{project 50} #25 Merry Christmas Mini-Bunting / Garland

It's 25 days until Christmas! And to commemorate this day, I made this mini-bunting / garland for my 50 Days till Christmas projects. :-)

I used a 2-inch wide, about a yard long green ribbon that has been lying around the kids' room and nobody seemed to want to do anything with it.

This is a no-sew project, just use your glue gun but be careful in attaching the mini buntings to the string. I also used a colored permanent marker to write the words M-E-R-R-Y C-H-R-I-S-T-M-A-S.

I am planning to attach this on our front door.

I'll be seeing you here again soon! :-)

XOXO

{project 50} #26 Plastic Fork Snowflakes

This is an upcycle/recycle project perfect for the holidays. Things you need are a bunch of plastic forks and a glue gun.

A glue gun is a crafter's friend. Next to a pair of scissors, of course. ;-)

I have been thinking for a very long time of what to do with these plastic forks that we have collected from buying those instant cup noodles and some food delivery and take-out services. Then I saw some inspiration from different DIY snowflakes out there.

I will be attaching some strings and I will add these to our DIY Christmas ornaments for this year.

Come back here soon for more 50 Days till Christmas projects! :-)

XOXO

{project 50} #27 Rustic Vintage Tin Cans

This is a crafting project that you can also use as part of a table setting / decor during weddings.

You will need the following materials:

Clean tin cans from canned tuna, paper hearts from old book pages, paper doilies (like the ones from this project), and jute twine (not shown in the photo above.)

Put them all together and you will have something like this:

I have added small red hearts using my heart-shaped paper puncher for that simple pop of color.

I hope you like them. I'll see you here again soon! :-)

XOXO

{project 50} #28 Washified Cardboard Table Napkin Holders

Hello again to my 50 Days till Christmas projects! :-)

This is another super easy craft using kitchen paper towel cardboard tubes and Christmas-themed washi tapes like the ones I have used from this project.

Create your design using washi tapes.

It is that simple! :-)

Paper rosettes / medallions are from this project.

I will see you here again soon for another crafting project! 

XOXO

{project 50} #29 Recycled Paper Gift Bows

Welcome back to my 50 Days till Christmas projects! :-)

My #29th is inspired by this post.

Here are the materials that you need and the how-tos:

Glue the pieces together and you will have these:

I have made some paper "leaves", too. 

Try it! And I will see you back here again soon for another crafting project. :-)

XOXO

{project 50} #30 DIY Paper Laces

Here is another easy-to-do craft for my 50 Days till Christmas projects. :-)

Remember the Paper Doilies? It has the same process except this one is much easier.

My palms are hurting a bit after this project but it's all worth it! I will be using these paper laces in another project to be posted here soon.

I hope you will come back for more crafting projects!

XOXO

{project 50} #31 Washified Painted Bottles

I was a bit surprised but extremely delighted on how this project had turned out. I was supposed to spray paint the bottles but I ran out of spray paints. *giggle*

What you will need:

Clean bottles and jars, pair of scissors, masking tape, acrylic paint (should be spray paint), and paint brush.

What to do:

I was aiming to do something like this:

But it didn't happen. The white paint bled into the masking tape so I didn't get clean lines when I removed the tape from the bottles. *sad* I should have used plastic tape or electric tape if I will be painting bottles again with a brush. I will try it next time. I am not giving up! ;-)

Anyway, when I saw the unsuccessful result of my planned project I thought of painting over the gaps and make the whole bottle white. But then I saw my bunch of washi tapes and thought of a different design and concept for my painted bottles.

And VIOLA!

I hope you like them, too. I will see you here again soon! :-)

XOXO

P.S. The washi tapes I have used here are from my Bee Happy Crafts bunch.

{project 50} #32 Black & Silver Ribbon Flowers

Welcome back to my 50 Days till Christmas projects! :-)

I have this sparkly black and silver ribbon which I have bought some years back and it has been sitting in my box of ribbons for a very long time. I have used it before though, made myself a fabric belt with it.

But today I am bringing this sparkly ribbon back to life.

Remember the fabric yo-yos and the paper medallions? The instruction and process is a combination of both projects.

Here is a closer look of the stitches:

And here are the ribbon flowers with different buttons:

I hope you like them. And I will see you back here soon! :-)

XOXO

{project 50} #33 White Christmas Tin Cans

Here is another "green craft" for my 50 Days till Christmas project. :-)

This is very easy to make:

I have already white-washed the tin cans with acrylic paint. 

Remember the corrugated cardboard Christmas trees from this project? I used it here with a Christmas tree-themed washi tape. Put them all together and VIOLA!

I will be using those as tea light candle holders or Christmas candy holders for our party this December. 

See you here again soon! :-)

XOXO

P.S. I bought the Christmas tree-themed washi tape from Paper Chic Studio.

{project 50} #34 Circle Garland / Bunting

Welcome back to my 50 Days till Christmas projects! :-)

My #34 is inspired by the fabric-on-embroidery-hoop wall art. I do not have a lot of embroidery hoops yet so I made this one from printed paper.

Use any circular template to trace and cut your paper.

Attach string at the back. Or you can opt to use double-sided tapes to attach the circles directly to the wall instead of hanging them on a string.

It really is that easy! ;-)

See you here again soon!

XOXO

{project 50} #35 Fabric Yo-yos

I was in first or second grade the first time I saw some fabric yo-yos. My mother was very much into making those at the time and I remember asking her what it was. Yes, my mother is a DIYer, too, and the biggest influence in my crafting life.

There are lots of video tutorials now on Youtube about "how to make fabric yo-yos". The ones I made here have raw (unfinished look) centers because I am planning to put something in the middle (a button, most probably) before I use them on another crafting project.

What you'll need:
~ fabric scraps
~ circular templates (I used a compass to make different sizes of circles. You can also use any circular object that you can find, e.g., jar lids, plates, and glasses. Just remember that the finished yo-yo will be twice smaller than the template that you will be using.)
~ pen or pencil
~ a sharp pair of scissors
~ needles and matching color of threads

Trace the templates to your fabrics and cut away.

For the fun (and addicting part):

Use a simple running stitch to gather the edges of the fabric. For a finished center, fold 1/4in of the edge of the fabric into the wrong side (back side of the fabric) before stitching.

Tip: the larger the gaps between your running stitch will result into a closely gathered center and the smaller the gaps will result into a open gathered center. See the differences below.

I hope you will also try making some fabric yo-yos. You can use them in a LOT of crafting projects. 

I will see you here again soon! :-)

XOXO

{project 50} #36 DIY Paper Doilies

I have always been fascinated with crocheted doilies since I was a kid; my grandmother (from my father's side) is a very good crocheter. I consider her one of the great influences in my life for DIY projects. Besides her crocheted doilies, I also love her crocheted curtains, table cloths, blankets, shirts and dresses (I used to wear the dresses she made). I tried mastering the art of crocheting but it doesn't seem to like me that much. Good thing that my daughter caught the crocheting genes of my grandmother.

Luckily for me, I can make paper doilies and in my own designs, too. So for my 36th project of my 50 Days till Christmas projects, I am showing you how to make your own paper doilies! :-)

I like using origami papers because they are easier to fold and cut. Prepare your edge scissors and paper punchers, too.

Now, about the process of folding, cutting and punching, you can follow the instructions from here and here. But for me, I like to combine the two and add a few touches of my own to create a unique design.

First, the folding part:

Fold 1.

Open fold.

Fold 2.

Open fold.

Fold 3.

Fold 4.

Fold 5.

Now here comes the cutting and punching part:

Cut like so.

Open then punch away.

Use your scissors for added design by going back to the fold and cutting the sides.

And viola!

You can also go a little further on the design by using some craft punchers:

To have something like these:

Try it yourself! :-)

I hope you like it and will see here again soon!

XOXO