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Wedding/Anniversary Gift

Rohini10-80 — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 21:42:28 +0000

Most of the times a normal wedding gift will be gone in the flood of other common gifts. Sometimes it will find its way to an other wedding as a gift or sometimes it might end up in one of the forsaken racks.

Why not give a gift which the couple might actually find special and might be willing to flaunt?

For all the married couples the wedding day is special, there is no question about it.
How about using that fact in your gift?
Well, I am talking about framing their wedding invitation and gifting them.
It will definitely find a place in their list of great keepsakes.
It would be nice to see something which reminds them of their special day, hanging on their wall.

You can also use this idea as an Anniversary Gift for a special friend or relative instead of just wishing them

I tried to create the frame myself with the help of some origami paper flowers. Have a look!

If you have an hour of spare time you can try making this yourself or you can just buy a traditional Photo frame from the shop and put the wedding invitation inside, It gives that classy look.

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HandMade Photo Frame

Rohini10-80 — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 18:34:27 +0000

Photo frame is one gift which can be gifted on any occasion. And hand made photo frame gift is even more special. It shows not only the memories but also your effort and affection.

I made this photo frame using Ice cream sticks/craft sticks and it kinda looks cute on my wall
It is very simple to make. And you can add lot of embellishments to improvise the look.

I made a structure with the sticks using glue and then painted it with black.

Added few sparkles around the actual photo.

On the both sides I stuck the patterned paper behind the craft sticks. It can be used to write a message or get a group of friends scribble their thoughts there.

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Magazine Paper Earrings

Rohini10-80 — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 14:59:11 +0000

As promised in my earlier post, here are the ear rings made out of magazine papers.
Fairly simple craft. Took me less than hour.
I don’t think you will need instructions for making these. Have a look at the pictures you will understand the procedure.

Note: Fold the bigger strips into smaller ones and then start rolling the strips.

You can experiment with different sizes. You can also attach a smaller circle below to make them look more noticeable..
You can make pendants too in the same way.
They look fab with lose hair. These paper made jewelry not only look fab but also make a statement by spreading the “Green” message. Recycle is the word

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Paper cut candle gifts

Rohini10-80 — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 09:57:08 +0000

Ever thought of using paper for covering glass votive candles? They look beautiful trust me!
These look amazing on your table, perfect for a candle light dinner.
They also look beautiful in the day light on your desk to show off your artistic taste.
Have a look at what I made today. They were fairly simple to make and it took me around an hour to make these.

I tried some random ideas. I am really bad at drawing and designs. While doing the floral design I kinda left the paper cutting of the leaves hanging. Liked that look.
If you are planning to try this idea, do not use the paper around a candle with out a glass votive.

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Recycled Magazine Paper Gift

Rohini10-80 — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 11:57:36 +0000

You can make some beautiful gifts with waste magazine papers or smooth finish news papers. Think twice before you throw the papers/magazines into trash next time. They can be put to better use with little effort
I tried to make a simple container with the waste papers today. The structure is not so even as I tried different sized circles.
Here is the result of what i made today.
It was little strenuous and it took more than hour for me to do this.

Fill this with some candies/chocolates, Tie a ribbon around and gift it to your favorite someone and make their day.

You can also put a cute stuff toy and gift it to your special someone.

This can also be used as a flower vase.

It can also be used as a candle holder. It will form beautiful shadows in the candle light.
Sorry i couldn’t capture the actual image

Well the options to use it are endless. Its left to your creativity.
We can also make some beautiful jewelry with the magazine papers. I will update it in the future posts.

This one was pretty simple to make. But be ready to spend some time and get your hands dirty with glue

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Friend’s Work

Rohini10-80 — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 21:58:15 +0000

After reading my post on pillow post card, one of my friends shared her work to post here . Thanks a lot girl.
She did this sometime back for her boyfriend. Have a look. It isn’t exactly the post card format I was talking about.
It’s a neat design with a message. Ain’t that cute?

Pillow Post Card

Rohini10-80 — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 10:13:16 +0000

Well, next time you want to send a message to your loved one. Try doing it differently.
Here is the fun way to surprise your special someone.
Make a pillow post card yourself and courier it with a special letter/message written in the postcard format.
This is more suitable for distance relationships.
Just think how nice it would be to read the message from your loved one before going to bed.
It also gives a nice cozy feeling to see your handwritten message in this age of SMSes and emails

Its really easy to make and also quite affordable.

Materials Required:

1. Pillow
2. White plain pillow case/cover
3. Permanent marker ( Preferably a sharp pointed one)

Instructions

1. Divide the cover into two halves and draw a line in the middle.
2. Write the address on the right side. Try to be creative here. Use the original postcard format
3. On the left side write your personal letter/message. You can also scribble on the back side
4. Don’t forget to add the stamp. Any stamp at all..Can be a cute heart too

Note: Try to use a permanent sharpie for writing, as the other markers might smudge a little.

Sorry couldn’t share the pictures this time. Didn’t get my hands on a white pillow case

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Paper Plate Clock

Rohini10-80 — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 08:46:04 +0000

Yes, you heard it right . Well it doesn’t really show the time but serves good for a small meaningful gift for your special someone.
Sorry for the image quality
The coloured blocks actually have letter “U” instead of numbers in the clock.

This idea works good for making a handmade card too with a cute little message inside like
“My world revolves around U”
“U are my all Time favourite ”
“Love U always”

I got these paper plates in WalMart, the color black is soo attractive
They look better on my walls than serving as normal paper plates ..

I made white Cardstock clock handles and used letter “U” instead of numbers around.

Used the paper plate for butterfly display too..Have a look..

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Handmade Paper Decor

Rohini10-80 — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 12:14:11 +0000

I couldn’t throw the pizza box into trash. Wanted to use the cardboard and here is the result of pizza box and the left over scrap papers

Very simple to make and looks lovely when hanged on your door or wall.
The shape looks similar to a christmas wreath, so if you are game for experimenting you can use this as a christmas ornament too..

If you are looking for an alternative to flowers you can try gifting this. It can be a nice keepsake too.

Here are the steps to make it:
P.S: Sorry for the image quality

1. Make Two Circles (Large and small as shown in the fig) on the cardboard/card stock. I used Pizza box here and tried making circles with plates

2. Cut the circles along the lines and use the outer circle.

3. Draw leaf shape on the paper and cut the leaves accordingly. You can make the leaves even with newspapers/magazine papers. B/W gives the vintage look.

4. Start sticking the leaves on the cardboard using glue. You can also staple the leaves.Try to roll the leaf a little at the bottom to give the ruffled look and then glue it.

5. Follow the curve and complete covering the whole circle with leaves.
Tie a small ribbon(You can also add a bow) to use it for hanging.

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Handmade cards for Him and Her

Rohini10-80 — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 02:54:33 +0000

Couple of hand made cards I made today..

Sorry for the bad image quality. The cards look better outside

These cards are really simple to make.
All you need to have is some textured card stock, glitter and satin ribbon.
I used origami technique for the shirt card and it took me 10 minutes to make the entire card.

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