How to do Crafts and Make a Color Wheel with Paper Roses

Hi Everyone!  I made another color wheel made with Paper Roses.  I used colors that I use most of the time.   For instance, instead of red, I used pink.  I also substituted orange for peach and mint green for true green.  This color wheel now reflects more of the colors that I actually use all the time. This will hang on the wall in front of my craft desk so I can refer to it when I am making my next project.

Happy Crafting to you and God bless, Chan

This is a modified version of the traditional color wheel.  I added white to all the colors to get pastels that I use.

From left to right:  Traditional Colors:  Yellow-Orange, Orange, Red-Orange, Light Red, Red-Violet,  Light Violet, Blue-violet
My colors:  Light Peach, peach, Pink-Peach, Pink, Mulberry, Lilac, Country blue

From Left to Right:  Traditional Colors  Yellow, Yellow-Green, Green, Blue- Green, Blue
My Colors - Lemon, Sage, Mint Green, Robin's Egg blue, Baby blue 

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Crafts to Make Happy Mother's Day Gift Set

I made a gift set for my mother which included a a picture and card.  I used BoBunny's Country Garden papers.  Then I used matching lace, paper roses, and other embellishments to decorate the set.  This can be used for birthdays, Christmas, baby showers, and wedding gift ideas as well.

Happy Mother's Day!

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How to do Crafts Altered Storage Cabinet

I found this wooden cabinet at a yard sale.  It was a dark wood.  I wanted something to match my room so I painted it with cream, winter white, and pink.  Then I decorated it with matching embellishments.

I found this cabinet at a yard sale.  

I painted this winter white, cream, and pink to match my room.

I used pink rosettes and white seam binding to decorate the outside of the cabinet.

The inside of the cabinet, I added scrapbook paper to the shelves from DCWV's Spring Fling collection.

To prevent little spiders from crawling in, I covered the back of the heart openings with  square pieces of cardboard covered with scrapbook paper.  

I distressed the edges with mint green and vintage photo distress ink by Tim Holtz. 

I added wooden flowers to the side of the the cabinet to embellish the side.

I used the same pink rosettes on the side of the cabinet.

Now my little cabinet matches my room perfectly.  

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Large Button & String Envelope Fancy Floral Rose with Lace

This is a large button and string envelope that I made.  The measurements for this was 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 

I used scrap paper that I got from a friend.  It is called "My Favorite Things" put out by Recollections.  

  The back of the card is a large bicycle like the front of the card.  

I used some pink and blue paper roses along with a baby blue rosette in the middle. 

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