This week's blah are these colorful soda cans and I must say that the artwork graphic designers put on them is really attractive. When I was younger, I had a phase of collecting soda cans because they were so pretty and commemorative cans (ex. Coke Christmas) make good collectibles, too. So imagine the thrill I felt when I saw these at Art Africa (a little shop in South Africa):
21 April 2009
20 April 2009
Soda Cans
Happy Monday Everyone! We were blessed with very nice weather over the weekend and that was a real Tada! for me! I hope each of you had your own Tada! moment, too.
This week, I'm featuring cans again. There are just too many cans out there and it's good to know how we can make them more useful. Rather than doing the crafting myself, I'll show how how other people turn this blah into a Tada!:
17 April 2009
Packages and Parcels
Thank God it's Friday! This week we saw the transformation of different boxes from boring blah to terrific Tada!. Today is no exception. I'll recycle these packaging boxes culled from stuff ordered on-line or enclosed with a gift from across the world.
I'll use them for some packages I need to mail in the next couple of weeks (ex. birthdays, swap parties & Mother's Day). This will save me from buying a new box & prevent me from adding to the trash pile. But of course, I had to pick the good & sturdy-looking ones.
I dismantled the box and removed any old tape. Then I turned it inside-out so that the "ugly" side is inside. The loose flaps, I attached with a glue gun.
16 April 2009
Gather Ye Ribbons
Our blah to Tada! project today is related to yesterday's aluminum-foil-box-turned-gift-wrap-organizer. We're waving our magic wand on this box that once contained resealable freezer bags. But before I reveal the Tada!, let me show you how I came up with this idea...
I have ribbons like these, both brand new and recycled from old gift boxes, that I keep handy for birthday presents. I just stuff them in a plastic bag but they end up getting crushed wherever I store it. Such a blah! How do you revive a droopy ribbon anyway? So I thought it was better to keep them in a sturdier container...
15 April 2009
Gift Wrapper Organizer
Does this ever happen to you: when wrapping gifts, small sheets of gift wrap are left over? What do you do? You probably can guess by now that I don't throw mine away. I save them for a smaller gift I need to wrap in the future. So I wind them around the giant roll it came from and tape the end to keep it from unfurling. But one day, an idea came to me when I saw this:
Measure the panels of the box & cut corresponding strips from the map.
Apply the strips to the box with glue.
Apply the strips to the box with glue.
Roll the loose sheets of gift wrap around the cardboard roll.
A little tip: attach the inner end of the gift wrap to the cardboard roll with some tape.
A little tip: attach the inner end of the gift wrap to the cardboard roll with some tape.
Tada! A nifty way to organize smaller sheets of gift wrap!
The sharp metal edge helps cut the wrapper to your preferred size
without the need for scissors.
The sharp metal edge helps cut the wrapper to your preferred size
without the need for scissors.
14 April 2009
Gift Boxes
I'm sure you have a lot of boxes in your pantry, from cereal, to granola bars to pasta. Before you roll out the red carpet towards the recycling bin for them, maybe you can consider a blah to Tada! suggestion? It's easy, I promise!
Step 1: Cut out the box tops.
Step 2: Cover the box with gift wrap.
Neatly tuck the edges & secure with glue.
Step 3: Punch holes on the sides of the box; insert a ribbon that
will work as a handle.
Step 4: Put a gift inside the box, conceal with colorful tissue wrap
& attach a tag!
13 April 2009
A Box-full of Ideas
It's a brand new week and I certainly hope you had a good Easter!
This week we'll be transforming boxes in all shapes and sizes
from blah to Tada!
I'm a big fan of tea. It calms, soothes and is packed with health benefits. I like to try different brands but I'm particularly fond of Yogi Tea. Different blends, an inspiring quote attached to the string and beautiful packaging are the reasons why. C'mon, even the inside of the box is decorated:
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