Gardenia Forget me not arrangement

I wanted to experiment with some arrangements so here is the first of a set I am planning to do.

Three clay gardenias a white teacup which measures around 6 inches tall with 5 inches wide. It is listed on my Etsy site. I have been working on some new tutorials so keep watching the blog!

Paper Flower Wreath DIY

I had this project for my daughter's Sunday School to create a paper flower head wreath for the Saints project they are doing.Of course my daughter volunteered to do them..:-) so here I am trying to make 6 wreaths for this Sunday.The saint she chose was St Rose of Lima who is often pictured with a floral wreath on the her head.

Here is what I made and I hope to post a tutorial online of this so that it could be helpful for other CCD teachers or moms out there..:-)

Crepe Paper Flowers tutorial Calla Lilly on Sweet Living Magazine

A magazine to inspire and delight. Ideas and practical solutions for everyday living.Reduce household bills, save money with homemade cleaning products, create delicious meals for less, craft beautiful handmade gifts, plus DIYs for your home and garden the Sweet Living Magazine has everything! 

Jane has shared the paper calla lily from my book  so head on over to take a look at her magazine and the tutorial.

Keep watching as I will sharing some more of my paper flower tutorials with her.

Keeping with with the blue theme here are the latest products on my Etsy  so feel free to pin or share with any brides you know!

woodland garden wedding for next spring

Brides do have a theme for most weddings and one of the most sweet and popular wedding theme is having a woodland earthy rustic feel to the wedding.Some revolve around bird and I love the various bird toppers that most brides use for cakes.I had made these trio of bird topper for my Etsy shop which propelled me to search for  inspiration on woodland weddings.

Here are some of my picks for a woodland or bird themed garden wedding.

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Improvising on your craft skills

I am a huge fan of paper flowers of course which is why I wrote my book.. but I am a huge fan of flower arrangements and constantly drool over the fresh bouquets and arrangements that I see in magazines.

While making paper flowers I think we should think out of the box and try to mix and match ideas together. Here I have added clay flower to burgundy  bud roses along with green fillers.The arrangement is a gift for my aunt.

 The next arrangement is clay flowers that are mixed together with some artificial succulents which has been my weakness for a while. Check my pin board out for the succulents

You are welcome to pin them onto your  board - how much out of box are you going to think for your next craft project?

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Top 10 Suppliers for Craft Paper and Crepe Paper Supplies

As I have mentioned in my book there are various kind of paper that you use to make paper flowers.

I love to use recycled paper for many of my projects but there will be that project that would need the correct paper to make it perfect.

Here is the List of My Top Suppliers that you can rely on!


Crepe Paper Folds

1.Blumchen (NJ) has beautiful colors
2.AcMoore - has a wonderful section with the folds (for North East) no online store but.
3.Hobby Lobby - or West Coast
4.Castle in the Air - CA
5.Crepe Paper Store











Doublette crepe paper



Picture Credits - Castle in the Air

1.Blumchen (NJ)
2.Castle in the Air -CA









Florist Crepe Paper

1.Castle in the Air -CA
2.Paper Mart
3 . Carte Fini












Origami Paper 

1.Michaels 
2.Joann Fabrics
3.Ac Moore














Construction Paper

1.Michaels 
2.Joann Fabrics
3.Ac Moore
4.DickBlick










Scrapbooking Paper & Cardstock

1.Michaels 
2.Joann Fabrics
3.Ac Moore
4.Paper Source


Do you have a store that offers paper - would love to hear from you! Contact me via the contact form!









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Dress up your gift bags or great idea for scrapbookers

A small idea! My daughter wanted to dress up her brown paper bag for her project from school so we put our heads together with all the punches that we had on hand to decor it up.

See what can be achieved with white computer paper,heart punches and a brown paper bag.

Look for  heart punch camellia instructions in my new book.Vary it up with punched out leaves as stamens in the center as in the camellia. You have a new flower under your belt!  Would be great for scrapbooking and adding to a white Xmas handmade cards even. Decor it up!

Look for  the similar heart punch rose instructions in my book!