Oragami Flower

This is my first craft request! One of my favorite people is getting married in April and she asked Kayleigh and I to figure out how to make these really cool flowers for decorations :)

photo credit: elizabethannedesigns.com P.S. She featured my wedding this summer :)
Great inspiration!

SO, I started googling, as any great crafter would do, and found this tutorial for a Kusudama Flower

what you'll need: Origami Paper, and Glue. I used paper that was 6" x 6" and the finished product ended up being about 5" across. 

After a few tries following the tutorial I got this little guy folded up. Isn't it cute? 

First attempt at the flower doesn't look quite as nice as the tutorial pic, BUT to be fair I was using sketchbook paper which is much thicker than origami paper, and tape which doesn't really hold the flower together very well.... glue would be better. This is what I'd like to call a prototype...

We are going to get together and do a flower tutorial/wine night, so I'll post some pics of the result. If you wait until April maybe I'll let you sneak a peak at the finished wedding decor!

Blooming

I'm in the process of redoing my room and decided that I needed some new wall art. I found that amazing floral fabric (the background) at JoAnn's and bought all of it! The saying came from the lid of my Sweet Leaf tea. It has a little bit of an Urban Outfitters feel, and I love it. It acutally is even better in person!


To do:
*Get a large poster frame with glass
*Cut and frame your fabric
*Use vinyl stickers to create your saying on the glass ** These are Helvetica, 3 inch stickers that are available in the "Art Supply" section at Michael's (I hunted for 45 minutes!)**

DIY Color Blocked Spoons

Color blocking is super in-style right now, mostly for fashion. I saw something similar to these spoons online for $30 and I thought, "I can do that....and cheaper, and in better colors". I bought these wooden spoons at the dollar store. I'd recommend just painting the ones you have. (They're probably nicer, and FREE!)

Cost: Less than $5 !
Difficulty: super easy

You need:
Wooden spoon(s)
Paint and brush
Cups to dry the spoons in

Step 1:
Paint 1/2 the handle of your spoons with your fave color.

Step 2:
Let it dry upside down in a cup. (optional: add a clear coat to protect the paint while washing)

TA -DA!

 This craft is so ridiculously easy that my mom actually said, "Is that it?!" Yep..that's it. Enjoy!

Girls vs Calligraphy

It's a new year and Katie and I wanted to learn something new. So we took a 2 hour intro to calligraphy class at Oil and Cotton in Dallas.

We had a lot of fun getting hopped up on free cookies and hot chocolate and learning how to write fancy.

I had fun wasting 6 peices of tracing paper (twice as many as Katie and the rest of the class)!

 I love how nice our writing looks from far away :)

 We are both excited to practice this new craft, and to take more classes together. It was nice to get out of a crafting rut with something new!