Another paper Marigold? Why not! They are beautiful and lovely decorations for many different occasions. The project I am offering you today is easy, it can be used in scrapbook projects or greeting cards, for gift wrapping or as a single decoration. It is really so easy to make this marigold flower. I made it… Continue reading
Posts tagged family and kids crafts
Hug for Kids
Ok, I admit, “Hug for kids” is a bit of a twisted title, but it absolutely encapsulates the main idea of my article, and also, the main idea of the producers of this Kid’s organic Lotion. Unfortunately on their site you can’t see the paper box, which I believe they should fix. When I first… Continue reading
Easy July 4th craft idea
This July 4th craft idea is useful for hand cutting, for hand cutting machines or plotters. This craft idea is about flowers. Why flowers? Because they work everywhere – they are the perfect gift and decoration. And only by changing the colours – you can change their meaning too. Gentle spring colours will be great… Continue reading
Watercolour Protea flower – project for the whole family
Proteas are one of my favourite flowers. As you know, I grew up in Europe and even if we have all these amazing and beautiful flowers, we don’t have the “exotic” ones. For me, all the lands outside of Europe have such amazing plants, almost alien, which are impossible to not attract a flower lover’s… Continue reading
DIY crepe paper Peony
There is something about Peonies that attracts almost every woman. Maybe this is the specific messiness of the flower or maybe the huge variety of shapes and colour shades. Or could it be a reminder of a better time, a desire to return to the past in a beloved Granny’s garden in the past and… Continue reading
My IKEA Cactus project
I still have a lot of wonderful cardboard packaging pieces from our IKEA kitchen island… And as you know, I am a paper addict, so I can hear them calling me to involve them in different projects. And what else to do in this day, when strong winds are blowing from the North and thick… Continue reading
20 paper related activities you can try in 2021
Paper gives us very tactile and cerebral experiences at the same time. Thinking about paper throughout the span of history, we can imagine all the crafts and information, all the great discoveries written and saved on paper. And it is amazing how so many materials and uses are always changing, but paper and paper crafts… Continue reading
Christmas constellations stickers
My husband and I are not general TV viewers, but there are some rare moments, when we feel like watching something – mostly when we’re stuck in a hotel room. And once we found the, “Through the worm hole” series with Morgan Freeman on Discovery Science and became fans. Recently, because of the Covid-19 situation… Continue reading
IKEA hacks: Gingerbread embellishments
People say that the real crafter has no rubbish at home… So, after our new IKEA cupboards were installed in our kitchen, a huge pile of gorgeous cardboard was piled up in the corridor, I decided to behave like a real paper crafter. For almost a whole evening I was sitting on the floor with… Continue reading
DIY Christmas paper animals decoration
Pre-Christmas days and Christmas are wonderful “family times” and the cold, sometimes even snowy, winter in the Northern hemisphere helps a lot to fulfil the whole Christmas fairy-tale. It is also a very “DIY time”. Especially for me. I love all the opportunities to create warmth at home and to explore new things. And I… Continue reading
Cute and easy wall art Christmas gift idea
It is already the second part of November and Christmas is coming. So, maybe this is the time to remember, that it’s not the pile of presents under the Christmas tree that is important, but the time spent together. And so, you’ll have an excuse to spend more time together, I am offering you an… Continue reading
Boat observation tracker – a soul warming idea
This project is not about a great idea that you have never seen before. It is about the little things, which make Life big. Why boat observation tracker and why you? Actually, you can choose any kind of activity to track. The idea is to find something you love to do, better with a person… Continue reading