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What You’ll Need:

• Green paper in light and dark colours
• Yellow paper
• Pink paper
• Scissors
• Yarn
• Glue
• Hole punch
• Flower punch

Begin by cutting an 8.5″ x 11″ piece of green paper in half and then folding those pieces in half again. Cut a heart shape out of the folded paper, cutting it out from the creased side.

On the curved edge of the folded heart, cut out four teardrop shapes. These should get gradually smaller the closer to the pointed tip.

Keep cutting out leaves until you have about two dozen and then make holes on the wide end of the leaves with a hole punch.

Repeat the first step with light green paper. This time cut a half football shape from the folded edge of the paper.

Almost finished this beautiful Tropical Party Decor!

This time, cut out five thin, sharp curves from the unfolded edge of the half football.

When all your leaves are ready, use the hole punch to make small circles in the bottom of the leaves.

Once more, follow the first step with yellow paper this time. Cut a half oval from the folded edge of the creased paper.

Using the scrapes left over from cutting out the leaves, make pineapple fronds by cutting out curved leaves.

To assemble the pineapples, attach two of the yellow ovals together. Add two more (four ovals per pineapple in total) and then glue the fronds onto the flat back of the pineapple.

Punch flowers from pink paper and either use a punch or scissors to make small yellow stems. Glue the stems in the centre of the flowers.

String the leaves, alternating light and dark, onto a piece of yarn. Add a pineapple on every four or five leaves. We made two dozen of each colour of the leaves and ten pineapples which gave us two 4′ garlands.

Lastly, glue the little pink flowers onto the leaves. Sprinkle them out at random in between the pineapples and then the garlands are complete!

Love our Tropical party decor, but not quite ready for your long weekend luau? Try adding our Colour Pop Coasters for extra decor and serve our Peach Moscato Cocktails.

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You can use construction paper for this craft or coloured printing paper, save your card stock for another day! We used Tru-Ray Construction Paper that is 9in x 12in. You will need to cut the sheets into squares, then you’re off to the races!

Easy DIY Canada Day Paper Garland

What you’ll need:

• Red and white paper
• Tape
• Scissors

Firstly, cut the paper into squares – our are 8.5in x 8.5in. You will need about 24 white and 24 red squares.

Secondly, begin to fold all the papers, accordion style.

Once all the papers are folded, fold the accordion in half to make a fan. Secure it with tape.

Next, tape the fans together, alternating red and white and top to bottom.

Once all of the fans are attached you can easily hang it from the patio, living room or above the table for an amazing show of red and white! This craft is sure to to make your Canada Day BBQ perfectly festive.

Did you like this Easy DIY Canada Day Paper Garland? Need something for your Canada Day dessert? Try our Red and White Chocolate Log.

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We painted our plank white, so the green would stand out better than would would against the natural wood. To give depth, we painted the plank green first and then a layer of white over-top. This way, we could sand away some of the white paint to give the sign a rustic, weathered look. There are a few ways to make the letters, free-hand like we did, stencils, or a Cricut machine. Let’s get sham-rockin and let greens, golds and rainbows dominate your decorations this March.

What you’ll need:

• Wood plaque
• Scrapbook paper in green patterns
• Mod Podge and foam brush
• Scissors
• Ruler, stencil or Cricut machine
• Embroidery thread in a rainbow of colours
• Green and white acrylic paint
• Sandpaper

Paint your plaque green. When this has completely dried, paint over the green with white paint. Be sure to let all of the paint layers dry completely before moving onto the next steps. If you don’t, the colours will smear together.

After the white paint is dry, use the sandpaper to distress the plaque by rubbing away the white paint around the edges of the plaque.

Cut out your letters while the paint layers dry. Use a stencil, Cricut machine or a ruler. Maybe try adding a second layer to add depth and flare. Use Mod Podge to attach the letters to the plaque. Seal them by applying a layer of the glue over the top of the letters as well.

Cut lengths of various coloured embroidery thread or twine. Tie a knot in the middle and wrap them around one edge of the plaque, securing the threads at the back.

What do you think of your lucky signboard? We would love to see your take on it, please share with us in the comments. Happy crafting!

For another awesome St. Patrick’s Day decoration certainly check out our Clover Chair Sashes.

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A huge bonus for this craft is that it only needs three materials – paper, scissors and glue. It couldn’t be easier to create a stunning November 11th decoration!

What You’ll Need:

• Red, orange, yellow, black and green construction paper
• Petal Template
• Hot glue gun
• Scissors
• Wall tack or removable glue dots

Start by cutting six large flower petals from the red paper using the free template provided. These should be about 5″ wide by 6″ long.

Cut a slit into the bottom edge of each petal, about 1.5″ deep.

Slightly fold one of the split edges over the other and then glue in place. This will lift the petals and give them depth.

First glue three of the petals together to form a centre point and then add three more petals to make a flower. Glue in place.

Use a small dish or other round object to make a circle from the black paper. Snip the edges of the circle all the way around and then use your fingers to ‘curl’ or fold the cuts to make them stand up.

Paper Poppy Wall Decor

Repeat the step to make a matching yellow circle.

Glue first the yellow and then the black circle to the centre of the flowers.

Repeat all of these steps to make some medium sized poppies. These will be about 3″ wide by 4″ long.

And one more time to make the smallest poppies, this time in orange. The size of these ones are around 2″ wide by 3″ long.

Make some leaves from green paper. Begin by folding the paper in half and then cutting a long, slim oval on the fold. With the paper still folded, cut small indents along the curved edge. Unfold the leaves and glue some together in small bunches to go around the flowers.

We hope you loved this Paper Poppy Wall Decor craft as much as we do! If you’re looking for more ways to celebrate November 11th, check out our other crafts, like our Toddler Poppy Art or Lemon Poppy Seed Cookie Recipe.

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These treat bags are so easy to make, a paper punch (or a cricut machine), blue and red paper, glue and white paper bags are all you need to get the job done. When you have finished cutting the stars out, just glue them onto the bags. Once finished, line them up on the table, filled with candy, bubbles and more for the perfect Fourth of July goodie bags!

Red, White and Stars – Easy Fourth of July Treat Bags

What you’ll need:

• Blue and Red paper
• Star paper punch or Cricut machine
• Glue
• White paper bags

Using a paper punch or cricut machine, cut six red stars and six blue stars per bag from the coloured paper.

Once the starts are cut, glue them onto bags, set aside to completely dry.

How do you like these Red, White and Stars – Easy Fourth of July Treat Bags? Will you be making some for your celebration? Let us know in the comments below. Looking for more Fourth of July ideas? We also have some Fourth of July Celebration Candles or how about some delicious Fourth of July Strawberry & Cream Parfaits? Happy Crafting!

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We love this craft because it’s easy to make and all of the materials can be found at your local dollar store…making it both easy and inexpensive! You can’t go wrong with these cute Fourth of July favour boxes, whether you’re making them for family, friends or both. Fill them with candies, treats or bubbles and glow sticks!

What You’ll Need:

• Toilet paper rolls
• Blue and red wrapping paper
• White star stickers
• White washi tape
• Glue
• Blue and Red Yarn

Begin by cutting 4″ x 5″ rectangles from blue wrapping paper and then decorate them with star stickers.

Repeat the first step with red wrapping paper and then add washi tape stripes.

Glue the decorated wrapping paper to the toilet paper rolls and then let dry.

Gently flatten the rolls.

Use a jar lid or coaster (anything round) to draw a curve on the each end, and on both sides, of the boxes. This will make it easy to fold the ends down to create lids.

Finally, add yarn accents to the boxes. And don’t forget to fill them with tasty treats or fun mini toys!

We hope you and your guests love these Fourth of July Favour Boxes, happy crafting! Looking for some awesome food to make for your July 4th celebration? Check out our yummy Sweet and Tangy Mango Chicken Pizza.

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What you’ll need:

• Craft paper in white and/or brown
• Paint
• Sponge
• Washi tape
• Stamps
• Ink pad
• Snowflake ornament

This one is the easiest on the list as a black ink pad and a stamp are all you’re going to need.

No clean up needed here with strips of self-sticking washi tape, creating geometric lines is all you need to do for this paper.

By faaaaaaar and away the messiest of them all, but also the most fun! Dip your kiddos hands into paint (one colour at a time, let dry between colours if you can) and let them stamp them randomly all over the paper.

A super pretty design using a snowflake ornament as a stencil. Sponge paint all over and around the ornament, sponge on a highlight colour and then add hand painted accents. 

Create an abstract pattern from the tissue paper and then glue into place, simple and stunning.

We hope you have a ton of fun creating and gifting with DIY holiday wrapping paper, happy crafting!

If your holiday cards have started to arrive then we have two unique DIY displays you should check out. Try our wall display and pin board and our card display boxes.

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A huge bonus with this project is you don’t have to take it down on February 15! By choosing unique patterns and colours, this pretty triptych can fit into any room in your home. It’s also low-cost. Cheap, easy, quick and reusable –the perfect kind of holiday project? However you decide to display it, it’s sure to bring you a lovin’ feeling just in time for Valentine’s Day.

What you’ll need:

• 3 square canvases
• Paint that complements your patterned paper
• Patterned scrapbook paper, wrapping paper or wall paper
• Scissors
• Mod Podge
• Foam brush and paint brush

Paint the canvases in your base colour and let dry.

Cut three matching hearts out of your floral paper.

Use the Mod Podge and a foam brush to glue and seal the hearts in place. Be sure to spread the glue on top of and underneath the paper hearts.

In 15 minutes you  have a beautiful floral triptych to display or give away, we’d love to see your take on this craft so please share with us in the comments. Happy crafting!

For more Valentine’s Day decorations certainly check out our Heart Cards Garland.

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You’ll need a very sharp retractible knife for this project…and a steady hand!   Also, a cutting board is needed under the paper.  I got one from the local dollar store, I also picked up the wooden dowels too.  You could also use BBQ skewers as well, the stick needs to be long enough to stand inside whichever cup or vase you are using.  Using bright coloured paper is a MUST for creating these Cinco de Mayo papers…because you can’t have fiesta decorations without COLOUR!!

Cinco de Mayo Fiesta Papel Picado Decoration 

What you’ll need

• Wooden dowels (small) or BBQ skewers
• Bright coloured card stock
• A sharp retractible knife
• Hole punch
• Decorative scissors
• Cutting board
• Pencil
• Hot glue gun
• Ruler

First, cut your card stock into 4×4″ squares.  Then draw your design lightly in pencil. Focus on creating small shapes within the square. Cut hearts, circles, petals, flowers near each other.  Next, place the paper onto the cutting board and CAREFULLY cut out the design using the sharp retractible knife. Take your time to be sure you are getting straight, crisp cuts (and don’t throw those cut outs out).  

Finally, glue the paper squares onto the wooden dowels or BBQ skewers, set aside to dry.

Remember the parts of the paper we cut out? The reason for that is to use them as confetti for your table top! Spread them out where you’re serving your food and drinks.

Perfect for your festive celebration these Cinco de Mayo Fiesta Papel Picado Decoration are bright, happy and colourful. Place these Mexican fiesta party decorations into cups, vases or bottles.  You could even use them as stir sticks!  So grab some tequila, your favourite mix and get ready to party!!  

Need more Cinco de Mayo ideas? Certainly check out our bright and colourful Hola Fiesta Welcome Sign.

Happy Crafting!

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