3. Go back to my blog and write a comment with a link to your post.

You can join us for some of the days or all of them. Each day I will randomly choose a winner for the daily giveaway and post it the next day.
Whoever takes part in minimum of 7 missions out of 12 will have a chance to win the grand prize, which will also be randomly selected. More details about the grand prize tomorrow!

Day 1 project: Gift box

I took an empty gum box and transformed it into an embellished gift box for a gift card, jewelry, money or any other small gift that will fit in it!

Day 1 mission: in order to warm things up and invite as many people as possible to this fun party your mission (if you choose to accept it) is to spread the word! Write about the Blog Party on your blog, on FB, on message boards, anywhere on line you want with a link to the Blog Party. Then go back to my blog and write a comment with a link to your post.

Day 1 giveaway: The Doodlin' Around stack by DCWV. 48 cardstock sheets, half of them with glitter. Creative pages for every season of the year! Find out tomorrow who will win it!

Have fun creating!

Einat

Recycled Crafts – FaveCraft Blog Hop

We're hopping again with all of our friends at FaveCraft! This time we're all sharing recycled projects! Great ideas and inspiration on how to create wonderful projects using everyday objects, leftover materials, things you don't need anymore and even things you want to throw away.


















My project is a printer's trey. But this is not your ordinary printer's trey, the one you buy at the craft store. My trey is made from an old tea box I didn't need. At first I wanted to throw it away, but then I saw its compartments and I had an idea: why not turn it into a printer's trey?!

I painted it and added photos. To make it interesting I gave each photo a little curve. Then I added a few handmade embellishments. I made it really simple and easy because as it turned out, I ended up teaching it in a few classes for girls and teenagers.

Have fun creating!

Einat

How to use your scraps tutorial – FaveCraft Blog Hop

It's time to go hopping again! Today all my designer friends at FaveCraft are posting about a project finished on the 15th. This time I want to share with you my Free Spirit layout and an easy fun technique to use your scraps or better yet your wrappings.

In this age of recycling, some of the companies are creating wrappings that we can use as embellishments or paper in our projects. This way instead of throwing the wrapping away, we can use it in our project and help make the environment cleaner. In my layout I used a prima small stamp wrapping as an accent. The bright turquoise color complements the other colors on the layout and the scalloped edges add dimension and interest. The scalloped edges were originally part of the wrapping, so I didn't have to change it. It even had cute birds on it that were just right for the a layout theme.

Try to think of more ways to use your leftovers and scraps and help keep the planet cleaner.
keep on hopping to see more wonderful creations and inspiration!

Einat

So many buttons so little space

I have too many buttons! I ran out of room for them and I had to find a solution…fast.
I knew I wanted to organize my buttons by color in small containers, but I wanted all the containers to be in one place and be close to me, so I can reach for them whenever I need a button or two. I also wanted to use an empty space on the wall above my desk. I finally came up with the idea to create a magnetic surface and attach containers to it, and hang it on the wall.

I couldn't find cheap metal containers so I went for the plastic ones. I found cute containers that were originally made for cupcakes or jelly. They were small enough on one hand so they were not too heavy, and big enough on the other, so there was enough room for all the buttons.

The next step was to attach a big industrial magnet to the bottom of the container so the weight of the buttons will not make the container fall when they are attached to the magnetic surface. The last step was to create the magnetic surface. I used an old metal square baking pan and framed it with cardboard. I covered it with patterned paper and added the word "buttons".

I found a great storage solution for all my buttons, and reused an old baking pan I didn't need. Try to reuse things you don't need for storage instead of throwing them or buying something new. It's a great way to help our planet!