Make paper flowers that bloom on their own!!! Cool idea for mother’s day, birthday or any time!

Hi everyone. Today I am showing you how to make cool paper flowers!! They are so pretty. And when you drop them in water, they bloom on their own, like magic!! I wrote a nice message inside on of them. You could make one and give it to someone you love for a special day or just any day! Or just make loads and have fun!!

Watch the full video for my top tips!!

I used two different kind of paper, printer paper and construction paper. The construction paper absorbs the water more quickly and that’s why the flowers open more quickly than the printer paper. You can experiment with different papers!

I used washable pens because I love the patterns they make when the paper starts to get wet, and also how the colours swirl in the water. But you can use waterproof pens or even print out a flower.

I hope you enjoy this video!!

Making a dog-themed gift for my friend!

Hi everyone.

My friend loves dog so I’m making a dog-themed gift for her! In the first video, I show you how to make cute paw prints to decorate the gift wrap, using a homemade stamp. I also show you the whole present: the book (and a few more book ideas – see the description on You Tube for links), the bookmark, the card, and the origami surprise inside the card.

In the second video, I draw a dog to make the front of the card and lots of rainbow paw prints and dog bones for the back.

And in the last video, I show you how I make an origami puppy!

I hope you enjoy it! See you again soon!

Making a mermaid-themed gift

Hi everyone, please check out my new You Tube channel Arty Crafty Josie and my first video. I hope you enjoy it!

My friend is having a Mermaid Birthday Party. I love themed presents so I am making her a mermaid-themed gift. In the first video, I make a bracelet with mermaid charms. In the second video, I make the mermaid card, with watercolour paints and other things. In the third video, I show you how I make pretty gift wrap with some stencilled mermaids and watercolour paints, how I make a bookmark, and how I put everything together (watch out for some cool mermaid ribbon!).

Here is the mermaid template from my mum.

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