let's have fun with crepe paper streamers!

hey everyone!
this is lisa & i'm going to show you some nifty techniques using crepe paper streamers!

i found some vintage ones at a thrift store & also had tons left over from past parties.

you probably have some laying around your house somewhere.

they are very inexpensive & come in almost any color imaginable!

today we are going to make:

 

a nest

some flowers

and a fringed garland.

why would you want to make those things, you say?

so you have the necessary items to make this wall hanging:

let's make the nest first...

take a length of paper streamer (i used about 6 feet to make a small nest), and keep folding it in half until you get a little bundle:

 

using pinking shears (or other decorative scissors), cut the bundle lengthwise into skinny strips:

 

when your done, separate & scrunch them up.

you should end up with a pile that looks like this:

 

next, add little bits of fibers & paper, ribbon, & thin gauge wire.

(note...the little bits of wire help shape & form the nest. i used fabric covered floral wire)

 

scrunch it up into a ball and lightly spritz with a little bit of water:

 

carefully flatten & shape into a little nest.

then spray with glimmer mist:

(you can skip this step if you don't have any glimmer mist, but i find that it adds a bit of color & moistens it a little bit more)

take some white glue, and make a little puddle in the middle of your nest:
 

 

take something round with a flat bottom (like a small bowl or cup) and mold your nest a bit.

 take your cup out, and let your nest dry.

after it's dry, your going to glue some eggs on your nest.

i used some old ceramic beads for my "eggs":

next, glue on a little birdie:

add glitter:

 

let dry & your done!

ok, let's make a crepe paper flower...

take two pieces of crepe paper

(for a regular sized flower, i used about 9 inches)

layer them together, and start acordian folding them (or scrunching works, too).
 

 

take a piece of wire & thread a few beads or buttons or whatever floats your boat:
 

 

wrap your wire around your gathered streamer & twist tightly to secure:

lastly, fan out & scrunch up your layers.

ta-da!

 

here are some more variations:

 

 

here is how you make the fringed garland:

figure out how long you want your garland to be & double that length, folding it in half:

keep folding in half until you get a little bundle and cut slits about 3/4 of the way up:

carefully unfold to it's doubled size:

 

 

now, gently but firmly, pull the top part of the piece & twist at the same time

the crepe paper will kind of stick to itself (without any adhesive) & stay wound:

 

kind of scrunch it up as you go...your final product should look like this:

ok, so now you have all your finished elements...

take a vintage book cover & just start piling & assembling things together.

for this wall hanging, i used mostly stuff from the "urban prep" collection.

that's it!

here are some more detailed pictures:

i can't wait to see the creative stuff you guys come up with!

if you have any questions, please e-mail me at lisa77garay@sbcglobal (dot) net or shoot me a pm through SIStv.

Comments

[mandie segura]

this looks so fun! thanks for explaining so well!

[dani]

omigosh, this is so cool!

I'm already planning all the cool things I'm going to with the flowers...

[debee]

you make me SO happy
:)

[Zarah]

How amazingly creative & super cute!!

[metrochic]

dude. that nest is genius! you rock my rainbow colored world, leesapants.

[AnnaB]

wow, I love love love these ideas...! Awesome!!!

[Harley]

This is fantastic! I'm so glad you posted this because I have SO many rolls of streamers in my closet! :)

[rhi]

this is my favorite thing i have seen on here ever.
the nest is THE BEST.

[Kimmy]

I tried using crepe paper ribbon and made the center of the flower for this LO using your tutorial. :D

http://www.scrapinstyletv.com/portfolio/view_layout.php?layout_id=127002&user_id=6559

[monicascrap]

impresionante!!!!!!!!!
kisses from Barcelona!!!!

[Jessica Nole]

Not sure how to create a link here...but here is mine! thanks for such an amazingly creative tutorial and a very fun project!

http://www.scrapinstyletv.com/portfolio/view_layout.php?layout_id=127315&imgid=0&user_id=1802

[Denise Morrison]

holy crafting goodness! that nest is...eeek i love it!

[Kristi]

That's totally adorable and who would of thought!? Well, obviously you would, lol!

[charity.sorrells]

Wow! Lisa!! Thats a great project...who knew crepe paper could be so fun?!
TFS!

[mandi]

wow! I've just started looking around here and I have to say... I LOVE this. Really. Thanks for sharing it and for being so great at giving detailed instructions.

[zazou]

excellent !
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