Make A Beautiful Autumn Ephemera Garland

Fashion a paper garland with autumn colors and very simple supplies: a variety of craft paper and ephemera, white craft glue, scissors, and watercolor or acrylic paint. 
 

Using a mix of different types of paper adds interest and texture. Old ephemera, scrapbook paper, newsprint and even tissue paper and old sewing patters are great for creating paper flowers. Remember, it doesn't have to be perfect! 

Paper flowers of any type can be made and strung onto jute cord by punching a small hole in the reverse base of each flower. 

Create a wired leaf garland by sandwiching thin craft wire between two paper leaves and securing with white glue. The wire should be positioned as the vein down the center of the leaf. Leave at least 3" of wire extending from the bottom of the leaf. Repeat this process to create many leaves using various different papers. If you like, you can add details to each leaf with paint. Allow the leaves to dry completely. Once all leaves have been created, attach them to a long length of vine created with stiff cord or wire by twisting each leaf's wire around the long wire. Hide wire ends with strips of tissue paper coated with a thin layer of white glue. Use paint to cover the vine.

Create a dense garland by combining paper leaves and flowers along with torn ephemera.

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Day #4 of 4 Days of Free Vintage Christmas Fairy Girls Clip Art!

Hi friends! It's time for our fourth free graphic!  For those who missed it yesterday here's the scoop:

This beautiful artwork is for you to print out at home (or you can take the file to a printer and have them print them out for you, they are .jpg files.)

Use them for crafts, card making, in your scrapbooks or junk journals, print out as wall art for your home, or for any paper craft you can think of - but know that these are for personal use only and not for commercial use. (That means you may not sell the images or the files and you may not claim to be the artist of this artwork - the copyright remains with me.)

To save the image to your computer, simply right-click on the image and choose save. That's all there is to it! I'd love to see what you create so be sure to share an image of what you make with the images to my Facebook page or tag me on Instagram!

This sweet little Christmas girl with fairy wings is number four of four, and I call her Anne.

I hope you love these little ones as much as I do! I'm excited to share the next one with you so don't forget to come back tomorrow and see who it is! 

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Day #3 of 4 Days of Free Vintage Christmas Fairy Girls Clip Art!

Hi friends! It's time for our third free graphic!  For those who missed it yesterday here's the scoop:

This beautiful artwork is for you to print out at home (or you can take the file to a printer and have them print them out for you, they are .jpg files.)

Use them for crafts, card making, in your scrapbooks or junk journals, print out as wall art for your home, or for any paper craft you can think of - but know that these are for personal use only and not for commercial use. (That means you may not sell the images or the files and you may not claim to be the artist of this artwork - the copyright remains with me.)

To save the image to your computer, simply right-click on the image and choose save. That's all there is to it! I'd love to see what you create so be sure to share an image of what you make with the images to my Facebook page or tag me on Instagram!

This sweet little Christmas girl with fairy wings is the third of four, and I call her Mary.

I hope you love these little ones as much as I do! I'm excited to share the next one with you so don't forget to come back tomorrow and see who it is! 

Have a great week

Laura

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Day #2 of 4 Days of Free Vintage Christmas Fairy Girls Clip Art!

 Hi friends! It's time for our second free graphic!  For those who missed it yesterday here's the scoop:

This beautiful artwork is for you to print out at home (or you can take the file to a printer and have them print them out for you, they are .jpg files.)

Use them for crafts, card making, in your scrapbooks or junk journals, print out as wall art for your home, or for any paper craft you can think of - but know that these are for personal use only and not for commercial use. (That means you may not sell the images or the files and you may not claim to be the artist of this artwork - the copyright remains with me.)

To save the image to your computer, simply right-click on the image and choose save. That's all there is to it! I'd love to see what you create so be sure to share an image of what you make with the images to my Facebook page or tag me on Instagram!

This sweet little Christmas girl with fairy wings is the second of four, and I call her Helen.

I hope you love these little ones as much as I do! I'm excited to share the next one with you so don't forget to come back tomorrow and see who it is! 

Have a great week

Laura

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