Kate's Paper Creations

It's still very hot and sunny outside but I'm thinking fall centerpieces for my Soroptimist Club meetings.  This will do nicely for our October 8th meeting.

I found most of the design in the Silhouette On-line Store and a couple I "borrowed" from online.  I love that I can take graphics and turn them into print and cut.

I call it a "harvest bowl"  I listed all the designs I used below.  Super easy to make and very cute.  

 I started with the bowl which was made with hearts to begin with so I just took those out.

3D Bowl Heart #37450 Snapdragon Snippets

Pumpkin Wagon print and cut #12679 Sarah Bailey

Fall Basket print and cut #3953 Lori Whitlock

Fall Branch #47913 Echo Park

Fall Harvest print and cut #33542 Silhouette

I wanted to find a very simple flower that could be used with the clients at a nearby Alzheimer's unit.  I found just what I needed in the Silhouette Store.  The Sweet Blossom Bouquet, item #76539 by Pebbles In My Pocket.  It is just a simple flat daisy with a colored center that fits over a straw.  

Super easy to make and super cute too!  I bought bendy straws, you know the kind with the flex at one end so that I could make the flowers face out instead of just straight up and it worked perfectly.

Next was how to display them.  I decided a box with a lid would work best and I would just put holes in the top to insert the straws through.  I pulled the 3D Star Party Favor Box item #29803 by Lori Whitlock from the Silhouette store.  I took the stars out and added the daisy shape in different sizes to go with the flowers.  Then I added 6 holes to the top of the box for the straws.

Here is a tip:  I had to resize everything to make it the size I wanted.  I needed to resize the straw holes on the flower and then used the same size for the top of the box.  Once you have the correct size straw hole keep it separate until you have the flower just the size you want and then put the hole back and use the centering tool to place it.  Otherwise if you resize the flower with the hole still in the center it will resize too and it won't be the right size you need it to be.  And, of course every brand of straw is a different diameter.  BWG

Another Tip:  When you put your own shapes in the sides of the box remember to allow for the flaps that glue to the inside or you will have flaps covering a portion of your cut outs.  

Here is the finished product.  Pretty, cute and easy to make.  I'm sure they will enjoy this craft.

Thanks for stopping by.

Kate

Good morning to you!  I am happy to share an original with you that I made using my Silhouette Cameo.  I'm looking forward to the Curio coming soon and have it on pre-order because I would so love to do a metal stippling or etched center for this flower.

But, for now this is how this came about.  I went to JoAnn Fabric and all the fall decorations are out and I immediately started thinking about how I could make them using my Cameo.  So I bought some glittery card stock and went to work.

I made the shapes for the leaves and the centers myself so I can share them if you ask I will send you the file.  It will be in the latest edition of Studio Designer.

I used one color for the leaves and two colors for the center.  The second layer of leaves I added some color with ink and a sponge so it added some depth and dimension.  The first center layer is flat.  The second center layer is a bit smaller circumference and I added the little half circles so that they lifted up to add more dimension. 

The leaves have a score line down the middle so that they can be easily folded to add some dimension to them as well.  

I just added some linen thread to hang it with and I think it looks lovely.  I make these to take to my clients at the nursing home so they can have something cheery to hang on their wall.

This picture really captures the sparkle.

Enjoy!

Kate