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
Theresa says
July 30, 2012 at 2:20 pmI 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
Laura from Top This Top That says
July 30, 2012 at 3:27 pmhow cute are these!
McMama says
July 30, 2012 at 3:49 pmWhen 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.
Gina Luker says
July 30, 2012 at 4:39 pmYep, regular old Christmas lights 🙂
Susan says
July 31, 2012 at 4:00 amGina 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???
McMama says
July 30, 2012 at 3:50 pmOops meant to say “when YOU say” sorry!
Taylor says
July 30, 2012 at 5:39 pmLove it! So beautiful!
Amanda @ Serenity Now says
July 30, 2012 at 5:47 pmThose are just lovely!!!
Tea Cottage Pretties says
July 30, 2012 at 8:42 pmTOOOOO CUTE!!!!!!!!!!!!
Rebekah says
July 30, 2012 at 8:58 pmI love this idea! Now, was there a method to the crumpling? It looks like you cut a hole somewhere. Where? What a cute decoration!
Gina Luker says
July 31, 2012 at 3:07 amOh 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 🙂
KaseyQ says
July 30, 2012 at 9:15 pmI 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. 🙂
Carrie Barron says
July 30, 2012 at 9:29 pmThese 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
Jean @ www.thebackyardbungalow.com says
July 31, 2012 at 2:56 pmThose are a great idea! I’m going to pin this so I can remember it!
Dewdrop Gardens says
August 2, 2012 at 11:07 amVery adorable!
Holly- Cutie Pie Cottage says
August 3, 2012 at 1:15 pmHi 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! ♥
McMama says
August 3, 2012 at 5:40 pmMade 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!!
Little Susie Home Maker says
August 4, 2012 at 3:05 amThere 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
Stephanie Hill says
August 4, 2012 at 4:13 amGina,
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
lynn says
August 4, 2012 at 10:15 amso clever and so cute! tfs:)
The Cottage Market {Andrea} ♥ says
August 4, 2012 at 9:08 pmsuch 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 🙂
Longchamp Bags says
August 12, 2016 at 1:45 amYes! Finally someone writes about reusable dry longchamp.
Gina Luker says
September 1, 2016 at 8:41 am🙂
Stephany Coffman says
September 24, 2016 at 10:57 amYou could waterpaint them before u smash them up or give them a tie dye look to match decore ! What a awesome idea ! Thank you !
Gina Luker says
September 25, 2016 at 11:08 amAwesome idea Stephany!!