I liked this photo of my back door and garden so much, I use it for greeting cards. Sentiment inside reads "From our door to yours".
This is a guide about making paper roses. Paper roses are a simple, yet elegant decoration. Using brightly color papers you can create a bouquet that never wilts.
Looking for Designs for Paper Art
I would like to find designs related to paper quilling, punch craft, or any paper art.
Score Cards with Ballpoint Pen
Many of us make our own cards. When it comes to using commercial scoring tools, you end up having a lot of money tied up in such a creative hobby.
Link: Cootie Catcher Directions
Do You Remember Cootie Catchers? In no time at all, school will be out for the summer and the children will need to be kept busy. Well, here's one fun printable toy for children that, even we older geezers who used to make them when young, would have fun with!
What are digi stamps?
How Can I Make Paper from Banana Peels?
How do I make a sheet of paper using banana peel?
How Do I Glue Tissue Paper Neatly?
Does anyone know how to glue tissue paper to paper ie., a card, without making it looking bad/all gluey?
Crafts and Decorative Pictures Using Paper Towels and Napkins
I remember reading somewhere that you can make beautiful pictures or something with pretty paper towels and paper napkins. I bought some paper towels that have seashells on them and I want to do something with them. Any ideas? Thank you.
How do I make a postcard?
I'm not a scrapbook person, but some of my friends who are encouraged me to try to make these note cards. I used old vintage photos of family members to make them special. I scanned the photos and had copies made.
This box was made with a 4x4 inch paper mache box from the Dollar Store, some of my scrapbook papers, flowers, pearls, and a little vintage poodle figurine. Even the little pillow the dog is sitting on is made with paper.
Making a Book from Recycled Paper
I would like to know how to put a book together using recycled paper.
I am going to get some clear contact paper and cover my daughter's pictures that she drew and colored. I am going to use these as placemats. I will border the sides of the paper with ribbon if I find the right color.
We bought a house that needed to be decorated, so we bought a ton of wallpaper. When we were finished we had 20 rolls left. My daughter and I decided to make gift cards out of the leftovers for every holiday and birthdays.
Use Envelope Backs For Scrapbooks
Junk mail just got useful! Since I starting scrapbooking, I began saving colored, large backs of envelopes from my junk mail. It is great for backgrounds. I have also used these "scraps" for card-making.
For embossing ink, use any color of Rit Dye, 1/4 tsp. alcohol, and 5 Tbsp. glycerin. Carefully blend dye and alcohol till it is the consistency of thin cream; starting with 1/2 tsp. of powdered dye.
Use Greeting Card To Embellish Gift Bag
If you end up with a card without an envelope for a birthday or anniversary, you can cut the card with scalloped craft scissors. Cut the front of the card out and the message from inside the card. Embellish a gift bag with the card and message.
Does anyone have any simple recipes for paper making? I am looking for ones that children ages 5-8 can do with some help from an adult?
Make Notepad from Book Fly Leaves
After you have a garage sale, and before you donate your books to the library or the church, why not take out the fly leaves (blank pages in the front and back of most any kind of book)?
SpongeBob Squarepants Origami Pattern
I want to make an easy SpongeBob Squarepants origami for my friend and I would like to know where I can find the pattern. Thanks :)
I have some discontinued wall covering books and I would like to use the book of design pages to decorate bookshelves, etc. The problem is, I don't know how to get the pins or screws that hold all of the sample wall covering designs together.
Reuse Cardboard From Tissue Box
Open up the glued end of an empty large tissue box so it is now flat. Trim off the logo area. You can use the plain white area if you wish. Trim off ends and save them. You can get three tiny gift tags from the ends.
I have done this for years. Our library has magazines in their bookstore for a quarter each. After I read them, I make envelopes from the most colorful pages and tear out all the cologne ads (woman's magazines) that have the scent under the flap.
Does anyone know how to make papier mache beads for bracelets to make with my granddaughter? Many thanks.
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Creative Paper Ideas for the Mail
This is about paper. Any and all kinds of paper. The appearance of it; the feel of it; even the magic smell of it. Newspaper. Catalog paper. Wrapping paper. Wall-paper, but most of all stationery. That is writing paper. I love the history of papyrus, Chinese paper, Japanese paper.
I use magazine inserts to give some of my craft projects stability
I'm a rubber stamper/scrapper/paper crafter. This is a photo of one of my hand stamped "purse" and matching card. I usually make 6 cards for each "purse" and give them as gifts.
Using Scrap Paper to Make a Book
"I'm looking for the stuff that you put on the back side of your scrap paper to stick them together like a little book. I've seen it before, at that time it came in like a small paint can and you would brush it on the back side of the paper you have. " Tips from the ThriftyFun community.
