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A few months ago, I was on a paper flower making craze! I was working on a project that involved making a ton of different types of flowers, all out of paper! The dogwood branch was definitely one of my favorite things that I made. Are you ready to learn how to make your own?

I found this project on marthastewart.com. You can check out the project details and instructions here: http://www.marthastewart.com/267034/paper-dogwood-flowers

I think the delicate, white flowers and green leaves look so pretty sitting on the branch. What’s really cool about this project is that you actually use a real tree branch. How cool is that?

This project is very inexpensive! You barely need any materials, only seven items: white + green cardstock, the template (on Martha Stewart website), scissors, eraser, green ink, starburst stamp, and clear craft glue. Instead of using the starburst stamp, I used a green Sharpie marker and dotted the center of my flowers. Other than that, I followed the instructions. There are written instructions and an instructional video on the website. I found the video to be very helpful.

This project is quick, cheap, and SO CUTE! Try it out.

Photo Credit: www.vi.sualize.us

Note: I used a picture of someone else’s dogwood flowers. I would have taken a picture of the ones I made, but they are kind of beat up because I had to display them outdoors…and it was raining. Paper flowers + rain = a total mess, haha. :)

Check out this book box! Cute, right? I made a few of these with some friends awhile back and thought it was totally worth sharing! One of my fav parts about this project was picking out the pretty paper. Trying to coordinate the colored felt, cute stickers, and beautiful ribbon was fun too! Another thing that’s really cool about this project is that each box comes out with its own unique look depending on what kind of paper and other materials you choose to use.

I actually keep all of my earrings in one of the book boxes I created. I think it’s such a cool way to store your little things! I’ve gifted a couple of these boxes to friends/family and they just absolutely loved them! It’s such a unique handmade gift!

Making one of these was simple and something that’s easy for you to pull off at home.  It only took me around 30 min. to create one box! Amazing, huh?! I got the project idea off of this website: http://www.dickblick.com/lesson-plans/recycled-book-boxes/   I thought the boxes they created needed a face lift and a touch of femininity. I just followed their instructions, but picked out more attractive paper and decorated mine with pretty stuff. I also painted my “pages” silver instead of gold. I thought it added a more stylish, modern look and brightened up the box.

So give this quick and easy project a try! You’ll be glad you did!