One Good Thing A Day – Project Day 44 – Planting Day and Kirigami
Mar 09
It was such a beautiful day that I decided to plant new flowers. So far, I planted lavender, carnations and an unknown mix of what could be posies (?) It was a lovely time out and I hope they can grow well. The only problem is I’ll have to find a suitable home for them when I move. To continue with the flower theme, here’s an example of a nice kirigami cut out you could try just by...
Greeting Card Project: Chiyogami Puzzle Piece Embellishments
Mar 09
As you may know by now, I love Chiyogami. I’ve made many different things with chiyogami and always keep little scaps in a box for later use. If you have scraps of decorative paper or just want to recycle some leftover paper, here’s a great greeting card project that anyone can do, for any occasion. First, get a bunch of little scraps along with a large sheet of heavy...
Kirigami Heart Mobile Made With Wrappers
Feb 22
Going back to my chocolate and candy wrappers post, I decided to take a few of the silver ones and make a heart mobile.It’s pretty simple to make and great as little decorations in the window, on a wall, in a tree or just hanging outside. I put this one out on the bamboo pole to decorate the area for the birds a bit more. Here’s what I did to make the two large opposing hearts:1...
One Good Thing A Day – Project Day 25 – English Class Quilt
Feb 17
I had a lesson to prepare for the letter “Q” and from what I found online, it’s a letter that many people have trouble with and choose just to hand the children printouts -I’m not a huge fan of giving little ones printouts, so I decided to plan something fun and creative for the kids. I made a felt quilt *^_^*I purchased one large felt sheet with a few packs of pre-cut...
One Good Thing A Day – Project Day 18 – Children’s Explorer Kit
Feb 10
Today we got together a fun little gift for my boyfriend’s nephew. His big 5th Birthday, so we wanted to get something creatively put together. I’m always a fan of putting together packages of different items that work together, so here’s what we came up with: An Explorer’s Kit! First, we found this cute pair of children’s binoculars and found a camera case with...