Tissue pom poms

Making tissue pom poms and watching TV are not compatible activities. The noise from me unruffling each layer made the OH reach for the rewind on the remote. The orange one was my first attempt and it's so large that I've been asked to not to make anymore until nearer the date or they'll take over our house!

I took the polite plea to mean that I couldn't make anymore so I've refrained for the moment.

Pinwheels

An evening spent watching TV and relaxing with a glass of wine has allowed me to create some pinwheels. I took squares of scrapbook card and folded the opposite corners to each other to form a diagonal cross.

I then measured two-thirds from each corner, made a mark and cut to the mark.

I then folded every second corner into the centre and pinned them together.

The most fun bit was hammering the pin into the wooden dowel.

I've placed a pearl bead between the paper and the dowel to allow it more freedom. A smaller bead will look nice between the head of the pin and the paper.

Fly little pinwheel!

Tealight candle holder

Since my last DIY wedding instalment, I've been to Australia and come back and then went straight into a new job, hence the delay. Let's get to some more crafting!

I've been collecting jars for some time and bought some beautiful decopatch paper which fits in perfectly with my colour theme. These were my supplies for the afternoon:

Firstly I put a bit of PVA glue directly on the jar, then a small piece of torn paper and then a little bit more glue to seal the paper and act like a varnish. I did four jars, of all shapes and sizes, this afternoon.

The evening is now upon us so I have put a tealight in my first jar to see how it looks. I really like the effect of the overlapping paper, it reminds me of autumn leaves (and helpful fiance says we could use them at Halloween....).