so, I saw these little beauties on Pinterest by way of 100 Layer Cake
{word to the wise...do not click on that link! danger will robinson!
you will be lost for hours if you do! stop! turn back! ;}
since i have a few old novel pages around, i thought i'd give it
a whirl...{i couldn't bring myself to use the Pride & Prejudice
pages on an experiment of "iffy" potential...so i only used
Northanger Abbey...not sure what my BFF Jane was thinking
with that one! ;}
i generally deal in "ishes"...so, although 100 layer cake gave fairly
thorough directions...i still had to do it my own lazy way...i eyeballed
a few "sizes" and made hash marks to use as my guide on the back
of a magazine...actually the magazine was on the floor, so i didn't
have to get up...that's why i used it! ;}
lots and lots of cutting for this one, girls! i had no idea what i was
getting into...or i would have just gone right back to bed!
many "petals" later, i had this. yes, that's right, i had a pile o' petals!
what had i gotten myself into!
and this is what the floor looked like. cutting into a bag or trash can
would have been an awesome idea...but again...i would have had to
get off the couch...i only have soooooooo much energy to expend in
in a day...unnecessary hunting and gathering is not allotted for!
next you start with the smallest petals...hotgluing them to the
wire "stem"...round and round you go! i found that of the
many skills i do possess...taking pictures of myself as i have
a glue gun in one hand and a fake rose in the other, is not one
of them! But that process actually goes by fairly speedily!
and then i had this.
yes, i know..it's very wide and flat and completely lacking in
the realism that one naturally expects from a rose made of book
pages! ;}
here's another tip...use vintage paper...but not really vintage paper!
2 decades old...three tops! because when i was attempting to curl
my edges to make them oh-so-lifelike...all i really got was a lot of
rippytear! just a tad annoying!
even in its flat and hibiscus-like state, i still think it's pretty cool
looking! an entire bouquet would be fab...but i get tired just
thinking about it! maybe if i make one a month...then next summer
i will have some nice pictures for you...deal? ;}
i guess i will need to invest in some more book pages too...
or find a new obsession!
Sat Night Special @ Funk Junk Interiors
VIF Friday @ Common Ground
Potpurri Friday @ 2805
How To's Day @ The Lettered Cottage
White WednesdayGood Life Wednesday @ A Beach Cottage
Met Monday @ Between Naps On The Porch
Just Something I Whipped Up @ The Girl Creative
Mosaic Monday @ Dear Little Red House
Jane & Lorenzo just wanted to pop in and wish the OC's own
Ocean View Little Leaguers a big fat CONGRATS for winning
the LL World Series!
Way to go boys!!!!!!
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