One of my absolute favorite things, ever (got it?), is when readers share projects they have completed that were inspired by something posted here at SBLC. That is just so cool. A huge reason I started blogging was out of gratitude for all the creative bloggers that put the necessary time and energy into sharing
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Ever wonder what to do with those old hardcover books you have lying around? This project is super gratifying as it is simple, quick and you most likely have all the necessary supplies on hand. I made this cutie in under 25 minutes, beginning to end. The inspiration came from a fantastic book titled .
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If you love the idea of recycling newsprint into beautiful handmade home decor accessories, keep reading. This is a picture frame from newspaper pages rolled into reeds. Essentially free, green and functional, these picture frames make wonderful gifts for all occasions. For how to roll pages into reeds, visit the Craft Stylish magazine reed box
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You saw this coming, right? Valentine’s Day is approaching, and a coiled newsprint heart tutorial is all but mandatory here at SBLC. This would be a great craft for Valentine’s Day decor or gifts. The technique is pretty much the same I have shown you in other coiled projects, with the addition of the best
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Need an idea for all those paper beads you have lying around? I have loads of them from a paper bead rolling fiasco a couple of months back. If you don’t have paper beads, here is a how to make paper beads video I shared awhile back. For these bracelets, I just wove the
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A butterfly from magazine pages? That is right. For this creation, I used a cookie cutter I found at Hobby Lobby to shape the butterfly outline, then coiled pages to fill in the shape. Super easy. Just wrap a folded strip around the cookie cutter’s outer edge. Depending on the size of your cutter, and
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Here is the most recent addition to the coiled magazine page family here at SBLC. This cross is about 5 inches tall, made from coiled magazine page circles, outlined with folded magazine page strips to for the cross shape. I used a cross cookie cutter to create the outline, then filled it in with the
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Dec. 26th brought an entire day of nothing but folding magazine pages into those beloved strips. I have several projects in mind for these, which you will be seeing over the next few days. Video tutorial is in the works!! There have been tons of requests for one, and I am excited to say it
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Here is a coiled magazine page heart dish with lid, since you all loved the dish with lid I showed you here. It is less time consuming than the first dish, but if you don’t have your strips folded and ready to go, I wouldn’t count on this being ready by Christmas! Here is where
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