Valentine's Day Candle Holder

Hello! We are back with a very cute and easy Valentine's candle holder.

Here's what you will need:
Glass votive/tea light holders (I used Galej from Ikea, $1.49 for 4)
Thin paper (tissue paper, decorative paper, whatever you like)
Scissors
Glue

Start by cutting out some hearts. My preferred method is to fold the paper over and cut 1/2 a heart on the fold (so that the fold becomes the center of the heart). Since you are using a thinner paper, you can layer a few sheets at a time. I used my curved scissors to help with cutting the curves of the heart.

Next I glued a few hearts to the outside of the glass candle holder.

Then I cut a piece of tissue paper, large enough to wrap around the glass.

I glued the tissue paper to the holder and then trimmed the paper at the top and bottom.

I added a few more hearts on the outside of the tissue paper to add some dimension.

For another version, I used a two-sided handmade mulberry paper. I cut hearts out in various sizes and glued those directly to the holder.

Here's how both versions turned out:

Craft Quickie Thursday: Paper Organizer

Photo from Family Fun

How cute is this paper organizer? This would be cute as a decoration in a kids room or a craft room. You can use different designed papers to achieve the look you want. I like that this project uses supplies you mostly likely already have on hand:

• Card stock or double-sided scrapbook paper
• Scissors
• Tape
• Tacky glue
• Paper clips
• Pushpins

You can find directions over at Family Fun.

Chinese New Year - Plum Blossoms

I love these simple Plum Blossom decorations.


Photo from kaboose.com

You will need:
-Brown chenille stems
-Pink tissue paper
-White craft glue
-Styrofoam ball, cut if half
-Scissors
-Paint brush
-Brown Paint

How to make it:
-Cut chenille stems into unequal lengths, some long some medium.
-Twist two unlike lengths together and bend and twist ends to make them look like branches.
-Cut pink tissue paper into ½” squares.
-Lay branches onto work surface and line with a layer of white glue. Do not put glue on the stem. -Place the handle end of a thin paintbrush into the center of a tissue paper square. Twist the tissue paper around the handle.
-While tissue paper is still on the end of the paintbrush handle, dot it onto the glue on the branch. Tissue paper should stick to the glue and slide right off the handle. Leave a space between tissue paper flowers and repeat process. Let dry.
-Turn branches over and repeat on other side.
-Paint the Styrofoam ball with brown paint and let dry.
-Insert branches into Styrofoam ball.

These make great table decorations for any Chinese New Year celebration, then keep them and reuse them in the spring.