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{go make me} stamp Valentine's Day card / diy project

Bring on Valentine's Day. We all need a chocolate fix and a glass of champagne with a sprinkling of love on the side.  To make the card, use small stamps in the shape of a heart or X and O. Use various inks with shades of red through to pink. Cut out a heart template and stamp away. I hope the pics speak for themselves. Have fun! (wow, what a slack post. More words next time, I promise)

{go make me} a pretty Valentine's Day paper bouquet

I'm so excited to announce a new diy e-Magazine, Romantic Printable Gift Packaging and Sewing Ideas featuring a stylish printable 'heart' box that can be personalised, a pillow box, a personlised card, even Champagne labels, tags and more that would be perfect for Valentine's Day or wedding or those who love diy. I think you'll really enjoy the simple how-tos to make paper and fabric projects. A sneak peak of some of what's included is below:

To celebrate the release of my e-Magazine, here's a special treat for all my Go Make Me blog readers.... Below is an excerpt from the magazine demonstrating how to make a paper bouquet, an easy diy project to add style to any gift. Enjoy and Happy Valentine's Day to everyone

How to make a pretty paper bouquet
Create a delightful bouquet from paper cupcake wrappers as a finishing touch to your gift. Use just one or tie bunched together with complementary ribbons and bows. Add a stylish sparkling buckle threaded with colourful ribbon on a simple box for an elegant and sophisticated look

Fold 8 cupcake wrappers in half retaining curved shape

Use decorated toothpicks (available at Supermarkets) or decorations with wire attached (ie Christmas ‘Cherries’ to decorate the tree or discarded decorations off bon-bon crackers). Hole punch a flower or shape to finish underneath flower

Thread wrappers onto wire or toothpick, ending with hole punched shape

Arrange papers to overlap layers. Glue underneath to hold in place

Fan out papers to simulate petals. Use the bloom singularly or create a posie by wrapping wires together or gather in a ribbon. Attach to gift

{go make me} stamped stone fridge magnets

If you're like me (memory like a sieve) there's always something important to remember or kid's artwork to admire and it ends up on the fridge door as a permanent temporary reminder

Why not have some fun by painting little stones (with magnets attached) to personalise your fridge? In reality, I should have little messages like "Don't Eat those Tim Tams" or "Don't Even Think About Eating Last Night's Lasagna" but the mantras would only fit on a boulder and could prove difficult attaching to the fridge door. So, stick to simplicity of a few letters per stone. Super easy to make and how-to instructions to follow

Little illustration is by Michele Maule






Stamped Stone Fridge Magnets

You will need
• Collect little flat (thinner the better) pebbles, stones or rocks
• Paintbrush and acrylic paints
• Stamps and stamp pad
• Book adhesive and scalpel or cutting knife (use this method if you don't have cofidence painting directly onto stone)
• Stong magnets
• Matt varnish  

Instructions
1. Draw shape of stone onto book adhesive and then draw speech bubble to fit
2. Cut out speech bubble with a scalpel or cutting knife 
3. Stick mask over stone and paint
4. Stamp letter on top when dry 
5. Spray varnish to seal paint 
6. Attach magnets 

 

pictures of Paris to download and print

 

Have a digital printer? Feel free to download and print my two favourite pictures that I photographed in Paris and Champagne. Use the print outs as postcards, place in a picture frame or reduce and use as gift tags. I hope that you like them too! {For personal use only. Ta}

Download Pictures of Paris