The Weekly Story ~ wk 66

All of February on Colours Dekor is 'Red is for love'.... so do a post on the colour 'red'... or join in with your 'love' posts... Here is my post on 'love craft' *smiles*

The girlies and I did some paper craft this weekend... Once I finished all the clearing and cleaning... we decided to add a few elements of red and love around the house... 

On our dining table... made out of paper... as simple as that... with a candle it in.. Looks lovely!! What do you think?

You must think I teach my girls all sorts of non sense... Well the truth is... I'm not sure how much they learn about the craft... and its really nothing.. But when we sit down to make it together... we talk... about colours, family, love... and all sorts of things under the sun.. we laugh... and we giggle.. Some times we fight... *smiles*.. And it is this... that I truly value..



The girls have grown too fast... from baby talk a few years ago... that I could laugh over.. we now have serious kind of talk... *gosh*...

The added attempt they put in... to arrange stuff... to move things around... makes me feel super nice!! They moved this from the dining area to the foyer, coz they thought it looked better there... What do you think?

I know.. I haven't visited your blogs from last weeks linky... Sorry.. I was super busy with month end, but I had a quick look and I thought these two posts were lovely... *smiles*... 

Informative post on Colours : The Basics at Purvi's Creative Hub... 

and I bet you'll like this post on fun and boredom and some artwork from her journal at Za faran!! 

Like I always say... don't forget to leave a comment... on their blogs.. and do follow if you like what you see.. Its simply brings a smile of 'blogger' faces.. *smiles*

You know I wait for you to join in... for 'The Weekly Story' linky party ~ open from Monday through Wednesday every week..  ...

1. Do a post on your blog, about ANYTHING! and it can really be anything – example – a fun recipe you tried out, a craft project, a DIY, a table top, a few candles, coffee with friends or a good book or a movie review… The list is endless… just about ANYTHING… and anything about YOU !! *smiles* ... It can also be 'anything pretty' ...


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Halloween ~ Paper Lanters

I know... I know!! Halloween is only on the 31st of October... But in the midst of all my Diwali planning and preperations... The girlies & I decided to do some Halloween craft... These are simple things, that we can make and keep.... ready for Halloween celebrations... *smiles*

Now isn't this spooky?? 3D lanterns *smiles*...

Its simple to make as well... We drew ghosts, witches and pumpkins on white or orange paper.. Cut them out!! We used old jars for the candle holders... wrapped them around with the paper... and then stuck the cut out of the witch, ghost or pumpkin on top of it... And viola... is our 3D lantern...

My girlies think... these are very pretty!! What do you think??

Do you remember the tutorial for the above paper lanterns?? We made these for Yva's Alice in Wonderland birthday party... If you haven't seen the party pics... here is Part1 and Part2.. We had a lovely time... *smiles*..



So the girlies made these lanterns... in orange paper and drew pumpkin faces on them... What do you think??

So tell me what you think of our 3D lanterns and the simply paper lanterns??

Halloween ~ hanging decor

Here are some simply paper crafts for Halloween... Things we've learnt in school... *smiles*... I made four of these hanging decorations, and hopefully will make more in time for Halloween... 

Now... my little one learnt to make this (below) in school... So we tried it again at home, in orange with a bit of green... and yay!! its a pumpkin *smiles*

This is how it looks.... What do you think??

Now for some more... a few black fans, a few white fans, a few other paper cut outs.......

And when  you put them together....

What do you think??

Hope you liked my Halloween paper craft attempt?? I'm linking in to the party at Met Monday,  Liven Things Up... and.. a few other blog parties...







and am hoping to see you link in too... *smiles*

Paper lanterns

Do you remember making these lanterns in school?? Celebrating birthdays is a joy... but its more fun when the decorations, artwork, etc... is done on your own.. Normally, we recycle the same decorations used for earlier or prior year parties.. I have a box of these... that we tweak or amend a little bit to go with the theme!!

For our 'Alice in Wonderland'.... Mad Hatters tea party... we wanted these paper lanterns.. So last weekend, the girls & I got together to make a few...

Here is what you'll need....

• coloured paper or craft paper
• ruler
• scissors
• cylindrical glass. But I couldnt find one, so we used the ikea tea lights. You can also use vases.
• pencil to draw the lines
• double sided tape
• a few tea lights

1. Fold the coloured paper into two (half lenght). Draw equal lines. Makes the lines approximately 1/2 inches apart and stop 1 inch from the edge.

2. Give these to your kids to cut... Cut along the lines. Leaving the edges!

3. If you are using glass, stick tissue paper or lighter paper on the glass first. This will make it easier to sick the lantern on it. Use double sided tape on the length of the glass and stick the tissue paper firmly.

4. Unfold the coloured craft paper and stick a small peice of double sided tape along the top and the bottom.

5. Stick them together, or wrap it around the glass.

6. If you've stuck the craft paper together and are using smaller tea lights. Then light the tea light and then place the lantern on top. (this is what I did)

7. If you are sticking the lantern to an existing cylindrical glass, then light a candle and carefully insert it in the glass.

.... Aren't these so cute... and so easy to make. We've had these around the house all week long.. They are gorgeous!! I'm linking to a few blog parties!!

As for our Alice party... they will be hung with other hanging decorations... watch out for pictures!! *smiles*