Paper roses

So i saw this on the web and I had tried before but theynever came out right. But i think i wasnt cutting my paper correctly. The trick is to not worry about making a perfect circle and also to use hot glue. Regular glue takes too long to dry and these need to be glued in place or they just look like a big crumple of paper.
After I made these I decided to go ahead and stick them on a branch like i saw in the picture tutorial and i must saw I love it.
If I make more i think i will paint the branch white first for a more whimsical look (like for my daughters room) or even bright pink or purple.

I made these using an old Snow White kids book. I normally dont condone the destroying of books, but i knew this would be for "art" so i justified it. Plus I dont like Snow White personally so i was not heart broken to cut her face ;)

What do you think? Something you might try in the near future?

Flower Power!

So i had these left over from a project at my daughter's school, and i didnt want to see them go to waste.

 So I folded some, curled some, and attached them together to create these 3D flowers.

I'll most likely hang these in my daughters room, or give them to her to give her friends at school. It seems like whenever I make her something just because im bored and using scraps, she takes it to school and comes home with requests from her friends for me to make them some too. At least I know I always have somewhere for my little creations to go.