Happy little accidents are the best kind, right? Last week I was at my friend Polly’s shop, where I was sitting up a new space. I needed some filler to fluff with, and there were slim pickin’s on what to choose from. Then I saw a stack of white paper bags. I started crumpling them and realized, “Hey! These look like flowers!” So my newest crazy idea was born.
I came home that day and knew that I needed to spruce them up a bit, because I really had no use for paper flowers just sitting around. But then I happened upon a string of Christmas lights in my studio {‘cause we all have a supply of those, right?!?} So I crumpled up more flowers and cut a tiny hole in the bottom of the bag.
I stuck the light through the hole and used regular old wrapping tape to go over the wires and tape it down to the bag. Seriously easy stuff.
In about 15 minutes, I had a whole string of paper bag flower lights. For safety’s sake, I used LED lights, because they’re all safe & stuff using them with paper.
Spending 12 hour days in a studio, requires a space that makes you smile – and my little flower lights just make me happy. Even if I did take a break from actual work to make something just for me, it was totally worth it!
something just to make you smile?
Shared at The Cottage Market
I love them! It’s nice to be able to take a few minutes just to do something for yourself, I know making items to sell sometimes our life gets so caught up in that, that we forget that we need pretty too! t.xoxo
how cute are these!
When us say LED lights…is that like Christmas lights? Cause these are totally cute and I actually have white bags lying around…been here for like FOUR years…would look adorable in my girls’ recently redone room.
Yep, regular old Christmas lights 🙂
Gina do you find LEDs odd looking? I look at them on display (lit) every Christmas but they just don’t seem as twinkly as the regular ones. Am I light-impaired or what???
Oops meant to say “when YOU say” sorry!
Love it! So beautiful!
Those are just lovely!!!
TOOOOO CUTE!!!!!!!!!!!!
I love this idea! Now, was there a method to the crumpling? It looks like you cut a hole somewhere. Where? What a cute decoration!
Oh I just sort of opened them and scrunched them open kinda like a sock… then I just snipped a whole in the bottom of the bag. Too easy 🙂
I love making things just to make me smile. Sometimes I’ll grab an old magazine and a small piece of card stock and my scissors and mod podge and make a mini collage just for fun. 🙂
These are so super cool! I’ll have to give it a try! I suppose there isn’t much to explain on how you crumpled them. I’ll just play around until I get a look I like. Thanks for sharing!
Blessings,
Carrie
Those are a great idea! I’m going to pin this so I can remember it!
Very adorable!
Hi there! This is my first time here- via the cottage Market. I love this idea! Thanks so much for sharing it. I’m planning on opening a vintage both next year and I’ve been looking for cute light ideas.
I look forward to looking over your blog! ♥
Made mine this morning! Not as cute as yours, not such a good crumpler of paper I guess but girls LOVE them!! Thanks for the idea!!
There you go! I love stuff like this, and you should make your studio a happier place. What a pretty addition to your wall! Love it! Visiting with the Junkin Joe Party!
Blessings,
Susie
Gina,
I love these! We are getting ready to decorate for my sister’s baby shower, and these lights will be perfect! Thanks for sharing your wonderful idea!!! Pinning! 😀
~Stephanie @ LadyWithTheRedRocker.com
so clever and so cute! tfs:)
such a cool project!!! can’t say i am surprised because look who came up with it!!! : ) hugs and thanks for visiting over at Junkin Joe’s Linky 🙂
Yes! Finally someone writes about reusable dry longchamp.
🙂
You could waterpaint them before u smash them up or give them a tie dye look to match decore ! What a awesome idea ! Thank you !
Awesome idea Stephany!!