Friday Favorite Website

Today my favorite website is Country Living. It is just chock full of amazing holiday decorating and craft ideas. So, a riddle for you. What is black and white and red all over? A newspaper! Ha! Funny, huh? I know, it is supposed to be "read" but that would have been too easy for you to figure out so I typed it like it sounds.

Two of my favorite projects are fun things to do with newspaper. I am going green today so I am showcasing fun projects to recycle and repurpose.

The first is a wreath.

According to Country Living: To make this wreath, cover a foam floral wreath base with newspaper "flowers." To make a flower, cut a 4" x 4" square from three pages of newspaper. Fold the stack in accordion fashion, trim, and then tie with floral wire in the center. Spread the petals and then hot-glue to base. Repeat steps until wreath base is covered; you will need about 40 flowers. For the bow, cut several 12" paper strips. Form loops with each strip, gather a bouquet, and secure with wire. For streamers, cut long strips and fold in accordion fashion. Hot-glue bow and streamers to wreath.

The second is a very funky way to wrap presents Jessica Murname a stationer in Chicago. I have wrapped with newspaper before but never got all funkified and made such a cool embellishment. Now that's what I call a full loom!

Their instructions for making this nifty little package are as follows:

Make Jessica Murnane's Newspaper Bloom

1. Stack eight sheets of newsprint and cut into an 8" square.

2. Accordion-fold the stack into 1" increments.

3. Next, cut four pieces of ribbon to a length of 8".

4. Unfold the paper slightly and rest a piece of ribbon in each crease (if you end up with more than four folds, you'll need to cut additional ribbon).

5. Gather the folds back together and pinch the center of the paper tightly (it will look like a bow tie), binding it with a rubber band.

6. Starting from the top, peel up each layer of newspaper, scrunching it together as you go. Finally, curl the ribbon to make a cluster in the topper's center.

I apologize for selecting this as my favorite because I know you will get sucked in like I did and surf until your heart is content, which for me was the length of an Intense Movie my hubby and I just watched.

Happy Friday,

~MB
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