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DIY: Magazine Wrapping Paper

16 Oct

I have a fun and very easy DIY project for you.  I am introducing a new column to my blog where we will be transforming household items into new fun things.  The first item we will transform are magazine pages.  I seem to accumulate tons of magazines around my house and here is a fun way to use all those magazines.  Today we are making wrapping paper out of magazine pages.  This project only requires four materials and you will probably have it all lying around your house!

Materials: Magazine (my favorite is Anthropologie), tape, twine and gift tag

Instructions: 1. Gather your materials. 2. Choose the magazine pages you like and arrange them in a large square/rectangle shape (the size will depend on the object you would like to wrap).  Then tape them all together on the front and back.  You don’t need to tape the entire edge of each piece, just parts of them.  3.  Wrap your gift with the paper and then wrap twine around the gift with a tag.  I used a cute vintage tag for mine.  And you are done!  It is that easy!  I hope you enjoy.

DIY: Gold Heart Painting

2 Oct

Today I have another fun (and easy) DIY project for you.  This painting doesn’t cost very much money in supplies and everyone can make it!  I was getting sick of some of the art we had in our house so I used a canvas I had already painted on and made a new painting over top.  Here are the rest of the materials you will need as well as the directions.   Enjoy!

This project was a little time consuming because it took awhile to glue all the book pages to the canvas and I also needed to let my paint dry a few different times but, overall, I am really happy with the way it turned out.  Originally, I was going to include a bright pink stripe somewhere on the heart but decided not to after I saw the finished product with just the gold heart.  Sometimes simple is better, right?!  What do you think, should I include the pink too?

I hope you enjoyed this DIY project!  Have a wonderful day!

How to package cookies

13 Sep

I have a fun post for you today.  Something I am always trying to do is think of creative ways to show the people I love how much I care about them.  Since Jonathan has been in Portland for the last month, I wanted to do something special for him so I decided to bake him cookies.  But, I wanted to spice it up a little and here is the project I came up with.  Inside the box I wrapped the cookies in sets of two so that they can stay fresh and they can also be easily transported to work or school.  This is a fun way to get creative and show someone you care.  Here are the instructions.Materials: parchment paper, washi tape, scissors, tissue and/or crepe paper, glue and twine (wire and wire cutter if you follow paper flower tutorial instructions but I just used twine)
 
Instructions:
1. Cut parchment paper into squares.
2. Fold two opposite sides of the paper over the cookie.  Then fold the other two sides in.
3. Place a piece of washi tape over the top corner to secure the paper.  And, because it looks cute!
4. Line a box with tissue paper and place the individual cookie packages in two rows in the box.
5. Make paper flowers using ohhappyday‘s fabulous tutorial found here.
6. Wrap box with tissue paper.  I didn’t wrap the whole box,  but instead, I just did a thick piece down the middle.
7. Wrap twine around the package a few time and then secure paper flowers to the package with the twine, finishing with a bow.
 
And, you are done!  Voila!
 
I hope you enjoy this project!  It is pretty fun and easy to make.  Also, I am thinking about starting a new column with other ideas on creative ways to show people you care.  Thoughts?

DIY: Create your own wall art

22 Aug

I made some wall art for a few empty spots on our walls a couple weeks back and I thought I would share the project with you.  Most of the materials I had laying around our place but I did go out and purchase a couple frames from thrift stores.  This project is really inexpensive (50 cents!) and it is super easy too!

I hope you have a wonderful Thursday!

DIY: cards with rounded corners

31 Jul

 
Today I have a REALLY easy DIY project for you. It literally has 3 easy steps and it doesn’t cost very much either! One thing I love more than anything else is making cards. And for awhile I have been wondering how people get the cute rounded edge look and I finally figured it out and want to share it with you. It turns out all you need is a simple little tool from your local craft store that just clips edges in a perfectly symmetrical way. Below is the simple instructions. Enjoy!

DIY: Greeting cards with washi tape

24 Jul

Today I wanted to share with you a fun DIY project for making greeting cards.  This is a really simply project that doesn’t take very much time and you will probably have most of the supplies lying around your home.  My favorite part about this project is the washi tape.  Don’t you just LOVE washi tape!  Some of my very good friends own a beautiful, boutique card company called Mango Ink and you can purchase really cute washi tape styles from their store.

Here are the directions for these fun greeting cards:

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DIY: Succulent Garden

10 Jul

I am very excited about this post!  Last week I posted a picture of a preview of the succulent garden I have been working on and today I am giving you the instructions for this DIY project.  I have been obsessed with succulents for awhile now but haven’t had the time to create the project I have had in mind.  For this project I decided to use mason jars because I have had a bunch lying around from my sister’s wedding but there are a lot of other types of pots you can use.  I had a lot of fun working on this project and I hope you like it too! Below are all the instructions you need to create your own succulent garden.  Enjoy!
 
Materials:
– Succulents (I bought mine at a grocery store and at west elm)
– Mason jars
– Potting soil
– A small shovel
– Watering can
– Crate – to display your succulents
 
Instructions:
 

 
 
 
 

DIY: love letters

27 Jun

Hello friends!
 
I have a fun post day.  I made this note for Jonathan awhile back when he was traveling all over the country interviewing for residency.  It is a fun twist on a regular love letter and I thought I would share it with you.
To make this you will need:
– Scissors
– Twine (one of my favorite supplies!)
– Yellow masking tape
– Any magazine that you like
– Two pieces of thick construction paper
– Scratch paper and envelopes
 
All you need to do is attach the two pieces of construction paper by taping them together.  Use one piece of masking tape for the outside and use once piece for the inside. Once this is done, it will create a book like note.  Next, I used the twine just for design and wrapped it around the whole letter twice and tied a bow.  The rest is up to you.  I wrote a couple separate notes and cut out pictures of places I know Jonathan and I both like. You can also add more pages to the note if you need more space.  Just apply the tape to both sides of each piece of paper.  And make sure you fold them back and forth a couple times just to ensure the note will close.
 
I had a lot of fun making this.  It is a great gift for a friend, family member or lover.  Have a wonderful Wednesday!
 
 
 
 
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