Ideas for Christmas Craft and Displays in Public Spaces – (recycling theme)

Merry Christmas to everyone. Here’s a few ideas for Christmas craft and decorations for display in public spaces….and the theme is recycling. All items here are made with recycled magazines, CDs, books, and even a living tree.   Christmas Trees made out of Magazines and books:   These are made from recycling well-used TV Guides: […]

How To Fold Origami 5-Pointed Stars

  After making a few of these stars you will be able to make them easily without my instructions. To get you started I have provided detailed step-by-step instructions with a few tips as well. First of all, we need to begin with a base shape of a pentagon. To learn how to make the […]

How To Make Trees (or Christmas Trees) Out Of Paperback Books

    This project is quite easy to do, once you get the knack of the folding, it’s just a matter of repeating the process. It is also cheap, as second-hand paperback books don’t cost much; the books I used were discarded from my local library. It was nice to be recycling, or up-cycling, these […]

How to make a Tissue Paper Pom-Pom

    I thought tissue paper pom-poms looked complicated to construct until I tried making them and found that they are surprisingly easy and quick to make. They look really effective strung together in a bunch, and can transform a room for a party, such as engagement parties and weddings. You can colour theme the […]

5-Pointed Origami Star Gift-Tags or Decorations with Christmas Washi Tape

    I love working with washi tape and found a great use for my Christmas-themed tapes by adding them to plain white paper origami stars. I decorated the stars with a variety of bold patterns and in a colour theme of red, green, and white. I played around with this idea for washi tape […]