Project Pinterest: Paper Beads

Happy thanksgiving everyone!

I saw this pin a long time ago and have been itching to make these beads. I used to be in to scrapbooking so I have a lot of great paper to work with. This is the original pinner’s beads.

Basically, you cut triangle pieces of paper. Glue the back side and roll them tightly around a pencil or paint brush end. Gently pull the bead off the pencil and place on wax paper. Spray the bead with a glossy or matte glaze. Let dry. Bead up!

 

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1. Decide which pin on Pinterest you’d like to recreate.
2. Create it!
3. Flop or success, create a blog post about your re-do and include the original pin’s url.
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Sarah:)

Project Pinterest: Paint Sample Gift

Welcome back to Project Pinterest!

My husband's birthday was on Halloween. Since we have basically been a one income family for ten years now, we rarely exchange gifts (hey, you gotta cut corners somewhere) but always do something homemade-y for each other. This year I got to use an idea from Pinterest! Have I mentioned my affinity for that site?

Paint sample and I have always been best friends, as long as I can remember. Going to a hardware store and looking and actually getting to keep the paint samples was like Christmas morning to me.

I grabbed some cool toned paint samples from my stash. Then I used Word to create a title and type all of my pages.

I glued two paint samples back to back and then glued the text on each side.

Then I hole punched the tops, attached them with a ring binder thingy and my project was complete!

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Here are the guidelines for Project Pinterest:

1. Decide which pin on Pinterest you’d like to recreate.

2. Create it!

3. Flop or success, create a blog post about your re-do and include the original pin’s url.

4. Add the Project Pinterest button to your post so others can join in too!

5. Link up and check out other bloggers’ posts!

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Also linking up to My Repurposed Life.
Can't wait to see your projects!

Sarah:)

How to Make a Rag Rug

I first saw a rag rug tutorial using a hula hoop on familyfun.com. I tried it with old t-shirts and didn’t turn out so well.

I then saw a rag rug on Pinterest (by the way, I can’t get enough of that site) and had a renewed interested in the rag rug.

I found a video on youtube.com to learn how to make one without using a big ol’ hula hoop.

I tried making a pot holder first using this method. It worked!

So I went on to a small rug. It worked!

Then I pulled out the big guns and bought fabric I liked to make a rag rug. It worked!

The rug is complete! It looks great in my kitchen!

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Sarah:)