Crafts Unleashed

Ornament Challenge 2011: Easy Holiday Banner Ornaments and Garland

Make festive garland or individual paper ornaments featuring mini art pieces you and your child create. You don’t have to get fancy to add holiday cheer to your decor. Pick 2-3 colors of card stock, add in coordinating glitter glue and you are on your way to fabulous holiday decorating!   Materials used in this [...]

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Trends at CHA- Banners and Rosettes

What is “CHA”? It’s the Craft and Hobby Association trade show and it happens twice a year. I’ve just returned from the 2010 Summer show in Rosemont, Illinois, and I thought I’d share some of the trends I spotted. Following last year, BANNERS are still hot, hot, hot! Banners made of paper are the biggest [...]

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Paper Craft: “Fiesta” Party Banner

If you’ve noticed, banners are HOT right now in the papercrafting world. They are simple, fun ways to make a party or season more festive. (Remember our sweet Easter banner?) So today we are going to party it up with this “Fiesta” banner! Supplies: K & Company “Cut and Paste” 2-sided cardstock (KC625532) Chipboard Letters [...]

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Paper craft: Easter Banner

If you’ve been online or reading magazines, you probably have noticed the trend of making banners to decorate or celebrate. I’ve “hopped” on the bandwagon for Easter (har, har!) and whipped up this simple but stunning decoration. However, this would be just as cute if it said “Spring” or “Celebrate.” I used: Black Magic Core-dinations [...]

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