Monday Musings . . .

Hopefully you've seen our newest endeavor, Workshop Wednesday.  Our first post is here:

http://forkeepssake.typepad.com/forkeepssake/2011/04/workshop-wednesday-.html

Workshop Wednesday will showcase a product with ideas of how to use that product.  Last week's post demonstrated one way to use the 7 Gypsies collage tissue. 

Something new on Monday's will be Monday Musings.  These blog posts will reveal more ways to use the products introduced on Wednesday.  So you get two posts each week with ideas and techniques.

Here we go with more ideas:

7 Gypsies Collage Tissue. This takes me back to my Girl Scout days.  Remember the tissue flowers we used to make?  You can do an upscale tissue flower with the 7 Gypsies Collage Tissue . . . and have your choice of beautiful birds with music, or Eiffel towers or . . .

 
 

First, cut strips of collage tissue. The length and width of the strips will be determined by how large you want the flowers to be.  You will be scrunching up the tissue paper later, so make the strips wider and longer than the final product.

This works a little backwards, but I first decide how big I want my flower and then cut the strips a bit longer and wider.  I also used pinking shears to cut the strips so that I'd have a decorative edge.

 

Stack all the strips on top of one another and tie in the center.  I used a piece of string.  You will not see this when complete.

 

Ruffle and crinkle the layers.  You will have a really fluffly flower, ready for a scrapbook page, bookfront or a banner. 

Here's more ideas from the 7 Gypsies blog:

How cute would these be for a wedding!

 

 

Here's a couple more collage tissue flower ideas for you to try:

 

Using a large circle scallop punch, you can punch several layers of tissue at one time.

Layer the tissue circles on top of one another

 

and add a brad to the center.

Separate the layers and scrunch up the ends.

 

Your flower is ready to be added to a card front 

or

go one step further:

 

Attach the flower to a skewer by bending the ends of the brad

around the skewer.

Add a leaf

and you're ready for a long lasting springtime bouquet.

 

Don't forget to leave a comment on Wednesday's Workshop posting

and tell us what you'd like to see, learn or have us demonstrate.

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http://forkeepssake.typepad.com/forkeepssake/2011/04/workshop-wednesday-.html

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Comments

[Bonnie Heggemann]

I think the Monday Musings is a great idea. Love the flowers you made out of the 7 Gypsies collage tissue. Glad you are showing other ways to use some of the new product you used on the previous Wednesday. It sure gets the creative juices flowing and boy do I need help with that. Thanks.