tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23084308829668369892024-03-27T18:53:29.925-05:00Paper Pendulumcross-continental craft group therapyLindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09096574213662923513noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2308430882966836989.post-57549164952499544872012-03-24T14:42:00.002-05:002012-03-24T14:42:39.151-05:00Also...I just wanted to thank all of you who have been commenting on the blog. I really appreciate your kind words and feedback. Thanks again!Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09096574213662923513noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2308430882966836989.post-13616626329085375082012-03-24T14:37:00.000-05:002012-03-24T14:37:55.548-05:00ApologyI'm not dead, I swear! I can't believe it's been three months since I last updated (I'm also pretty ashamed that Craftmas only ending up lasting three days). *Hangs head in shame* I am so sorry. I got sick and then swamped with school and graduate program applications. As a result, I let this blog fall by the wayside. The sad thing is, I have been doing some pretty Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09096574213662923513noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2308430882966836989.post-37090493383324634562011-12-08T22:57:00.001-06:002012-03-24T19:54:14.234-05:00Bow Tree-topper
Last year my boyfriend's sister and her husband celebrated their first Christmas as a married couple. They didn't have a tree-topper (unacceptable!), so I offered to make one for them. And since paper is my preferred medium, I made them a folded paper star. Cute, but not terribly durable. So, I figured this could be the start of a tradition; each winter I would make the lovely Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09096574213662923513noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2308430882966836989.post-49370535537087592412011-12-07T01:53:00.002-06:002012-03-24T19:55:06.084-05:00Recycled Gift Packaging
If you're anything like me, the holidays aren't just a time for snow and poinsettias and thoughts of dancing sugar plums. They're also a time for junkmail. And lots of it. However, thanks to some creative re-imagining over at How About Orange you can turn those piles of catalogs and coupons into gift packaging!
Out of magazine advertisements I made miniature gift bags based on Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09096574213662923513noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2308430882966836989.post-60389505913822665122011-12-03T17:46:00.078-06:002012-03-24T19:55:31.628-05:00Flower Ornaments
Happy Holidays! Here at Paper Pendulum, we are celebrating this season with twelve days of Christmas-themed crafts. Or Craft-mas if you will. And true to form, the first craft features coffee-filter flowers.
Cut out small four-petaled flowers out of coffee-filters, mine were about nickel-sized (1). Then, tie a loop of ribbon (2) and bend a length of wire into a "U" shape (3). Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09096574213662923513noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2308430882966836989.post-47974597076438849732011-11-06T01:41:00.001-05:002011-11-06T21:08:20.786-06:00Paper Bead Bracelet
A while ago I posted about these paper buttons that I'd recreated from a tutorial seen on Splitcoaststampers. Unfortunately, I don't often have much of a use for buttons. Beads, however, I can always find a place for. The steps are similar, just adapted slightly.
Punch out eight circles from card stock and two circles from decorative or scrap Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09096574213662923513noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2308430882966836989.post-21279606702272951172011-10-31T16:43:00.001-05:002011-10-31T16:44:49.337-05:00Coffee Filter Chinese Lanterns
Happy Halloween!
Look! A seasonally appropriate post! Unfortunately, this post doesn't technically fit into the series of coffee-filter flower experiments, since these aren't really flowers. According to Wikipedia, the papery lanterns are actually the plant's fruit. Regardless, they are charming and feel very 'fall'.
The lanterns are very easy to Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09096574213662923513noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2308430882966836989.post-3526263391988918232011-10-28T14:26:00.000-05:002011-10-28T14:26:56.559-05:00Coffee Filter Daisies
In one of her movies, Meg Ryan says that daisies are the friendliest of the flowers. On this subject, as with many issues, I agree with Meg. There is something so cheerful and bright about the plant! So, in the midst of a time filled with ghosts and ghouls, severed hands and spiderwebs, I thought I'd make a few dozen daisies to help offset the fear with some Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09096574213662923513noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2308430882966836989.post-70081108456610615782011-10-11T17:52:00.002-05:002011-10-13T17:53:02.978-05:00Watercolor lilies
This was a project that I actually completed a while back. And since we obviously don't care about seasonality over here at Paper Pendulum, I thought I'd go ahead and post it! When searching the internet for inspiration for more coffee filter experiments, I came across some beautiful pictures of oriental lilies. However, the coloring of these flowers was a little too Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09096574213662923513noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2308430882966836989.post-44461640411104464702011-10-09T13:42:00.003-05:002011-10-13T17:53:18.952-05:00Paper Fans
Now, I realize that fall is probably not the best time to make paper fans. However, down here in New Orleans it still feels like summer! Besides, all the DIY brides out there can get an early start making fans to hand out during their summer ceremonies! So despite this project being off-season, I'm pretty proud of it; the materials are cheap, and the final result is Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09096574213662923513noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2308430882966836989.post-60226323682926893592011-08-28T22:55:00.005-05:002011-08-28T23:53:42.812-05:00Knitted Cacti
Birthdays present shopping has never been a strong suit of mine and in the past year I have come to the conclusion that the only worthwhile gifts that come from me are alcohol and hand made crafts. (these also happen to be the only birthday presents I enjoy receiving as well) So when my roommate asked me to make her a meal of knitted sushi (as seen in earlier posts and already in the Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06734691657256953202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2308430882966836989.post-52872718502223279542011-08-07T12:57:00.001-05:002011-10-13T17:53:30.464-05:00Coffee Filter Hydrangeas
Since the most popular posts seem to be those concerning coffee filter flowers, I thought I'd try to experiment with a few more types of flowers. I've always liked hydrangeas; every time I enter Whole Foods and see the blue-green potted plants featured in the flower display, I have to sternly remind myself that anything dependent on me for food and water would die within a Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09096574213662923513noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2308430882966836989.post-46156939541232146912011-08-01T22:31:00.000-05:002011-08-01T22:31:45.588-05:00Stuffed Creatures
First of all, I want to apologize for the delay in posting. I've been moving, so my craft supplies have been in complete disarray, making new projects difficult. Secondly, I'd like to thank Vixen for featuring my coffee filter gladioli on her blog. As I'm somewhat of a techno-peasant, I had difficulties leaving my thanks in a comment on her blog. Thirdly, I'd like to Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09096574213662923513noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2308430882966836989.post-58414274332526645292011-06-22T23:18:00.004-05:002011-06-24T00:08:51.494-05:00Exchangeable EarringsThis is the second project that will focus on accessory adaptability. This is a very simple craft; it allows for a great degree of versatility with very little effort. All you will need for the undertaking is earring backs (the ones below were obtained from Michael's), designer paper, clear tape, and Elmer's glue.
Cut out circles that are the diameter of the recessed interior of the Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09096574213662923513noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2308430882966836989.post-64233793846545327922011-06-19T14:10:00.001-05:002011-06-24T00:06:06.890-05:00Shoe alterations
The next few posts are going to center around versatility and reuseability. I'm very attracted to the idea of taking an item and altering it slightly in many different ways. So instead of buying six different pairs of shoes, you would alter one pair six different ways. In this manner, you could easily customize the shoes to match a particular outfit.
To make this Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09096574213662923513noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2308430882966836989.post-79613777284207597062011-06-17T19:06:00.003-05:002011-06-24T00:06:45.453-05:00Stuffed ElephantI've always had a complicated relationship with sewing. It's the one skill that I've always wanted to master, but time and time again it eludes me. Part of the problem (ok, most of the problem) centers around my resistance to instructions and patterns. Every few years or so I decide to try my hand at sewing. I figure I'll take it slow, maybe a purse to start. Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09096574213662923513noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2308430882966836989.post-12794477442564358292011-06-12T22:16:00.001-05:002011-10-13T17:53:49.860-05:00Coffee Filter Gladioli
These gladioli are the result of yet another coffee filter flower experiment. They are very simple to make if not slightly time consuming. The basic components are coffee filters, floral tape, floral wire, and watercolor paints.
To form the buds of the plant, I bunched up a small piece of scrap filter paper (2). After wrapping floral tape around the base of the pinched paper (3), I Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09096574213662923513noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2308430882966836989.post-30493240565795625332011-06-05T22:28:00.001-05:002011-06-24T00:07:06.570-05:00Coffee Filter Daffodils As promised, another coffee filter flower experiment. These daffodils were very simple to make: coffee filters, floral wire, floral tape, green cardstock, and watercolor paints.
I think they turned out rather nicely.
I'm thinking about attempting irises next. I'm sure they're going to be more difficult to construct than the daffodils and the roses, but they're one of my favoriteLindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09096574213662923513noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2308430882966836989.post-9391312588302183632011-06-05T22:13:00.004-05:002011-10-13T17:54:02.841-05:00Paper Bowls
This is yet another project designed to use up superfluous paper: the paper bowl. I really need to get more creative with these names...
Anyway, this is a pretty simple project that I'm sure has been done before countless times. However, I'm going to put out on the Internet one more tutorial on the subject. The bowls can be used individually but I really liked how they looked with a Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09096574213662923513noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2308430882966836989.post-40845380583469181702011-05-31T19:57:00.002-05:002011-06-24T00:07:26.460-05:00Coffee Filter RosesOver the last several months I've been experimenting with making paper flowers. So far I've really only had success with roses, orchids, and cherry blossoms.
While the roses turned out passingly well (I gave my mother a bouquet for her birthday) I've always felt that they could have been done better.
The other day I came across this woman, Cassie Mae Chappell, who makes flowers out Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09096574213662923513noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2308430882966836989.post-23572520562010014142011-05-31T00:25:00.001-05:002011-06-24T00:08:04.255-05:00Greek Fest 2011There is no shortage of festivals in New Orleans: French Quarter Festival, New Orleans Seafood Festival, Oktoberfest, Treme Creole Gumbo Festival, Voodoo Fest, and of course, Mardi Gras. There is always something to celebrate in this city. Last weekend, my boyfriend and I went to Bayou Boogaloo, a smaller, less expensive version of Jazzfest. I would have posted a separate blog, some Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09096574213662923513noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2308430882966836989.post-25344093024598043852011-05-30T22:09:00.002-05:002011-10-13T17:54:14.975-05:00Miniature Paper BoxesChanneling my love for fake food and tiny things, my sister bought me a set of miniature food jewelry for my birthday. While I am planning to write a future post showcasing these adorable creations, this entry focuses solely on their packaging.
One of the items was obtained from PetitPlat, a website the features food art and jewelry by Stephanie Kilgast. The packaging is almost as adorable as Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09096574213662923513noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2308430882966836989.post-38007585722458533202011-05-27T00:58:00.001-05:002011-06-24T00:09:10.175-05:00Paper Buttons
I mentioned previously that I've been looking for projects to do with my stash of leftover paper. Last week I found this tutorial from Lynn Pratt on Splitcoaststampers outlining how to make paper buttons.
I used about 8-10 layers of white cardstock and then painted the finished product with acrylic paint.
Pretty cute, right? Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09096574213662923513noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2308430882966836989.post-70896614873670335452011-05-18T23:55:00.001-05:002011-06-24T00:09:31.233-05:00Balloons, Babies, and Birthdays
May is such a great month for birthdays. And I'm not just saying this because mine happens to be next week. It's the end of school, the start of summer; the weather is warm but not sweltering. There are lilies to pick and strawberries to eat.
May is the perfect time for welcoming new life.
My boyfriend's cousin is giving birth in the next few weeks. It's a boy! I Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09096574213662923513noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2308430882966836989.post-33355380001880169952011-05-17T20:12:00.001-05:002011-06-24T00:14:12.336-05:00Fluffy SushiAs you've already seen in Linda's previous post, sushi can be rather cute, but I am here to protest that it isn't specifically size ratios that determine this cuteness. I contest that fluffiness can also have a large effect on cuteness as seen below:
On that note I present for your consideration the cuteness of knitted sushi. These sushi are only slightly larger than a deliciously Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06734691657256953202noreply@blogger.com1