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7.09.2020

scrap paper posies

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some days, we just need a break. right? 
a chance to rest, an opportunity to cut loose, a moment to relax.
not every project has to be a ground-breaking new invention. or a massive undertaking.
sometimes - especially during a worldwide shutdown -
we just need some mindless activity to distract ourselves from anxious thoughts.

so while i've completed some big projects over the past few months,
and the muses have been kind enough to lead me in the direction of new creations,
i've also given myself the gift of time to PLAY. as in: projects just for FUN.
not necessarily to blog about, because they aren't always AMAZING,
but to sit back for a time and play around - and see where it goes.
i'll look at something in my studio and think 'what if i.....' 
and then i'm off, trying something new.

no matter what i am making, i always have fun playing with paper, scissors, and glue.
(sometimes my creative life feels like kindergarten....)
my challenge to myself these past four months has been to ONLY use what i have here at home.
(yes, the vintage roll of crepe paper from a recent post broke that rule...
but i hadn't gone out specifically shopping for craft supplies.)
i've got a lot of stuff around here, so there are ample 'art supplies' at hand.
and rarely do i use things the way they were intended to be used.
i just see things.... differently.

take gift wrap paper, for instance.... sure, i wrap gifts with it. 
but it's basically an art supply, right? paper of any kind is an art supply. 
oh, how i love art supplies. always have. even when they aren't from an 'art store'.
even when it's technically trash...
these scrap paper posies turn trash into treasure,
and are a quick project, perfect for de-stressing on a hot summer day!

continue reading to see where the inspiration for these colorful blooms came from...

while i have made many different kinds of paper flowers before,
this particular session was inspired by someone i follow on Instagram:
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i spied these colorful, artistic blooms on artist Lori Siebert's IG account (click to follow her!)
i read about how her daughter & grandkids made her some paper flowers for mothers' day,
while at the same time she had made her daughter a bouquet of paper flowers - shown above.
those very flowers were featured in the online #makingitathome challenge on IG, too.

Lori's cheerful creations inspired me, so i made my own simple posies
using scraps of gift wrap and tissue paper (the same stuff i used on colorful covered clipboards):
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i just cut out rounded petal shapes, then glued them around the top of a chenille stem.
some green tissue was twisted around the stems, and was cut into simple leaves that i glued on.
a drop of hot glue holds the fuzzy white pom poms on top.
(wish i had colored pom poms, but i am working with what i have on hand right now...)

when done, i popped the single stems into four of my small green vintage Coke bottles:
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 while not nearly as artful as Lori's finely detailed blooms,
these make me smile as i look at them in my studio!

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i love how they look on top of my stack of painted encyclopedias, too!
(they probably won't stay there long, tho... i'm always changing things in here.)

so what paper do you have hangin' around your house? 
old magazine pages? comic books? old maps? 
look at it as an art supply, and it could be used to create something else!

a few more paper flowers that i have made in the past:
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 Left: large paper flowers as wall decor 
Rightcolorful daffodils from magazine pages & cupcake papers

click captions above for links to posts
click HERE to find more of my paper flower creations!

btw... i love finding new artists & creatives to follow on Instagram
and when they inspire a project, i link to them - just as i've done here.
drop me a comment below with your IG @ so i can follow you, too!


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