Who knew?

Okay, so we are getting to the end of the parade.  Today is the last day of the Creative Chics Parade - and the theme is BEFORE and AFTER. 

One of the most talked about BEFORE and AFTER projects that we have done here at T&D is our Toliet Paper Minibook.  It's been featured on a few creative blogs because no one can believe how an old TP roll could make such a cute minibook!

So here it is - The TP Minibook...

BEFORE:

And AFTER:

For instructions on making your own TP minibook click here. 

Before you know it you will be recycling all your TP rolls to make minibooks!

Speaking of recycling... a friend of ours recently told us about this cool little shop. If you live in the Twin Cities area you may want to check it out. No more feeling guilty about the money you spend on your creative hobby when it's all recycled goods!

PS. You can still enter to win BLOG CANDY!  Post a comment on the posts from this past week and our winners will be picked on Sunday. 

Spring Fling - Paperbag 6x6 Minibook Kit!

Paperbags aren't just for carrying your lunch anymore!

You can make a fun & unique 6x6 paperbag mini album with our new Spring Fling Project Kit!

At the last retreat we attended our paperbag mini albums were quite a hit. We completely sold out of them over the course of a weekend! We can take a hint -- so we designed an all new paperbag minibook kit!

This album is great for displaying all your favorite Spring memories or it could be the perfect gift for the soon-to-be graduate in your life! The Spring Fling Project Kit has everything you need to complete the project - a paperbag mini album, coordinating papers, sticker letters, ribbon, and embellies. (even an exclusive T & D zipper flower!)

Crystal used her kit to show off all of her favorite Spring pics from 2009!

Qwick and EZ!

Here's a quick project anyone can whip up!

Crystal needed a cute little vase for her desk. 

What she had to work with was craft paint, patterned paper, bling, and a used yogurt cup.

 Little paint here, tape and paper there, and a little sparkle and POOF....

instant vase!

Look around your recycles....what can you beautify today?

Check back with us tomorrow...we're giving you a sneak peak at a special project we worked on over the weekend!

Until then,

Happy Craftin!

Kelli and Crystal

Reduce - Reuse - Recycle Part 2

Guess what we used to make this adorable mini book! 

Give up? 

TP rolls!  

We have received a lot of feedback in the last couple days about what in the world we planned to create with those toliet paper rolls.  So what do you do with all those left over  rolls?! You make a mini-books out of them!  We had a lot of fun creating this mini-book.

It's the perfect size to give as a gift and your friends will never guess how you made it! (you will want to tell them though, since it is so cool!) Crystal made this book to show off some of her favorite sailing memories of 2009. 

MATERIALS:

3 toliet paper rolls

3 - 5 x 7 inch sheets of paper

 hole punch and/or eyelet setter

 ring to bind your book together

a strong adhesive (yep, we used Terrifically Tacky Tape, again!)

eyelets (optional)

HOW TO:

Step 1: fold the toliet paper rolls flat.
We used a bone folder to make a good fold that will keep the rolls flat.

Step 2: wrap a 5 x 7 inch sheet of paper around each roll and use a strong adhesive to hold it in place. You will need to center

Reduce - Reuse - Recycle Challenge Part 1

We're doing are part at Thingamabobs and Doodads to make the earth a little more GREEN!

We welcome you to part 1 of our Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Challenge

Ah the craft room...it should inspire us to be more...crafty!

For our first project for the Reduce - Reuse - Recycle Challenge, we turned a small used coffee cup into a cute Spring marker holder for our desk.  If you are anything like us your craft room can quickly turn into a chaotic mess while working on a project! Anything to help stay organized is a good thing - especially when it's pretty and recycled! 

MATERIALS:

Small disposable coffee cup

Strong adhessive - we used Terrifically Tacky Tape

Patterned Paper, Ribbon, and coordinating embellies.

Ink (optional)

HOW TO: