giant paper flowers DIY...

Paper flowers are getting lots of coverage these days, especially the DIY versions.  The beauty of making your own paper flowers is that you can create them to suit your needs perfectly - big or small, different colours, different paper mediums, easy or difficult!

We're loving these giant paper flowers that we found over at Design Sponge, designed by the team at Ruche.  Wow, can you imagine a room full of these?  Loving the soft, peachy pink colour tissue paper that they used as well.

Check out the full instructions over here.

good luck! x

freebie xmas activities...

We love the DIY and free printable activities that emerge each Christmas season!  There are always lots of unique ideas that won't cost much at an often expensive time of the year...

Plus as school and kindy wraps up for 2011, these activities are perfect timing to help entertain your little ones as well. 

1. Make your own DIY christmas crackers.  Pop over to www.minieco.co.uk/crackers/ for easy peasy instructions.  Thanks Lil Magoolie for bringing these to our attention!

2. We used to love word searches when we were younger, and were really excited to find this fun, christmasy word search designed by the clever Li-Ann over at Ham&Pea Design and Paperie. 

3. Gorgeous free printable gift tags for Xmas, or fun stickers to play with all year long.  We love everything that comes out of the Studio of Love Mae!

4. This colouring competition ends on the 19th December, but the pretty picture will still be a great colouring-in idea for children long after Christmas Day.  Spotted over at the Countdown to Christmas at babybites.

And lastly, we can't go past a baking activity this Christmas season.  These star cookies from Donna Hay will be well appreciated by friends and family this year.

xx