Tutorials

Miniature Potted Feather Tree Tutorial
Even though we are far away from Christmas I am still in my exploration of feather trees. Today I am working on a miniature feather tree using pink goose feathers for a sweet springtime look. Yo...
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Make a Crepe Paper Flower Instead of a Bow! Vintage Style DIY Gift Topper
With Mother's Day coming up, and wedding season back this year, you might be wrapping some lovely gifts this spring! A few years ago I designed these giant crepe paper flowers for a friend's wedd...
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Spun Cotton How-To: Making Vintage Style Champagne Bottle Ornaments
Today I'm making some entirely hand-built spun cotton champagne bottle ornaments inspired by some antique factory-made versions from the 1920s. Because the silhouette is fairly simple, I am build...
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Tissue Paper Puffy Heart Valentine's Window Decoration - DIY Papercraft
For this Valentine's day project, I borrowed a papercrafting technique that I learned back in gradeschool! Does anyone else remember applying squares of tissue paper with a pencil eraser to make ...
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Simple Craft Project: Make a Delightful Pipe Cleaner Heart Garland!
This is a wonderful low-tech, minimal-supply craft project that has a beautiful end result! By simply forming old fashioned pipe cleaners over a template, you can make a lovely chain of linked h...
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Assembling a Wax Flower Hair Comb Tutorial
In this tutorial I'm assembling a wax flower hair comb with the pretty picks I made in the last tutorial. This romantic hair comb would make a beautiful bridal hairpiece. Instructions for making...
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In this tutorial I'm making DIY wax flowers with a romantic Victorian look to them. The buds are made of spun cotton, and the wax-dipped flowers are crepe paper. You need to make the paper flowe...
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Simple Paper Flowers DIY Tutorial
These simple paper flowers are made out of one-size petals applied to spun cotton eggs. They look like little wild roses or spring blossoms. These are the type of blossoms that I use to make my ...
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Tutorial: Make Giant Paper Flowers
Back when my Storybook Rose tutorial went viral, I started experimenting with different materials for flower-making. I found that the same rose technique could easily be scaled up, and so I start...
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Paper Flower Tutorial: Storybook Paper Roses
I originally did this tutorial for 100LayerCake.com, and it remains one of my favorite projects. Here I'll share the original post, plus some extra photos and details about how I make paper roses...
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