Welcome!
Kaleidoscope by inkspired
‘It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas!’
Do you like to decorate for the holidays,
but always seem short on cash when they roll around?
No problem!
‘Poverty is the primary source of creativity!’
Found on Pinterest.
I am very ‘into’ recycling and recycled art.
Let’s make some fun things,
and maybe even lessen the load to the landfills.
Found on Pinterest
The hanging swirls use the pattern above. So easy!
Cutting squares of paper into beautiful snowflakes
is easy to do also,
is economical,
and fun for any age!
Do you have a pair of scissors?
Any color paper, or white, that can be cut up?
That’s all you need.
(Even magazine pages can make beautiful snowflakes!)
If you feel more comfortable drawing a design first,
grab a pencil.
An easy to follow chart showing how to fold your SQUARE piece of paper.
found on Pinterest.
After folding the paper so many times, it can be cumbersome to cut. Try to use the lightest weight paper you can find.
I have even used a light hold tape
to hold it together while I am cutting.
Here is another use for those cut snowflakes -
Paper Doilies!
There are many places you can find free patterns, so I am going to move on to another ‘free’ and cheap decorating idea for you.
Jumping Jacks & Puppets
There are many free patterns on the internet
for vintage and modern jumping jacks.
Here are a few you can print, cut and string.
Here are simple directions on how to string your jointed paper doll to make it a jumping jack:
Here are a couple that you can color before cutting out:
PheeMcFaddell.com
(This site has many more to color and cut out.)
A few hints that might help:
🎄
after printing & coloring,
glue puppet to the back side of a cereal box.
🎄
tieing a small weight to the bottom string will help the jumping jack keep his strings orderly
🎄
remember to attach brads loosely
🎄
Santa can be any color you want!
(Our favorite Santa from our son was colored baby blue!)
🎄
Leaving the wings off turns a fairy into an elf
I do hope you try a few of these charming jumping jacks.
‘Til next time,
Inkspired
Truth:
(Usually learned before coffee/10 am)
Emptying the dishwasher is NOT advisable
When your Significant Other is trying to sleep.
Kaleidoscope by inkspired
I am very ‘into’ recycling and recycled art.
Let’s make some fun things,
and maybe even lessen the load to the landfills.
The hanging swirls use the pattern above. So easy!
Cutting squares of paper into beautiful snowflakes
is easy to do also,
is economical,
and fun for any age!
Do you have a pair of scissors?
Any color paper, or white, that can be cut up?
That’s all you need.
(Even magazine pages can make beautiful snowflakes!)
If you feel more comfortable drawing a design first,
grab a pencil.
After folding the paper so many times, it can be cumbersome to cut. Try to use the lightest weight paper you can find.
I have even used a light hold tape
to hold it together while I am cutting.
Here is another use for those cut snowflakes -
Paper Doilies!
There are many places you can find free patterns, so I am going to move on to another ‘free’ and cheap decorating idea for you.
Jumping Jacks & Puppets
There are many free patterns on the internet
for vintage and modern jumping jacks.
Here are a few you can print, cut and string.
Here are simple directions on how to string your jointed paper doll to make it a jumping jack:
Here are a couple that you can color before cutting out:
(This site has many more to color and cut out.)
A few hints that might help:
🎄
after printing & coloring,
glue puppet to the back side of a cereal box.
🎄
tieing a small weight to the bottom string will help the jumping jack keep his strings orderly
🎄
remember to attach brads loosely
🎄
Santa can be any color you want!
(Our favorite Santa from our son was colored baby blue!)
🎄
Leaving the wings off turns a fairy into an elf
I do hope you try a few of these charming jumping jacks.
‘Til next time,
Inkspired
Truth:
(Usually learned before coffee/10 am)
Emptying the dishwasher is NOT advisable
When your Significant Other is trying to sleep.
