Easy to make pocketed gift tags
Do you like gift tags? I love them. Big or small, simple or elaborately even overly decorated… Actually there is no such thing as an “overly decorated gift tag”. It is amazing how, in so little space, you can create…
Paper Inspired
Paper inspired projects for paper addicted people. Because Paper is the best creative material in our Universe!
How to make a Crepe paper Semper Augustus tulip
Tulips became interesting to me a little bit later age. As a child I loved roses, the huge gerberas, the tiny violets and lovely daisies. Tulips were always too fragile, too easy to break; their petals started falling the second…
How to make Anemone crepe paper flower
Spring is coming in the Northern hemisphere and my balcony garden will need more attention… There are some flowers I love very much, but don’t dare to have at home – they are beautiful, but fragile. Traveling often for long…
When saving meets fun
Weeks ago I wrote an article about the Watercolour marker technique and later, another one about the Capsule craft collection. Being a crafter, literally buried under piles of craft materials, I decided to change my entire work attitude. First, I…
Love is easy – hand drawn muffin toppers
Millions of people are asking themselves every day “What present can I give for her/his birthday”? Millions of people are running around every day to buy someone a present. Someone who already has a lot of stuff probably doesn’t actually…
St. Valentine’s day: Show your love, save some money
We are very often taught, especially from TV that giving presents shows love and buying them shows love, but is this really true? I will never forget the lesson I learned many years ago – the difference between a “present”…
Fly-time colouring – overcoming my fear
If you are reading my blog, you already know about my fear of flying. And you know my husband and I have to fly a lot. Oh, really a lot! But the fear of flying is only one side of…
New Year Resolution calendar and message
It is still January and the theme of New Year’s Resolutions is still very important. I am always writing my Resolutions, but in the last few years have very often failed to fulfil my promises. As I realised, one of…
How to save money from craft and art materials – Idea 1
The marker watercolour technique If you are reading this article, maybe you have the same problem I experience. I am spending a lot of money on craft materials and craft instruments. I am always saying to myself they are an…
Paper succulents for home decoration
Why paper succulents? First, succulents are very “trendy”. Still. And yes, they are beautiful, tough, attractive, come in many varieties, meeting every person’s taste. Second, paper is a great craft material. Of course, you can have real ones, which is…
Grow your paper lavender field!
My husband and I travel a lot. Really a lot. And I am so excited when we stop in one place for more than a month! This is such a great time! Such a feast, such a celebration! I am…
Piece by piece – a scrapbooking watercolour project
Very often I am talking about the “real” scrapbooking. About creating your project from “nothing”. From scrap, from all these small pieces of paper which are so easy to throw in the rubbish bin while cleaning your work space. In…