Welcome to the Expressionery Launch Party and Blog Hop! You should be joining us from Simon + Kabuki.

Today, we’re helping Expressionery celebrate the launch of their new blog. If you’re here to continue the hop, keep on hopping for your chance to win a fantastic giveaway (see below for giveaway details)! If you’ve just learned about the blog hop and want to join in on the fun, simply hop from one blog to the next in the order shown below and follow instructions on how you can enter the giveaway!

The party starts April 4th at 12:01am CST and will end on April 11th at 11:59pm CST. Be sure to participate within the above mentioned dates and times, so that you are eligible to enter the giveaway!

Start PSA Essentials
Hop Monica & Lee
Hop Simon + Kabuki
Hop Sparky & Marie
Hop Dena Designs
End Expressionery

Paper Party Wreath

We found this adorable paper wreath project from Bloesem Kids and decided to modify it a touch using 8 x 8 inch scrapbooking papers. Hang this wreath on your front door for your next party, so that your guests know they’re in the right place!

Here’s what you need
Cardboard (from an old shipping box)
Patterned & Colorful Papers (we’re using Sparky & Marie Isabelle 8 x 8 inch scrapbooking paper by Trimcraft)
Yarn or Ribbon
Scissors
Tape

Step One
Cut your wreath form from cardboard to your desired size. I used a compass to help me draw my shape.

Step Two
Cut your papers into 1″ strips (you may also vary the width of your strips).

Step Three
One by one, tape your strips onto the backside of your cardboard form making sure to create an arc with your strip, so that the finished wreath has some dimension. In other words, make sure to not tape the strip flush to the cardboard form.

Step Four
You can adorn your wreath with a sweet little message banner indicating the title for your special event (ex. Happy Easter).

Step Five
Cut a generous piece of pretty ribbon or scrumptious yarn. Fold in half and tape or glue to the backside of your wreath for hanging.

Voila!

Thank you for joining us. It’s now time to hop on over to Dena Designs!

Giveaway Information
One lucky winner will receive 2 Peel & Stick stamp sets and PSA Stamper from PSA Essentials, 1 Fabric/Embroidery kit from Monica & Lee, party supplies (cups, hats, party blowers, plastic table cloth, stickers, invitations, napkins and plates) from Simon + Kabuki, 2 scrapbooking pads of paper from Sparky & Marie, CR Gibson Shopping list, Expressionery note pad, 2 Sunrise greeting cards, and a sunrise magnetic note pad from Dena Designs and a stationery suite from Expressionery!

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There’s a vendor at the Larchmont Village Farmer’s Market (Los Angeles) that sells lovely scented soy candles for $10 (The Farmer’s Market Candle). The candle container is a simple glass votive, and if you are like me and love candles, you’ll end up with a loads of empty glass containers around the house. Instead of trashing the containers after I’ve burned through the candles, I like to repurpose them.

In this project, I used strips of my beloved Happy Tape, to decorate the outside of the empty glass votive. Before applying tape, I used Goo Gone, soap, water and glass cleaner (not all at the same time) to get the glass sparkling clean.

It’s a super easy project, and you can fill these containers with pens and pencils, votive candles, flowers, etc.

Happy Friday!

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As you may know, I had some rubber stamps made from a few bits of Sparky & Marie artwork. This particular birdie came from our Twiggy Print Collection.

Step No. 1
I plucked little Twiggy bird from the print & pattern and sent him off to the rubber stamp maker.

Step No. 2
He came back all rubbery and perfect!

Step No. 3
I followed THIS tutorial for stamping on fabric. My friend Kathryn Murray posted a link to the tutorial on her Facebook page about a month ago, which is what gave me the idea.

Here’s a list of the supplies that I used:
Flour sack towel (Aunt Martha’s from Amazon)
Sunshine Yellow & Marine Blue Fabric Paint
Twiggy Rubber Stamp
a Brayer
a piece of glass from an old picture frame or a paper plate

Too bad I didn’t think to purchase red fabric paint! I could’ve done red and blue in celebration of Independence Day. In any case, have a happy and safe 4th!

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