A Winner and a Papercraft

Thanks to all who entered the giveaway from The Lavender Road! I apologize that I am a day late announcing the winner. I know y'all know how it is...life just gets the better of you sometimes, and you have to roll with the punches. So with no further ado, the lucky winner is.............comment #48 Heather L. Congrats Heather...I am so excited for you and I know these precious little sachets are going to be put to good use by a special lady! Heather's comment was so sweet and really touched my heart. I hope she doesn't mind if I share it with you. This is what she said ....

"I love these! I think I'd have to give them to my mom - without her, I don't know what I'd do. I have five kids (the oldest is my stepson who is 18, the youngest is my baby boy who is 9 months, so yeah, it's pretty chaotic around here!) and she helps me with them SO much! I'd love to win and make her Christmas a little more special =)"

How sweet is that??? The true spirit of Christmas...giving.

In the midst of my insanely crazy week, I decided I needed a papercraft fix. It's been a while since I created something just for fun, for no other reason than I wanted to. I saw these neat paper flower ornaments months ago on a blog, which I cannot remember...sorry. I've had them in my idea file just waiting for me. They remind me of the ornaments my mom used to make for our tree growing up. Back in the day when our tree was decked out in styrofoam balls cut in half with each of the 5 kids pictures glued on the front. The backs were adorned with beads and sequins, and they were strung with yarn. They were handcrafted with a mother's love. At the time, I'm sure we thought they were terrible and embarrassing. Nowadays those are the very ornaments we seek out in earnest each year! The handmade, handcrafted keepsakes mean the very most. And they carry with them the best memories, too. So pardon me while I get all nostalgic and weepy over some silly paper ornaments. I needed a little feel good today!

Start with an 81/2 x 11 sheet of paper or cardstock. Cut it into 11 one inch strips. Stack the strips, staple in the middle, and fold like a book.



Use double stick tape on each end of the strip and tuck into the center. You can use invisible thread to hang them or pretty ribbon. They could be hung on the tree, from a chandelier, or in varying lengths in a doorway. You could also scatter them in the center of a table for a cute centerpiece.

Happy crafting and memory making!