Paper Tubes: More Projects

Subtitle: Catches My Eye

I love spring! There is so much happening all at the same time....and there's always something that catches my eye. Or several somethings usually!

Like this field of Cuckooflower that looked like a fairyland.  I was drawn right in...and was totally smitten!

As a matter of fact my plant app said Cuckooflower is sacred to fairies and it's bad luck to bring inside.

Paper Tubes: More Projects

I got to thinking about Melodie's idea of using straws for paper tubes. I had these fabulous red and white paper straws....but they ended up being too heavy duty and too difficult to cut. My hands can't do that that anymore. There will be a use for them someday....maybe actually as just a straw!

But I also had these plastic straws on hand too...so they ended being the winner.

I'm pretty happy with the way I roll magazine papers on knitting needles. So I got to thinking what papers won't be strong enough on their own that would benefit from the stability of the staw.  Deli paper gelli prints!  So using a little white glue and some torn pieces of deli prints I did a quick collage on the straw. They cut very easily....but they would also be pretty cool just left long!

I liked the way the torn edges looked...and wrapping it a little wonky was the way to go. They certainly have a more artsy look...I kind of like them and will have to try a few more.

There are all kinds of ways you can use paper tues. You can see my process for covering a frame for a mirror in this post:  

https://joyfulputtering.blogspot.com/2016/03/on-roll.html

           

And here's how I finished the edge of the indigo mirror:
https://joyfulputtering.blogspot.com/2016/03/the-edge.html

And this was a challenge I did with my sister Marilyn where all we could use were the reply cards that you find in magazines....and of course scissors and glue. The tubes became the frame.

https://joyfulputtering.blogspot.com/2015/02/reply-cards.html

It's kind of silly...but it's dimensional! As if that makes it not silly?

And here I framed a card for Janice.

The possibilities are endless for paper tubes!

This will be the last post about tubes....for now. I'd be happy to help anyone who needs more information...I'm just an email away!