Hey guys!
I am so thrilled to be guest posting on The CSI Project today!
I’ve been participating in itĀ since it started and absolutely love having a fun challenge each week to keep my creative juices flowing!
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I’m Kelsey from
Tattered and Inked where I blog about DIY projects, furniture transformations and offer some fun free printables!
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To be honest, I was a little stumped as to what I could do that would incorporate left-over Christmas items.
I didn’t really buy a whole lot of ‘new’ christmas decor or packaging- I tried really hard to reuse and come up with ways to use things I had around the house this year for the holidays.
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But what I did have leftover was tons of paper.
If you’re like me and decided to make a lot of gifts this year then you might be in the same boat as me!
I bought a pack of scrapbook paper to use for cards, wrapping, decor and a bunch of gifts and was left with a pile of scraps.
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So I decided to put them to work- I hate throwing things away š
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I ended up filling an entire Mason jar with these guys…
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And the best part is, all you need are small scraps!
I cut them into strips- varied the width of them to get longer and shorter ones,
and then rolled them together.
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Be careful to roll them as tight as you can which is tough with cardstock paper and thicker papers.
Wrapping paper and thin pieces are a breeze.
So they’re your friends š
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Then I just used a small piece of tape to secure the ends down.
It’s a little tedious but a perfect craft-and-watch a guilty pleasure type activity!
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And depending on the size of ‘frame’ you’re doing, you’re going to need quite a few…
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Don’t they look pretty in the jar??
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so I decided to use this as my ‘frame’.
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Of course, you can grab any type of frame as long as it’s flat on the front.
Or you can grab a cabinet door or scrap wood like I did.
I liked this piece because it’s thick enough to stand on it’s own.
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I went ahead and painted mine a glossy white.
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For the middle of my ‘frame’, I whipped up a quick quote to print out.
(I told you I loved making printables!)
This one is one of my favorite quotes from Pride and Prejudice- love it š
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My plan is to include this in my soon-to-be-redone master bedroom so it’s okay that it’s mushy.
Plus it would be great to put out on Valentine’s Day too!
(be on the lookout for a free printable for you guys on the
blog soon)
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I used tons of different patterns and colors on my frame but it would be gorgeous in just a couple
or black and white would be fabulous!
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I adhered my picture to the middle and then just started lining them up.
I started on the left and just worked my way down each row and started back at the top for the next,
putting a line of hotglue down as I went.
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Don’t worry about them fitting perfectly- I trimmed a couple of mine to fit.
I just made sure to vary the patterns as much as I could.
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Aren’t those strings lovely?
Don’t worry, most get covered up and if not, just pull them at the end!
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I did both sides first and then came back to fill in the middle portions above and below the picture.
The result is a fabulous, funky new frame!!
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I love all the texture going on.
Pictures don’t do it justice š
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I also added a piece of paper to the back so that it doesn’t look bad from behind.
Nobody wants that, right?
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I really think the chunkiness of the frame keeps it from being too crazy busy.
I love the simple white sides against all the color.
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I hope this gave you a fun idea for any of your paper scraps you have piled up!
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ThanksĀ so much again for having me and I hope to see you around š
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Kelsey @ Tattered and Inked
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~ Thanks Kelsey. It is about time you and your wonderful blog is featured on here. I love your blog!!!
Go by and say hi to Kelsey!!!
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