How to Make Spray Paint Rainbow Frames with Gold Leaf

How to Make Spray Paint Rainbow Frames with Gold Leaf! Colors are the smiles of nature! Upcycle some old frames with lots of pops of color and sparkle of gold leaf and glitter for a gorgeous wall art idea. This gorgeous, colorful project can be done outside on a beautiful day and only take an hour or two, depending on drying time. I've had these old frames that needed an update for a long time, you can use a mirror frame too! I decided this was the week (thanks to the lovely weather) to finish them up with bright and bold colors. I found I could say things with color...that I couldn't say any other way. --Georgia O Keeffe This project uses spray paint as well as acrylic paint, giving it lots of fun layers of color. If you have a mirrored frame, use some painter's tape (available even at the grocery store) and tape off the front of mirror...or just scrape it off with a razor after painting. I am using various brands of spray paint and did use colorshot premium spray paint f...

How to Make Origami Corner Bookmarks (Easy Paper DIY)

How to Make Origami Corner Bookmarks (Easy Paper DIY) Origami paper corner bookmarks are super easy to make and perfect for teaching a large group. Just a few easy steps and folding to make a little DIY origami corner bookmark to keep track of reading all during the school year. These easy corner bookmarks are a perfect gift, easy crafts for a school class or youth group, and all you need are some squares of paper. What is a Corner Bookmark? Easy origami corner bookmarks fit on the right corner of a good book. The folded edge of the triangle slides over the corner of your page keeping track of your place in the book. Origami is an easy, glue/adhesive free way of making a corner bookmark, but they could also be decorated to make little monster corner bookmarks or other fun corner bookmark ideas. Supplies Needed for Origami Corner Bookmark: affiliate links Origami Paper (6x6" paper squares) Bamboo Scoring Tool  (optional) Let's talk about the kind of paper for DIY bookmarks. Or...