Rolled magazine pages starburst wreath

Still haven't found out how to spin straw into gold, but I sure did a lot with magazines this holiday season!

Here's the last-minute wreath I did for Christmas Eve. Just rolled pages hot glued to a paper plate, with foam half-balls, glitter, and ribbon. So easy, and much better than consigning old Family Circles to the recycle bin.

O Tannenbaum

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A nearby community gallery put on an Alternative Tree Exhibit. I made some of my folded magazine trees for the exhibit and was pleased how they came out. Then I was inspired to do this mixed media piece for myself. It looks so great in my house, I decided the gallery could just do without it.

Materials/tools: Blank canvas, hot glue, 24k gold spray paint, rolled magazine pages, tissue paper, grapevine wreath, cork, Stickles Gold 1799, Memories Mist in Cherry Smoothie, plastic medallion, broken piece of brooch, cut letters from magazines, and of course, Mod Podge--cuz it rocks!

Noel Noel, Noel, Nooooooelll

I did one of those clove-studded lemons! I used to do these years ago, but stopped because it was so hard to stick the cloves through the peel. (DUUUHHHhhh--use a skewer first, Silly!) It smells absolutely Heavenly.



This is my favorite project from this year--folded magazine trees! I made a slew of them as gifts. This little one, which used to be the manual for my old Verizon phone, is the one I like best. I learned the process from watching MisadventurousMommy on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flpDtE4Zwng