DIY Projects, Crafts, & Paper Fun
Learn how to make a simple quilling tool for rolling paper flowers! I love to make rolled paper flowers, and the best way to roll them is with a quilling tool. I have several commercial quilling tools, but my favorite is the one I made myself from a dowel and some electrical tape. My DIY…
After I made my pop-up apple tree card, Greg commented that I should make a pop-up birdcage. “Sure!” I said, not having any idea what a pop-up birdcage might look like or even if it would work. But after trial and a whole lot of error, I’ve designed a pop-up birdcage that I’m pleased with….
Spring is in full swing here in Ann Arbor and summer is just around the corner. To celebrate, I’ve designed a Fairy House Card. We Ann Arborites love our fairy doors and houses! Send this card to a loved one or keep it for yourself! The card folds flat so you can slip it right into…
I couldn’t resist the lure of designing another paper flower after I had so many requests for it. I hope you don’t mind too much. Thus, I present my two different designs for paper magnolias—one with nine petals, and one with 12 petals. Like my peony, rose, carnation, and tulip, these petals are traced from real magnolia…
Spring is coming, and my tulips have already bloomed! No, not the real ones in my garden, but these pretty paper tulips I designed. Last week I asked my friends and readers which flower I should design next. I received nearly 20 enthusiastic suggestions! But the favorite flower idea with 284 votes is the TULIP! I’m not surprised —…
Spring will come even if I have to make all the flowers myself! I’m back today with my third flower: a rolled paper carnation! Several of you lovely crafters liked my rolled paper peony and rolled paper rose and requested I try a carnation and I thought it would be a fun challenge. And, indeed, the paper carnation turned…
The sun is shining, birds are chirping, and I am in a full-blown flower-making mood! This past weekend I made paper peonies, but the last two days I’ve been making paper roses. It’s such as easy thing to do just sitting here at my desk, twirling paper in between my work tasks. And I just…
I’ve been enjoying the unseasonably warm weather! Would you believe it was nearly 70 degrees here in Ann Arbor yesterday? It’s only February! And it feels like spring, which makes me think of flowers. It’s way too early for real flowers, but I love papercrafting and I’ve learned how to make pretty rolled paper flowers. And unlike real flowers,…
Do you ever get the blues? For the most part, I keep myself too busy to feel down. But today is one of those days. They happen, and the best thing to do is not feel bad about feeling bad (I’ll bet you know what I mean!) and just carry on as best you can….
