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Fall Pins

August 29, 2012 by Meg | No comments

It was starting to feel a bit fall-ish around here, so I thought it would be fun to find some fun, fall projects for my Pin of the Week this week.

(However, Minnesota weather is pretty ridiculous, and it’s supposed to be 92 and HOT today.  That’s not very fall-ish if you ask me…)

Anyway, my brain is in fall mode right now.  I’m so excited for the leaves to change, for hot apple cider out on my parent’s front porch, for Halloween decorations, crisp nights, making soup.  Fall is one of my favorite seasons.

Check out these awesome pins for some fall “pinspiration”:

What a cute idea…but the pin doesn’t link to anything, which is a major bummer.  You could easily make a cute decoration like this using patterned paper (adhere it to some chipboard for extra stability), a hole punch (the Crop-a-Dile would be great if you’re using chipboard), embellishments to match, and ribbon.

This was an idea created in our Algonquin store – how cute is that turkey!  There are so many awesome ways to use rosettes.  I think this turkey would be adorable on a Thanksgiving table!

Happy Pinning!

 

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Pinning Rosettes

August 14, 2012 by Meg | No comments

Two really cool ideas to share with you this fine Tuesday morning:

How awesome are these rosettes!  They’re huge!

The blue rosettes and number corks are so much fun for New Year’s Eve!  You could easily make them to match any theme for any event!  Maybe you’re having a black and white cocktail party.  Just make some black and white rosettes, add some bling for a bit of glitz and glam and you’re set!  Maybe you’re having a football party with friends and want to jazz things up a bit.  Make some brown and green rosettes, and then some from the team colors.  You could add numbers of your favorite players or logo from the teams.  The possibilities are endless!

Have you pinned any cool decor ideas?

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Martha Tuesday!

October 11, 2011 by Meg | 2 comments

Hey there blog readers!  How are you this fine Tuesday?

If you haven’t heard, it’s Martha Stewart week at Archiver’s and Archivers Annex!  All week long we’re celebrating the queen of crafting.

For today’s Martha Stewart themed blog post, I thought I’d share an adorable idea that was passed along to me from our lovely store in Indianapolis, Indiana (Thanks Monique!).  It’s a rosette pumpkin!

Isn’t it just adorable!  Check out the project idea on our website for all the items you’ll need to make a rosette pumpkin and directions on how to put it together.

You can definitely play around with the sizes of your papers and rosettes to make all sorts of different pumpkins.  I made two smaller ones and just messed around with different sized rosettes until I found the combination I liked the best.  I used Bazzill cardstocks to make this pumpkin:

I made the second pumpkin with patterned paper, just to try a different look.  This paper is from the Authentique Glowing collection (I also used some more Bazzill cardstock for the stem and vines).  Again, I just tried different rosettes until I found the combination I liked best!  Here it is:

Here’s a shot of both of them together, next to a standard sized pair of scissors, so you can see how big they actually are.  The biggest rosette on the orange pumpkin I made is from 2 1/2″ x 12″ strips of cardstock.

The great thing about pumpkins, is that each pumpkin looks totally different than the one sitting next to it.  Make a bunch of different sized rosettes and layer them however you want to create a whole patch of pumpkins!

To learn more on how to make rosettes, check out this VIDEO!

Happy Martha Stewart Week!

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We LOVE Rosettes (and videos)!

March 21, 2011 by Meg | 4 comments

A short blog post this fine Monday.

Have you seen the adorable rosettes all over the crafting world and wondered how to make them?  Check out the video HERE for a great rosette tutorial!

Happy Rosette Making!

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23 Days til Christmas! Need some cool handmade gift ideas?

December 2, 2010 by Heather | 14 comments

Only 23 days left until Christmas, so it’s time to get going on handmade gifts and home decor!

Here are a couple cool ideas from the staff at our store in Algonquin, IL.  Every year, the store employees have a creative gift exchange, where each staff member creates and receives a handmade gift, and boy are these ladies creative!  The amazing gifts they create are a thing of beauty!  I’m so glad they snapped a few pictures and sent them my way, because now I get to share my favorites with you!

How cool is this tree made out of Rosettes?  You can use the Martha Stewart Scoring Board and the I Believe collection from My Mind’s Eye to create one just like it.  Adorable holiday decor for your own house, or for a fun handmade gift or centerpiece!

Tim Holtz fans, you’re going to love the vintage look of this piece!  This Tim Holtz configurations box was decorated using 7Gypsies paper tape and Tim Holtz feet foundations, then filled with all sorts of fun personal holiday treasures.  I’m thinking this would be a cool way to safely display some really old and fragile ornaments I have that belonged to my Grandmother.  Love it!

Get to one of our stores to pick up supplies, or shop online at Archiver’ s Annex and get going on a fun holiday project of your own!

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