{doing-it-myself} :: a pretty recycled ribbon

Posted on 9th September 2011 in diy, handmade

hello my friends, how are you doing? it’s friday! it’s here! any nice plans for this weekend? i have plans for today! i will be attending this alternative handmade market, which will be hosted in the botanical garden near my house! and of course, i could not be somewhere else, but there! also because i hope to be shooting with {tia rosa} and her stunning jewerly pieces! and during the weekend, some new work is expecting me, but i am so excited to start this new project, i can’t wait! i will share later, of course! but today, i want to share something else, a new diy project. well, you probably are aware that i try my very best to recycle all i can and use it on my business, mostly to wrap all my orders in a pretty way. from used paper, from handmade {tracing paper envelopes}, to {thank you note cards}, to painted tags & magazine wrapping paper… i try to develop a personal style for wrapping my orders. this week, i found a new one. i had this blouse that did not fit me anymore, and it was ruined on the side. as i have no sewing skills, and as i would not give this for charity on these conditions, i thought the fabric could be used for something else though. let’s see what i did, shall we?

diy project: recycled ribbon

what will you need?
one used piece of clothing
scissors
your package

so, what do you think? inside the package was this beautiful {notebook} for a little girl, that had made her order during the handmade market! what a clever idea she had, don’t you think? i will be back my friends!

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{doing-it-myself} :: tracing paper envelope

Posted on 15th July 2011 in diy, handmade, twiggs photography

ok, i might be doing some more diy projects for the blog. not that i think i am that good at these, but at least i challenge myself to actually create some of the ideas that come to my mind. last week, i told you about {thank you note cards} for your customers or gifts, this time i thought about creating some envelopes for my squared prints out of tracing paper. we use tracing paper in the kitchen for a lot of things, but i actually bought it thinking about some small projects, these envelopes included. so, why tracing paper and why envelopes? because i sell squared fine art prints and i love glassine envelopes. but i don’t find glassine paper that easily, and my envelopes are all suitable for the 5×7 or 8×10 prints, so i needed to create some squared as well! and tracing paper was the closest to glassine…. and maybe a lot cheaper! here are the steps (i know, i know, these projects are really simple, but go easy on me, will you? i’m a newbie here!)

diy project: tracing paper envelopes

what will you need?
tracing paper roll
scissors
ruler
glue
two leaves
embossing tool


so, what do you think? easy, i know! but it makes my squared prints look nicer! and i always love to prepare a good gift-wrap for my customers! it is a part of the deal i think! and if you need some squared prints… well, i have a few on {a place for twiggs} & {a lomo love affair} etsy shops!

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