I'm old school and still get the newspaper each and everyday! I know I can read it online and I do that, too! Lol! I've been subscribing to the Washington Post newspaper since I was out on my own. My dad got me into reading the paper each day when I was growing up. Now I can't do without my daily routine! So why not put them to good use after reading, by upcycling or repurposing the newspapers into something fun and crafty!
So, for this month's Sustainable Pinterest Challenge, hosted by Julie @Sum of Their Stories, it's all about Floral Crafts and I'm sharing how to make my very own newspaper flowers wreath!
Disclosure I am a participant
in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program
designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated
sites, this post may contain links. I may receive a very small commission at no
cost to you! The affiliate money I earn helps pay my crafting expenses. Thanks
so much for your support!
Materials used:
- Newspapers
- Yard stick/scissors
- Mod Podge/brush
- Parchment paper
- Table knife
- Magic Marker
- Tacky Glue
- Bamboo stick (thin)
- Wrapped Vine Covered Wire
- Hot Glue Gun/glue sticks
fold it in half diagonally creating a triangle . . .
And cut out.
Open, and you have created a flower with a total of eight petals!
then paint the other sides and let dry. The Mod Podge gives the newspaper a faux leather-like feel. Once all are dry, take a table knife to help unstick the newspaper from the parchment paper. Picking them up by hand might cause them to tear - just saying!
glue the petals together for a cupping effect.
Once all the pieces are glued, use a bamboo stick to roll the edges - if you want.
Then glue each one together by adding tacky glue to the bottom center - graduating in size - starting with the largest one on the bottom and ending with the smallest, inserted (glued) in the middle. Use the end tip of a large paint brush or utensil to hold in place until the glue takes hold.
To make a newspaper wrapped wreath - decide the diameter of the wreath (12") and cut out three pieces of vine wrapped wire - each one a little bit longer than the other to wrap around. Then cut out thin strips of newspaper dipped in mod podge and begin wrapping a strip around the vine covered craft wire - from one end to the other.
Once dry, wrap each newspaper covered vine wire over and under each other and around forming the wreath. Secure by intertwining the wire ends together.
Glue flowers on to wreath and each other, using hot glue for a decorative look!
Julie | Sum of their Stories
Gail | Purple Hues and Me
Terri | A Good Life
Ann| The Apple Street Cottage
T’onna | Sew Crafty Crochet
Julie | Treasures Made From Yarn
Allyson | Southern Sunflowers
Mel | Decor Craft Design
Donna | Modern on Monticello
Niki | Life as a LEO Wife
And be sure to check out all of the Sustainable Pinterest Challenge Floral crafts shown below:
Wow, you made the wreath too??? Love that idea for the future! Those paper roses reminded me of Marie Osmond's song. Are you singing it now? Ha!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Terri! I'm not familiar with the song you have in mind. If I heard a few of the words, it might come back to me. I use to watch her and Donny on tv many, many years ago.
DeleteI love your wreath and flowers, Gail. The water-colored edges make all the difference - so pretty!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Ann! Yes, they needed some color and of course purple was my choice, lol!
DeleteLooks awesome, Gail! I love how your flowers turned out, but I'm most impressed with your twisted newspaper wreath part. I never ever would have thought of that - love it!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Allyson! I needed something to put the flowers on and found that covered wire in my stash. Guess I could have made the wreath a bit thicker, but you know how we get when a project is almost finish and we just want to hurry up and get it over with!
DeleteAmazing Gail, I admire your talents so much. The roses are lovely. The wreath is darling. I love your signature purple.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much, Linda! I enjoyed making them!
DeleteI love this wreath! It's awesome that you created this with newspaper. Now, I have to go grab my newspaper out of the recycle bin! lol It's really cool how you created the newspaper covered vines and twisted them together and then added the newspaper flowers. And the touch of purple is perfect! Love it! Pinning!!!
ReplyDeleteLove how your wreath turned out. I usually get newspaper ads every
ReplyDeleteWednesday in the mail. I could do something crafty like this instead of recycling the paper.
I love this! It's basically a free wreath! I'm back to say thanks for sharing on Crafty Creators!
ReplyDeleteXOXO,
Niki ~ Life as a LEO Wife
Gail,
ReplyDeleteThese flowers are delightful and this wreath is so pretty!! We still get the newspaper too!! Thanks so much for stopping by!! That is wonderful that you have a letter your Dad wrote to his Father when in the Army....Stay safe, healthy and happy!!
Hugs,
Debbie
A very interesting idea for using unnecessary newspapers. I did not know what to do with them last year when I was preparing assignments at the university. There were busy weeks. Therefore, I decided to use additional resources to write nursing case studies in a short time. Thanks to this, I unloaded my schedule and passed all the exams successfully. I think that now I will find a use for unnecessary papers.
ReplyDeleteI have different memories connected with newspapers. At the university, I wrote my column in our student newspaper. I did great. But writing an article and a term paper are two different things. I'm glad I found the site https://www.bestessays.com/ and the writers who helped me with my assignments. I ordered a term paper and a dissertation there and I no longer had problems with my studies.
ReplyDelete