On the 12th Night of Christmas my True Love made for me…Paper Party Flowers to celebrate 2012! I saw some Paper Party Flower decorations from Martha Stewart years ago and decided to make my own interpretation of those. All it takes to make my flowers are-

1) 3 sheets of Anna Griffin 12″x12″ Scrapbooking paper, in Green and White

2) Pink Wire edge ribbon to connect them

3) scissors, tape runner and a hole punch

4) Aleene’s® Original Tacky Glue™

5) Ruler and bone folder to score

6) Velvet leaves, flowers and ornaments to trim with

Score lines on your paper and fold. Here are some measurements for Score Lines to get you going. Score at 2″ , 1  1/4″,  1 1/4″, 3″,  1 1/4″, 1 1/4″,  2″

Try them first on a scrap piece of 12″ paper before using your nice paper!

Use the Tape runner to secure the back flaps closed. This makes one Petal.

Score and fold in Half with the back flaps facing inward. This is your first Petal. 2 more to go!

Repeat these steps 2 more times until you have 3 folded petals all together. Now, using the hole punch make two holes side by side about an inch apart on the bottom of all 3 petals. Lay the petals on a flat surface with the ends that are hole punched facing inward. With the wire edged ribbon start to thread the ribbon through all three petals in the first row of holes, and then finish threading all 3 petals through the second row of holes. Pull the ribbon gently til the flower petals are all together and then tie a knot. Take your scissors and trim an arch shape on the edges of each petal, you can use a template, draw it on or just line up each edge to the previous one to make sure they are even. Gently fan out the edges of each flower petal.  To finish, glue your petals, flowers and ornaments on to decorate!

Although I’ve been having slow computer problems the 8th day was ready to share! The Maids a Milking brought to mind a pastoral scene, so here are 2 vintage Denmark photos as a Free Download for Your Personal Use Only! No sharing on blogs as a download, but you may share as a link. Not for sale or giveaway as in a collage sheet or altered art. Only for use in personal artwork, not for sale. These look great printed on Transparency sheets in sepia tone! I printed mine on sheets found at Fry’s and Office Depot. If you download these please leave a comment here or on my Pinkdilla Facebook page. I would love to see what people use the download for so Please link back to your blog here!

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Baby Onesie Tulip® Tie-Dye Fashion Kit™ project

Tulip® Tie-Dye Fashion Kit™

I love the cheetah print on top and the pale blue on the bottom of this sweet fashion Onesie from I love to Create blog. What is neat about the Tulip® Tie-Dye Fashion Kit™ is the neat animal prints you can create on any of your cotton or poly/cotton pieces of clothing! Zebra, cheetah and girrafe! How cute would that be to do one of each for a sweet baby gift! Or coordinate the baby outfit to match an older girls fashion! So sweet. It would be perfect with a finishing spritz of Tulip® Glitter Spray Paint! The glitter spray paint is super fine and iridescent and comes in pale white, pale gold and pale silver. I found all three colors at my Local Hobby Lobby. Have fun making a super chic baby onesie!