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Traveling around a lot makes it hard to really sink my teeth into decorating for the seasons and the holidays.
If you're like me you'll totally dig this idea for a decor change. One of the things I do to make it simple and easy to get a quick bit of the season, is to keep a pretty 8 x 10 frame at the entryway. In this way, I can print out a fun pic and mount it in the frame, with a great piece of colorful paper in the background.
I have a vintage heart and love most of the images I find at GraphicsFairy.com
That's where I found this sweet as can be vintage bunny . Just download it here. Look at those pink eyes.
I found a swirly piece of scrapbook paper from my stash to set off the image .
When I walk in the door I get the vibe of the holiday or the season and it instantly helps me feel like I'm home, with a little bit of the things I love. Here's a peek at a few of the frames from the past. You'll be able to download those printables there too. Happy New Year Frame Witches Ball Frame Thanks for reading along. Please leave me a little love note at the bottom so I know you are out there. It helps to keep me going!!!! :) With love and gratitude, Michele
On the first Friday of each month, a group of DIY and crafty bloggers join forces. Together with hosts Marie from The Inspiration Vault and Habiba from Craftify My Love, they bring you the #BringontheCrafts blog hop. Each blogger creates a fun craft or DIY project to share that follows a monthly materials theme. April's theme is Flowers! Each blogger chooses their own craft to make as long as they love it and it uses Flowers in the project.
Join in on the fun! If you'd like to participate next month, you can request to join our Bring on the Crafts Facebook Group. Next month's theme is Stamps!
Not a blogger, but a creative mind none the less!? Don't worry, Share your awesome creations in our Craft Cult Facebook Group. This is also a great place to ask craft & DIY related questions and find inspiration for your next project.
Now let's see all of those amazing Craft and DIY Projects!
I was inspired to make something with paper flowers after a class we had down at the Coastal Bohemian Studio.
Our teacher Michele, made these beautiful pieces as a sample for the class and I just couldn't get those vibrant petals out of my head.
As we were planning classes for the upcoming month I suggested she create a paper flower wreath class. However, I will be missing it so I decided I would start making some flowers and make my own wreath.
I was sitting around making plans to go buy a wreath frame /form when I remembered I had a wooden frame I could use instead.
Hot glue the flowers to the wreath filling in all the space around the wood.
Here's how I made the flowers.
Fold several small pieces of paper and cut out the petals
Layer the petals onto one another using a hot glue gun.
Once dried I used watercolors to swipe on some color.
To add some dimension to the flowers, I gently scrunched the flower.
I also cut single petals and attached them with hot glue .
There are so many petal shapes to use so make sure to experiment.
I created a 5 petal flower and then created several 5 petal layers stacked for a full flower effect.
And some 4 petal layered blooms.
For the inspirational quote, I upcycled a piece from an old planner to make a tag.
Cut the corners to create the tag and punch a hole at the top to hang.
I had this decorative twine from a candle that I used to hang the tag. I added a bit of color by rolling it around on an ink pad.
I stamped around the tag to give it some more charm.
Using card stock, I stamped the quote in archival ink so that I could watercolor over the words to give it a pop of color.
A little twirl of twine and some lace and a clip of an old book page created a nice layered background for the quote.
It's a very sweet and SpringY piece.
I hope you enjoyed this colorful bit of Springtime fun.
