Paper Accordion Crown

Supplies:
8.5″ x 11″ cardstock
4.5″ x 11″ cardstock
Scissors
Glue gun and glue stick
Hole Puncher
Floral wire
Crepe paper streamer

Directions:
1. With a 1″ fold, accordion fold the entire piece of big card stock width-wise. Connect together like a fan and glue the inside portions together.
2. With 1/2″ fold, accordion fold the smaller card stock width-wise. Connect together like a fan and glue the inside portions together.
3. Glue the smaller accordion fan centered on top of the larger piece.
4. Cut a 22″ strand of floral wire.
5. Add a dab of glue onto the end of the wire, and wrap your wire with crepe paper. Glue again at the end to secure.
6. At the back of the crown, punch a hole 1″ in from the end into one of the bottom folds.
7. Insert wire into the holes at the back of the crown. Adjust wire to desired size, and twist wire to secure.

With four little princesses in our house, we are always making some sort of crown. This was a quick one to whip up when a tea party crown was needed! Here’s another floral crown we’ve made in the past.

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I love jumpsuits because it’s easy to put on and go. I scored this vintage jumpsuit from Ms. Tips and they have Ace & Jig vibes. They seem to be some sort of linen blend, so they wrinkle easy, but they are so comfortable. Looking at these photos, maybe I will add a funky necklace with it next time. I love it when something vintage looks totally modern. You’d never know this one was made a couple decades ago.

on me: jumpsuit, vintage from ms. tips (vintage here, new there). clogs, lotta from stockholm. banjara bag, eBay (similar here).

This week’s learned, links, and thankfulness…

My plane touched down on Sunday and I took off running; this past week has been incredibly busy. There’s a shoot at the house later this week and I’m craft styling another shoot the week after that, so there’s been lots of crafting and trying to clean at the same time. Crafting and clean are two words that don’t really go together.

How amazing is this tassel chandelier?! I would love to try and make it.

I would like to make a dress version of this coat.

I’m thinking the next birthday celebration calls for crepe cake.

Isn’t this such a beautiful vintage, crochet dress?!

Pretty golden sandals … heart eyes!

Thankful that we had some family time to go and watch a play based on Narnia.

Yay … it’s daylight savings time and we get to have more daylight!!!

I love that the girls love to follow me around and watch me when I’m working on projects. They are such little creatives. How cute is that little sign (pictured above) True made?!

Casey and Danielle asked me if I wanted to speak for the 2016 Hope Spoken way back in August of 2014. I wanted to say no out of fear of public speaking, but Ben told me that wasn’t a good reason, so I said yes. I figured it was a long time away and I would have time to prepare. Once we rang in the New Year though, I was freaking out a bit because I didn’t think March 2016 would be here that soon.

Then they asked me to choose a word that would describe my story and I was so stuck. Mess was the first word that came to mind (and I thought about changing it to something that sounded more hopeful), but mess is what I stuck with. It’s the word that I feel best describes me and what I’m feeling most of the time. So here I was … a mess and traveling to Dallas to talk about my crazies.

I knew I was going to lead a small group, so on top of speaking, I was kind of nervous. I have never been to a conference, so I didn’t really have any expectations nor did I really know anyone. After the whole weekend, my heart was so full and I journaled the plane ride home to process everything. I went in not really knowing anyone, but left feeling like I had some new friends. The ladies in my small group were amazing and allowed me to word vomit all my mess and junk, and talk about how Jesus covers all of our messes and junk no matter how dirty we are. There was an overflow of grace in all of our conversations and a lot of pointing it back to Jesus.

Here’s a list of blessings I wrote down from my Hope Spoken weekend…
– My small group ladies and their stories
– My mess and how God uses that for His glory
– Reminder of the story God is weaving in my life
– Learning to listen to others
– Meeting some of you who have followed this space
– Conversations with Shauna from Poor Pitiful Pearl
– Getting opportunities to share the gospel through my story
– Rest at the hotel
– Rest and girl time (before the conference) with my friend Heather
– Emporium Pies with Christian and Cherayah
– Hearing about Neighbors’ Table and the If Gathering
– Ellie Holcomb and her but God stories through song
– Holley Gerth and her adoption story
– Spending time with the whole Nepo family (after the conference)
– Talking with Ashley and hearing her heart
– My f-bomb stories pointing me to repent and trust in Jesus
– Ben holding down the fort while I took off for 6 days

Words in my heart during the weekend…
– Listen
– Love
– Pride
– Grace
– Yes
– Mess
– Abandon
– Trust

Phrases that stuck with me…
“My favorite part of me is you.” This is what Tara’s mom tells her.
“Extraordinary acts of God begin with ordinary acts of obedience.”
Though I do think extraordinary acts of God do happen with our by nature acts of disobedience too.
“Allow God to use you.” – Tara Clapping

“If you can’t be an example, be a warning.”
“What a shame if the enemy believes more about our potential than we do.” – Holley Gerth

“Our words are powerful.” – Ellie Holcomb
This is in regards to how we use them to hurt and bless.

“Conscious discipline”
Said during our small group discussion.

It was such a beautiful reminder that God is the one weaving our story, and each and every one of our story looks different, but we all have the same author. All of our stories point to the one who saves us in spite of our mess and brokenness. The righteous for the unrighteous. Jesus in our place. Praise the Lord!

Pin On Paper Flower Corsage

Supplies:
Paper flower corsage template
Cardstock, various colors
Waxed cording (yarn will do fine too)
Scissors
Floral wire
Crepe paper streamer
Glue gun and glue stick
Alligator clips (or pins)

Directions:
1. Cut out all your template pieces, and a 10″ piece of floral wire. Wrap your rope around your forefingers several times. Center the floral wire on top, bend down under the rope, and twist the wire together. This creates the flower center. Wrap the bottom of the center with some crepe paper to 1″ below the flower center, glueing in place where needed.

2. Insert the wire into the center of the small circle cardstock piece, and add a dab of glue to keep it in place. Cut slits all around the circle towards the center, but don’t cut the through the center of the circle.

3. Cut 1″ slits at the bottom of each petal/leaf. Add a dab of glue on the bottom of one side of the petal/leaf, then overlap the other side to curl the petal/leaf upwards. Hold in place, and allow glue to set, and then fold 1/4″ of the petal/leaf end downwards.

4. Add a dab of glue to the bottom of smaller petals, and attach each to the base of the flower. Continue to add the larger petals around the base of the flower. Lastly, add the leaves.

5. Add a dab of glue (continue adding as needed) to attach the crepe paper around the base of the flower, and along the entire length of the stem. Curl the stem around a small dowel or pencil. Glue on your clip on the back of the flower base.

This would make a wonderful addition to a pretty spring/Easter outfit, or as place cards on an spring/Easter table setting. If you want to get a head start for May, these would also make beautiful gifts for moms and grandmas on Mother’s Day. The girls have a garden party at their school coming up, so they will be using their flowers to adorn their outfit, and bring the paper flower wreath as decor for the party.

on true: scandi botanical dress, polka dot socks, and red clogs, c/o hanna andersson. on brave: dress, crochet necklace, and blue clogs, c/o hanna andersson. on soul: ruffle dress & pink clogs, c/o hanna andersson. on glow: polkadot dress, socks, & espadrilles, c/o hanna andersson. all the hanna andersson dresses are currently on sale!

Crepe Paper Carrot Surprise

Supplies:
Cardstock
Tape
Orange crepe streamer
Green crepe paper
Scissors
Glue
Treats to put inside the carrot

Directions:
1. Roll cardstock into a cone and tape to secure.
2. Fill with goodies!
3. Fold in the top of the cone to close.
4. Add a dab of glue at the bottom and wrap crepe paper around the entire cone. Best to wrap it twice.
5. Cut out your carrot tops. Twist together and glue onto the top of the carrot.

The carrots will be gifts for neighbor friends and I need to make more for my own girls too. I think these carrots would be perfect for filling up the Easter basket!

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on glow: denim top, homesewn. skirt, pigs & roses. espadrilles, c/o hanna andersson.