DIY: Recycle Paper Bags to Create Colourful Luminaries

Hello! Hope you all are in the best of spirits!

I came across a couple of tutorials I've done in the last few months mainly done for a local daily. Just didn't have the time to share them with you people. So for sometime now on, I'll be filling up my blog with these DIYs & Projects. The coming weeks will see a lot of tutorials and the projects I've been on. To start with, here's a super simple tutorial on using paper bags to make luminaries. A great way to recycle and create décor for your home, parties and events. 

WHAT YOU'LL NEED:

• A Paper Bag
• Crepe Paper/Kite Paper in different colours
• Glue

Step 1: Begin with neatly trimming of the upper part of the paper bag. 

Step 2: Make strips from crepe paper. Use different colours for a colourful & vibrant look.

Step 3: One by one glue the colourful crepe paper strips to the paper bag.

Here's what you're final product will look like. 

Use LED tea lights or place a plain glass votives to light your luminary up. Alternatively, this can be used outdoors using sand  to hold pillar candles.

I hope you enjoy making these! A great alternative to add some quirky element to your home décor/event décor. They're sure going to brighten up all your blues. ;) Try it out!

Next on the blog: Some cute & unique gift tags.

Till then,

Happy Crafting!

Karen 

DIY: Make Colourful Baskets from Paper Plates

Hello all you lovelies! Hope you had a great week! 

Here's a quick tutorial on making multi-utility baskets from paper plates. Use it for keeping your paintbrushes, stationary, ribbons or simply enhance your parties, picnics or events by serving your guests in these colourful baskets. 

What You'll need:

- Paper Plates (I've used large ones)

- Acrylic Paints

- Fevicol

To start with, Paint the back of the paper plate in the colour of your choice. Try to make it as colourful and quirky as you can. I'm a big fan of polka dots so that's what I'm going to make. You can try out your own designs.

Next, I've used the tip of my paintbrush to create dots on my paper plate.

The next steps involve cutting and folding the paper plate to make the basket. Its very similar to the steps used in making a box. Draw lines as shown in the picture below and accordingly fold the paper plate along the lines.

Cut the edges as shown below and the fold them into triangles (See image below). This is required as to glue the folded sides together (I cannot explain better! ;))

Glue the folds together as shown in the image below. With this final step, our basket is ready!

Get Creative & make colourful loads of them. Its a perfect handmade utility solution especially if you have loads to store in. Try it out & would love to know what you think about it! 

Till then,

Happy Crafting!

Karen

Bookworms for Bookworms; Handmade Bookmarks & Clips

Hello all you lovelies...Hope the rains have been treating you well. Its pouring way to glory here in Goa and as usual, I'm having the best of monsoons here! 

I know its been a long long time since my last post - thanks to the juggle between KV Decor (my new label for wedding decor & designs) & Krafty Krook! This also means that I'll be posting less frequently onto Krafty Krook. Nonetheless, I have a lot of projects lined up which I cant wait to share with you guys! For now I have these unique handmade clips and custom made bookmarks. Hope you guys enjoy this post!

These are handmade clips made with Felt, Foam & Crochet. 

Handmade Bookmarks: Handpainted & Handcrafted.

A bunch of colourful goodies - perfect for a gift! All the bookmarks were made as a part of a custom order. The handmade clips are for sale. If any of you would be interested in purchasing, inbox me at kraftykrook@yahoo.in.

Till then,

Happy Crafting

Karen

Fun Costers - Recycled from Old Book Covers

Hello people! Hope you all are good! I know its been long - have been tied up with loads of stuff! I somehow managed to sneak out of my busy routine to get this project posted.

Here's a really cool way of recycling cardboard from boxes and book covers! An absolutely fantastic way of turning trash into treasure! And simple too :) 

Here are the book covers used for these coasters!

I had to cut these into squares to make the coasters. For the finishing, I used acrylic paints (both matte & metallic), 3D liners and leaves from my garden to get the leaf stamps. These coasters are with metallic paint leaf stampings.

The back part is done in reverse colours with a metallic paint background and stamping in black. Here are the ones done with plain matte paints.

 The last lot done with 3D liners. 

A real simple and an awesome way to turn trash into treasure!!! So collect all those hardbound book covers and try this out. I'm sure you'll love it! 

My next project is on votives with leaf stamping! Sounds cool? Stay tuned to my blog!

Till then,
Happy Crafting!

Karen

DIY: Colourful Paper Boat Strings for your Home

Monsoons are always great fun! As a child, I still remember tearing up pages from my notebooks to make paper boats to flow them in the small rivulets by the fields and roads. Nothing can beat the feeling of watching those small little boats float along with the flow of tiny rivulets. And I bet all you guys must have done the same :)

Well, this weeks' project is inspired by these cute paper boats. I stringed a lot of colourful paper boats together to create cute strings for the home.  Before I tell you how to do it, take a look at the finished product first.

And here are the paper boat strings stringed together using a yellow coloured thread. Finished with a few crystals at the end. 

A pretty ornament for your home - string it against a glass window/door or even a mirror. To add a playful touch to your balcony, make a lot of boat strings and hang them up from the ceiling of the balcony. Lastly, you could also string it as a cute ornament against any vertical mirror in your home.

A very simple project,  all you need to do is make some paper boats from colourful paper and string them together using some coloured thread. Punch two holes on the edges of these boats and pass the tread from the bottom or sides of every boat. Make sure to tie a knot at the end of each boat. To finish, add some crystals to the end of it. 

So that's it for it for this week folks! I'll see you next week with some more fun projects.

Till then,

Happy Crafting!

Karen