This is an empty bag of cookies. As you've seen in my past projects such as biscuit and mint tins, tea and pasta boxes, I like to save the packaging and turn them from blah to TADA!
06 August 2023
A Farmer's Market-inspired Gift Bag
30 July 2023
Origami Greeting Cards
Thank you for dropping by! Extreme weather has been the common theme lately and I hope you are all safe and staying comfortable wherever you are in the world. Over the weekend, we had high temperatures and then some rain. But look at the reward:
Our crafty inspiration for today comes from this photo:
23 July 2023
Transforming Old Boxes
16 July 2023
Turn Candle Wax into Wax Seals
09 July 2023
Dried Flowers: Hydrangea
02 July 2023
Faux Gold Leaf
Hi everyone!
Gold leaf is used in so many crafts from artwork to furniture. It gives any piece a golden glow and elicits the reaction, "Wow, that's expensive!" Gold leaf comes in thin sheets and is applied on objects with adhesive and a paintbrush.
In the spirit of transforming the "blah" to "TADA!" let's play with faux gold leaf.
The foil used to wrap chocolates. Yes, that's the one.
I cleaned it with a damp towel and allowed it to dry. I also weighed it down with a few heavy books to flatten it. It will have creases but that's okay.
I got so excited over this material! It came free with my chocolate and the sheen definitely adds life to my crafts.
Here are a few more ways where I used this faux gold leaf:
And there you have it -- handmade cards decorated with faux gold leaf. That's how I turned plain paper from blah to TADA!
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25 June 2023
Ziptop Envelopes
Hi there everyone!
A few years ago, I made this envelope using scrapbook paper remnants:
Apart from the cute paper and adorable contents, what's unique about it was its zipper top.
I rescued the zipper slider from some food packaging, rinsed it, and snipped off the bottom portion of the bag.
I glued on the zipper slider on one side of the scrapbook paper to make a different kind of envelope...TADA! You'll find the full tutorial of this ziptop envelope here.
Well, I thought I'd make a few more. They are all made from scrapbook paper and embellished with stickers, ephemera, and rubber stamps: