CRAFT :: Summer Pinwheel Wreath

   

SUMMER PINWHEEL WREATH

Hi everyone!  It’s Wendy here from Scrappy Bags.  Are you looking for a fun summer wreath to welcome your guests?  I’ve got just the idea for you!  This is quick and easy and will take you no time at all.

You will need to gather:  a grapevine wreath, white spray paint, heavy two-sided cute scrapbook paper, cute buttons, a paper trimmer, scissors and a hot glue gun.

First, I took the grapevine wreath to the garage and spray painted it white.  Nice and easy!

Next, you want to take your scrapbook paper and cut a bunch of squares.  I made my squares 5x5 inches in size.  You can make them any size you like.  You will need whatever number of pinwheels that you want to put on your wreath.  I needed seven pinwheels for a 24” wreath.

The next step is to fold your squares in half and crease ever so slightly in the middle.  Fold two times ways so that you can create a “center mark” on your square.  Once you have your center, then cut a straight line from each of the four corners to approximately ¼ inch from the center point.  DO NOT cut the whole way to the point.

  

It’s time to use the glue gun, so get it warmed up!  Put a small dab of hot glue in the center point of the pinwheel, then fold the first corner over to the center and continue with each corner until you have all four corners adhered in the middle.  You may need to add a little more glue as you go along.  Keep going until you have all of your pinwheels made.

I thought the pinwheels needed a little something for the center to perk them up, so I added some cute buttons with hot glue.

I let my pinwheels set for about 30 minutes.  Once they were set and dry, I added some hot glue to the back of the pinwheel and then attached them to the grapevine wreath.  That’s it!  You’re done – mine was hanging on my front door an hour later!

Guest Contributor: Wendy Diem

Wendy is a stay at home mom living in Hershey, Pennsylvania, also know as the sweetest place on earth! 

She loves creating memory books and cards and would spend my whole day scrapbooking, but I do need to make time to take care of my family.  You know, those funthings like laundry, cleaning the house, etc.  

 

Back in March, 2012, she had the privilege of going to NYC as part of Martha Stewart’s Dreamers into Doers to attend some workshops and the live taping of her show.  She enjoyed meeting lots of wonderful entrepreneurial women.  What a great experience it was!

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CRAFT :: Spring Paper Flower Bouquet

     

Today we welcome, Wendy from Scrappy Bags, as she shares a post here on the blog! Enjoy!

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Everybody loves spring flowers, right?  I decided to make a paper spring flower bouquet using my Silhouette Cameo (which I LOVE)!  I wish I had more free time to sit down and play with the machine.

I already knew that I wanted to use some bright and bold colors for the flowers, so I picked the Pebbles “Basics” line and the Doodlebug Design “Take Note” line.  

I put the Cameo to work and cut out a bunch of different types of flowers.  I was able to cut two-three flowers per a 12 x 12 sheet of paper.  I then assembled the flowers using different brads as the center of each flower. 

After assembling the flowers, I made the stems out of 20 gauge floral stem wire.  I took each piece of wire and wrapped it around a pencil to give it a twisty look.  You can wrap it tightly, and then stretch it out to loosen it up.  In hindsight, I think the 20 gauge wire was a little too thin.  I ended up having to wrap the wire around a wooden skewer to get the flowers to stand up properly in my vase.  If you plan to use floral stem wire as your stems, I would recommend going with a heavier gauge wire.

I had just recently purchased some old glass milk bottles at a local antique shop that were in perfect shape.  I wasn’t really sure what I was going to do with them, but it turns out that one will make a perfect vase for my flowers!

To hold the stems in the bottle, I filled it up with some dry beans that I picked up at the grocery store.  The beans make perfect vase fillers.  I then made a paper wrap to go around the milk bottle, cut out a label with a paper punch and stamped “happy spring” on the label.  I also inked the edges of the label in orange and backed it with some of the Doodlebug Design polka dot paper.  For the finishing touches, I chose a bright orange ribbon from my stash to tie around the neck of the milk bottle.

I’m really happy with how they turned out!  I hope you decide to make some of your own spring flowers. 

P.S.  They would make a great Mother’s Day gift too.

♥Wendy

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Guest Contributor: Wendy Diem

Wendy is a stay at home mom living in Hershey, Pennsylvania, also know as the sweetest place on earth! 

She loves creating memory books and cards and would spend my whole day scrapbooking, but I do need to make time to take care of my family.  You know, those fun things like laundry, cleaning the house, etc.  

Back in March, 2012, she had the privilege of going to NYC as part of Martha Stewart’s Dreamers into Doers to attend some workshops and the live taping of her show.  She enjoyed meeting lots of wonderful entrepreneurial women.  What a great experience it was!

You can follow Wendy

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{Halloween CRAFT Tip} DIY Spider Ring Machine

     

DIY spider ring ‘machine’

Hey everyone!! It’s me, Staci from lizard & ladybug.

 I wanted to make a Halloween gumball machine

but I didn’t want it to be a ‘traditional’ gum or candy machine.

Grab these supplies:

(not pictured, glass bowl/vase from Dollar Tree and 1” wooden knob – from JoAnns)

 and some of this

Spray paint it all. Once the clay pots/saucer and knob are dry, turn the clay pot upside down and attach the bowl.

Attach the knob to the bottom of the saucer

After everything is completely dry, add ribbon {I wanted to keep it simple}

And to make it SPOOK-tacular…..

Add spiders :)

How great would this look on a kid’s Halloween table???

Thanks to everyone for being here today and have a great week!!

~ staci ~

   

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Crafty Tips Contributor: Staci Golden

Here I am in a nutshell:

~ I'm a stay-at-home mom to the lizard & ladybug

~ I love to craft

~ I can not sew

~ I exercise to keep sane

~ I would like to eat Reese's all day

oh and my family has a tough time taking a serious picture ;)

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