Doily Banner!

You have to see this patriotic doily banner over at The Scrap Shoppe!

Doily Banner Tutorial

Michele uses her Silhouette machine and shows you how super simple these gorgeous banners are to make!

You can switch up the colors and use them for any party!

Angry Birds Cupcakes!

My husband has an addiction….to that crazy Angry Birds game!

His birthday is next week and I must remember where I found this (so I’m posting them here), and of course I wanted to share this with you in case you have an Angry Birds fan in your household, too!!

Angry Birds Cupcakes by The Crafting Chicks

Patriotic Fireworks Banner

Create this festive banner with Landee See, Landee Do over at I Heart Naptime!

Patriotic Fireworks Tutorial

Perfect for those 4th of July festivities!

“Sweet” Candy Party

How fabulous is this “sweet” party theme by Lisa Storms {designer at Fiskars}?!

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Doily Flower Wraps

{Papermash} shares how to make this beautiful floral party décor!

Doily Flower Wraps Tutorial

Love how they are used as place cards, too!

DIY Bow Garland

Bows are everywhere right now and I can’t get over how cute this banner is by Tweety Atelier!

Find out how to make these bows with a fun tutorial by PDX Pursuit…

Origami Bow Tutorial

3D Hanging Doilies Tutorial by Lisa Storms

Hi, I’m Lisa Storms and I’m excited to be a guest at Ucreate today!

I have a crafting blog called … wait for it … Lisa Storms [lisastorms.typepad.com]. Pretty creative, right? It’s a mix of crafting from parties, kids crafts, holidays, scrapbooking, cards, home decor, school lunches, sewing, to anything else I can make happier with some glue and a sequin or two. Or fifty. I like to keep it happy and simple, and I love a good pun or anything ridiculously cheesy.

I love parties. I love color and texture. And I really love things hanging at parties with color and texture. I’ve been making 3D doily balls forever but recently thought I’d try making them in different colors. So today I wanted to share a tutorial on making these versatile decorations. And best of all you can use them again and again as they easily store flat.

I purchased paper doilies (Wilton) at the craft store in three different sizes. I figured eight doilies per ball minimum. To dye them, I used food coloring I had on hand … a set called Neon (McCormick) which includes purple, green, pink and blue. Add a thin layer of water to the bottom of a flat dish big enough to fit your largest doily. Add several squirts of food coloring to the water and mix. It will be much darker than the final dyed color. Drop in a doily (you can do more than one at a time with the smaller ones if you work quickly). You’ll want to wear a pair of gloves to avoid very scary looking fingers.

Leave it in for only 10 seconds and carefully remove onto paper towels. Cover with another paper towel and press to remove excess water and lay flat on a clean paper towel to dry. They dry pretty quickly. Just make sure they are flat before they dry.

Once I dyed a set of eight, I added more dye to the same dish to intensify the color to dye a different sized set of eight. And again for another set before changing out fresh water for a new color.

Once dry, fold each doily in half and glue back sides together in a stack with a glue stick. Glue the front and back flaps together to form a 3D circle. Fan out each flap evenly and tie on a string or thread to hang using the holes in the doily (or punch your own hole if you need something bigger). I used transparent nylon (Coats & Clark) so the balls would appear to be “floating”.

And that’s about it. Hang them up to enjoy and then collapse them flat to store for future use. They are easy, inexpensive, and most importantly happy =).

Thanks for letting me play here today, and be sure to stop by my blog [lisastorms.typepad.com] for more of my ramblings and excessive use of smilies =).

Favorite Doily Tutorials

Eyelet Tissue Pom Poms

Paper Bag Lanterns

There is always something fun going on over at Landee See, Landee Do and you have to see

these lanterns!

Paper Bag Lanterns Tutorial

…colorful, and fun for any party!!

Ice Cream Party Tutorials

You all know Tiffany at Simply Modern Mom right?! Her blog is full of amazing DIY projects and fabulous ideas like this fun ice cream birthday party she threw for her daughter!

How cool is this ice cream cone pinata?! Get the step-by-step instructions…

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Free Printable: Pirate Party {fun}!

Head on over to the Cottage Industrialist and print out her amazing

pirate printables for your next party!

Pirate Party Printables

You’ll love the pirate banner, hats, thank you cards, and more!

Money-Filled Birthday Balloons

I need to remember this fun idea for my daughter’s next birthday!

She’s really into saving money right now {I hope that lasts!} and I love this super simple way to decorate with balloons over at Increasingly Domestic!