Welcome to the Pals Blog Hop for April! To celebrate Earth Day, this month we are showcasing projects that feature recycled, re-purposed, or earthy/recycling themed elements.
You may just be starting the blog hop or may have come from Amanda at Inkfair, #21, on the Pals Hop. If you get off track at any time, the full lineup below will help you move along from blog to blog so you see all of the amazing creations.
The project I'm sharing today is earthy and sweet. It is re-purposed and recyclable. It is even even a little bit magical...
Two paper fairy crowns! The base of each crown is a rolled down paper bag (bottom cut off first) and it is decorated with cuts from the Fun Flowers, Beautiful Butterflies, and Autumn Accents Bigz dies. A little green raffia forms a vine along the crown and I used hot glue to hold everything in place. They were easy to make and the girls absolutely love them!
Brooklyn was completely cool with modelling the crown for all of you. Britt on the other hand was not. She did, however, let me photograph her standing next to the crowns and some fairies in our play area. I just love the streaks of warm spring sun peeking through the fence panel.
The little fairy figurines came from my inlaws' home. Brooklyn picked them to keep from their yard when they got ready to move last year...I think we have about seven in total!
We had a gorgeous sunny day on Sunday when I photographed these.
This project was inspired by one I saw on The Crafty Crow. It is a blog that showcases projects that you can make with (or for) kids -- projects from all across the internet. The original source is the blog Happy Hooligans and on that blog, "Jackie and the Hooligans" made the crowns using silk flowers -- thank you for the inspiration!
With our Earth Day theme, I felt that paper was the best choice for the flowers and leaves. This is also a great project for using up left over pieces of card stock...simply place where you want on the dies before cutting. And, trust, me this is an easy project! It does take a moment to get the hang of rolling down the bag, but once you do, you are set!
Know someone who'd love a fairy crown? Make one for them today or simply pass along this idea!
The next stop is Brian King, #23, on the Pals Blog Hop! Thanks for visiting and I hope to see you again soon!
Earth Day Blog Hop Line-up:
- Sue Becker at RnR Stamping
- Debra Simonis at Deb's Stampin' Grounds
- Nicole Watt at Pixel Maven's Retreat
- Colleen Mollema at Uncanny Crafting
- Diane Roberts at Score at Four and a Quarter
- Debbie Mageed at Secret Stamper
- Rae Harper-Burnet at Wild West Paper Arts
- Jackie Diediker at Stampin' Jackie
- Lisa Ann Bernard at Queen B Creations
- Mary Fish at Stampin' Pretty
- Martie Pollard at Crafty Bandit
- Shannon Hokanson at Paper Works by Shannon
- Dawn Tidd at Tiddbits from Dawn
- Patti MacLeith at Papercrafts by Patti
- Goldie Shaul at Punch and Stamp with Goldie
- Susan Itell at Simple Stampin
- Christie Crosby at Stampin' Creativity
- Peggy Noe at prettypapercards.com
- Katy McGloin at Just Fun Stamping
- Natalie Bradley at Natalie Bradley Events
- Amanda at Inkflair
- Kerry Willard Bray at Peonies and Paper Chains
- Brian King at Stamp with Brian
Wishing you a creative day!
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