Etsy Loves: Hexagons

& I do too.

As always,

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A kiss with the fist is better than none

Put on your fanciest dancy pants, kids! You're about to feel urge to shake your groove thing...

I adore Florence Welch :)

Linked with Goodnight Moon

Lovely book page DIY

 There is something really beautiful about an old book.  Seeing the spine all torn up, knowing that somebody really loved it & the fact that should you not actually care to read said book...  you can turn the pages into some pretty sweet things!  It's all about recycling, kids!

I picked up this old crusty well loved book at my local Goodwill for one dollar.  Sorry, Marguerite Steen, I'm sure your story is lovely, but I  have other plans for this bad boy!

All you  need for this project is some old book pages, a glue gun and scissors!

  Make a paper chain!

Who doesn't love an old fashioned paper chain?  This lady right here does, for sure.

To make sure my links were all the same width, I folded a few of the pages together and trimmed away all of the blank edges except for the side that was bound in the spine.  I decided I wanted mine to be a little more understated than the average paper chain, so I went with smaller strips of paper(three lines of text wide).  You could go larger if you wanted!  With the pages still sandwiched together, I cut until i was half way through the blank space near the spine & then chopped all the blank space left on that one side off.  Now you have your perfectly even strips!  Clearly, the next step is to start looping those bad boys together.  I used hot glue because I like instant gratification, but craft glue would work just fine!

 How great would this be for a book loving couples wedding, a graduation party or just draped along your book shelf?

 Turn it into gift wrap!

Now, clearly you could wrap something small up in an actual book page, but i'm going to show you how to make a quick gift bow with it!

Pull two pages from the center spine.  Chop off the bottom blank space and then make another cut about 15-20 lines up the page.  

Toss the blank space and set aside the larger top portion.  Take that 15-20 line portion and bring the blank edges together and glue.  Now fold that in half and trim the sides to make your bow shape.  Unfold and chop a strip off of the larger top portion you set aside a minute ago, wrap it around the center of your bow and glue.  Now fluff it up a bit & voila!  Instant gift bow!

 This project will take you less time to accomplish than reading the tutorial did!

That old book never looked so good!

[these projects were first shared by moi over at Indie Pretty... I just want to keep track of them over here & make sure I get to share them with y'all too!] 

I made that!

Photo Challenge Day... I don't know anymore: Something I made

I make things. Did you know that?  It's what I do! 

I love them all so much!  Snag your own in my SHOP!

I am from...

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I am from blue skies and broken hearts,
from exit 80 and you're almost there.
I am from crayolas and printer paper,
from lipstick kisses on my hand and Just A Wish Away.
I am from bayou water and rain boots,
his eyes and her heart.
From playing until the sun goes down and tears when it comes back up.
I am from chicory and magnolia,
Mud pies in the oven and front porch swings.
I am from blue skies and broken hearts.

I did this in a writing course once & decided to just use it instead of following the template provided.  Ooooooo weeeee, I'm a rebel woman!

Mama's Losin' It- Writer's Workshop