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How many of you recycle newspapers?
Did you know that almost 40% of our total waste comes from newspapers and paperboard? Stats show in 1989 only 35% of newspapers were recycled where today that rate has jumped to well over 73%. Truth be told....we still need that number to grow!
Recycling newspapers has become much more common in our households as many of us have recycling integrated with our weekly trash pick up. Schools have easy to locate drop off bins and we as a society are more aware of the need to recycle.
Today's craft by Designer Linda Albrect not only re-uses an object from her home...it recycles newspaper in a fun, dare we say beautiful new way!
"Newspaper Roses"
Designer: Linda Albrecht
Adding a touch of spring to a home decor item is as easy as cutting up a newspaper. I've made similar roses before using a die cut machine, but these roses look just as good and you don't need a special machine.
Supplies:
Glue Arts Hot Glue Gun and sticks
Glue Arts 3/8" Double Sided Adhesive Squares
Newspaper
Pencil for drawing
scissors
Glimmer Mist
Instructions:
Hand draw a spiral on newspaper print with a pencil (the marker used in the photos was for easy viewing of the pattern.) My paper was about 7" square, but you can adjust this to the size you desire for the roses. Once you make one you will easily be able to adjust the pattern.
Glue Arts Hot Glue Gun and sticks
Glue Arts 3/8" Double Sided Adhesive Squares
Newspaper
Pencil for drawing
scissors
Glimmer Mist
Instructions:
Hand draw a spiral on newspaper print with a pencil (the marker used in the photos was for easy viewing of the pattern.) My paper was about 7" square, but you can adjust this to the size you desire for the roses. Once you make one you will easily be able to adjust the pattern.
Use a scissors to hand cut near the line of the spiral. I like to make my cutting a bit wavy when cutting. You can do the same, just stay near the line.
Begin to roll the spiral starting at the outside end then continue to roll until you reach the center end.
Once completely rolled place the rose down petal side up. When you let go of it the rolls will begin to loosely unwind.
Once the rose is the size that you want it to be you can flip it over and place an Adhesive Square at the center of the back trying not to attach the very end at this point.
Turn the rose over again to make sure the rose is the size you want. You can tighten it more or loosen it more by twisting the coiling the way desired. Attach the end of the spiral to the Adhesive Square once you are done.
Use Glimmer Mist to color the flowers and while the newspaper is still damp use your fingers to curl and shape some of the "petals".
Use Glimmer Mist to color the flowers and while the newspaper is still damp use your fingers to curl and shape some of the "petals".
Once the Glimmer Mist is dry on the roses use them to decorate for spring using the Glue Arts Hot Glue Gun. You can also use the Adhesive Squares to adhere the roses to home decor items if you want a temporary embellishment.
Make sure to make these roses for gift packaging, corsages, and other paper projects too.
We're down to our final two days of our Recycle, Reuse & Repurpose Challenge! Be sure to email your entries to Gluegirl@gluearts.com by this Friday, March 18th. All details regarding the challenge can be found here!
We hope you'll join us and craft with a purpose!! (and well the prize package is pretty fantastic too!)
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