Purple Magic - Shimmer Paper Flower with Pearl

I have this great shimmer paper that I recently found in a local crafts store, and combined with two other shades of purple I already had, I cut out some paper petals and created this flower.

It's about 6"-7" wide and it can be great as:

• a simple centerpiece,
• single-flower bridesmaid bouquet,
• gift topper,
• wall flower.

Blue book paper roses in a hand-knit vase

Winter shimmer blues, pearly whites and lovely book paper - - - a great color palette, don't you think?

Stylized roses, peonies, daisies - all comfy together in an upcycled glass jar dressed in a hand-knit organic cotton jacket.

Autumn Sun Through Vellum

Want simple lighting decorations for a casual party?

You'll need about 4 things:

1. vellum paper
2. a few glass jars lids
3. double sided tape
4. battery-operated LED tea lights

Cut out the paper as needed to wrap it around the lid, then use double sided tape to secure it and drop one LED tea light in each lamp.

These look lovely when lit up, and especially lovely on a sunny afternoon.

You can see more of my vellum light decorations here and here.

Vanilla Cream and Turquoise FLEUR DE LIS

Sometimes a paper is so gorgeous that you don't want to cut it or mess with it in any way, always keeping it for something more special along the way.

My vanilla-colored fleur-de-lis-patterned paper fits in this category.

I enjoyed it too much to ever want to do anything with it. So it stayed untouched for a long time. And then, in one afternoon, I decided to finally use it for something pretty and meaningful and made these 3 paper flowers.

What makes these flowers so special?

• Hand-cut petals, folded and inked, then glued into place to form the flowers;
• Lovely silverish pearly beads for the centers;
• Wired stems which can be twisted in any direction or form, or kept straight for easy displaying in a simple vase;
• Most of all - this lovely lovely designer paper, evocative of rustic elegance and shabby chic awesomeness.

Check out the pics for details...

Pink Gold Paper Flowers

Cambridge, MA was hidden behind a thick layer of misty fog today. Very gray and dull... But a violent rain this afternoon cheered things up a bit and even introduced a bit of sunlight before a second round of showers.
Just in time for me to take some pictures of the new pink flowers I've been working on.

I've come up with golden pink roses (striped pink paper touched with luscious gold ink) and spiky paper flowers with shimmer paper centers.

The cheerful pics of the whole bunch can be seen in more detail below.

Not bad for a rainy foggy afternoon, right?

Shimmering Brown - Moca Cafe - Autumn Flower Bookmarks

It's getting chilly this September... This morning I wore my long sleeves around the house and thought of getting the winter clothes out from their hiding place from under the bed.

There's no doubt about it - autumn days are here.

And, with them, I get more and more drawn to cozy afternoons curled with a book, a hot soup and something hand-knit to wear. My sweet old granny from Macedonia sent me a pretty awesome collection of woolen socks that she knit especially for me this summer. I was looking at them the other day wondering when I'd get to wear them, but now I see that I won't have to wait until December. It's probably going to be much sooner than that.

Anyways, with colder weather, I start to notice how quickly this autumn has arrived.

I see it in the bright yellow, orange and red produce we get from our CSA farm; in the leaves changing color outside our windows; in the splash of occasional cold rain and the ever-decreasing sunlight dancing on the walls of our living room.

Inspired by the colors of fall and feelings about fall, I made these paper daisies with cheerful buttons and handmade paper leaves.

{ BOOKMARKS * VASE ADORNMENTS * GIFT TOPPERS * ETC. }

See them in my shop.

Brown Shimmer Moca Cafe Paper Daisy

Autumn Daisy

Gray and Yellow Paper Flowers

This color combo seems perfect for today's weather: a mix of clouds and sunshine, a strange calm before the pending storm.

Polka dot yellows, shimmer papers, gray and silver and lovely lovely vellum. All flowers are dotted with pearly beads.

Paper Flowers for Bookmarks

Ah,... the many uses of paper flowers :)

I made a new bunch of paper daisies in a brown/orange/gold palette, which can be displayed as pretty florals in a vase, or tucked between the pages of a book like any old bookmark.

Elements of paper flowers:

• petals made from designer paper,
• a dab of glitter ink, 
• cute buttons, 
• wire, 
• floral tape, 
• paper leaves with handmade touches in golden ink
• a whole lotta love ...

Red Pearl - White Ruffles

This paper flower featuring white ruffled petals and a dramatic red pearl, is a part of my collection of wall flowers.

Pretty on walls, pretty on gift boxes, as a centerpiece, a corsage and more.

Hot Pinks and Turquoise Butterflies

I love saturated vibrant colors, and sometimes I like to mix them together to create something that pops up and catches the eye.

In this case - a wedding bouquet.

Or, it could be just a bunch of paper flowers in a simple vase, cheering up a room... you decide.

White Ruffle Paper Flowers - Lightly touched by ink

Forever exploring the perfect way to make a flower that can serve as a centerpiece, a wall decoration and a gift topper, I came up with this latest shape of countless ruffled petals, folded and lightly touched with orange ink.

The largest flower is as big as a salad plate, while the smaller ones are like pretty little companions.

These sweet creations were made by Amy Atlas. Her work is absolutely fabulous!!!