Posts Tagged ‘spring’
30 Days of Creativity: Day 10 with Crepe Paper Flower Tutorial
Day 10: Create something today inspired by nature!
We had a few days of fantastic weather, but over the last few days, it’s been cold, damp and gloomy. April showers bring May flowers, right? Well, I thought I’d make my own with some party streamers from our stash of supplies. They’re easy and fairly quick to make!
Supplies: Party streamers, pair of scissors and/or Martha Stewart fringe scissors
- Cut 6″ lengths of one color for the center of the flower, then cut 36″-40″ lengths for the main color of the flower.
- Using your fringe scissors or regular scissor, cut fringe about 2/3 of the streamer width. Crepe paper is delicate and difficult to work with. I found using regular scissors was quicker than the fringe scissors, but I like the texture of the fringe scissor cut better. If you cut the streamer from bottom up, you may have an easier time.
- After cutting the fringe, roll the inner section then add the outer section. Keep rolling until complete.
For a little variation, I like layering two colors.
To finish them off, use floral tape or a little glue. You can either make into flowers with thick floral wire or even bamboo skewers. I strung them on some covered wire…
Happy crepe paper flowers from party streamers
Happy Spring!
Tags: 30 days, Easter, flowers, garland, martha stewart, paper, spring
On Spring Break
We’re back home and ready for school and work again…
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- Road trip to St. Louis
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- Local restaurant and bottling company
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- All that machinery for root beer
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- Ted Drewes famous “concrete” frozen custard
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- Family visit to our Alma Mater
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- Climbing the steps
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- Enjoying drinks with my husband
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- Visiting the Art Institute with the kids
Tags: chicago, road trip, spring, St. Louis, travel, vacation
Happy Spring with a gift
Signs of Spring! Last fall, we planted garlic bulbs. They started coming up with the little warmup we’ve had in the weather. So exciting! Have to get the chicken wire on the fence soon. The three shrubs in the back seem to have survived the winter, too. I’m a little concerned about one of them, but time will tell.
It was in the low to mid 60s around here, then the bottom fell out and we had snow (again) over the weekend. Saturday morning I woke up to, “Mom, it’s snowing! You have to shovel!” (I actually didn’t. No snow on the driveway or walks.) Yesterday, we had to get out of the house for a little and ended up having noodles and sushi at one of our favorite Japanese spots.
Elsewhere in the STiJ world:
- Last week, I interviewed for a volunteer position at our city hall. They’re forming a historic preservation commission. We’ll see how this goes.
- This week is Spring Break for Abby and next week will be Eastman’s. I might not be on top of my blogging game.
- To further my gardening skills, I’ll be attending a “Make Your Own Composter” class later this week at a local nature center.
- I have my first Craft Critique article coming out soon, too, and I’m finishing my second article this week. Let’s say I hope it “sticks”!
- Been making more cards lately. Will post tutorials soon.
- Lastly, I’m hoping some readers can help. I’ve made a very casual survey about handcrafted gifts. Hopefully it will help me organize some thoughts on opening an online shop. The survey can be forwarded to other people – so please feel free to do so. Go to the link below, answer the questions and participants can win one of two free subscriptions to Midwest Living. Survey is open until this Wednesday, 3-24-10.
Cheers,
Julie
Tags: free magazine subscription, Friends and Family, garden bed, garlic, kids, spring
