MPTS Course - Flowers

So, if you haven't heard yet, I'm teaching a class! We are having so much fun too. I think the best part of the class is getting to know the ladies who are taking it. We have a private facebook group so we can chat and laugh. It's so nice to see what others are making for the class and the different reasons why they take the classes too. Not only am I teaching them techniques to create stunning flowers but I'm also teaching them what to do with the flowers after they make them as well.  I thought I would share what we have been creating so far with my blog readers to get you motivated to start creating some fun projects yourself. 

We stemmed some fabulous flowers to make a lovely spray!

We grouped them up to create a lovely cluster to add to a hair clip, make as a corsage or add it to a jar. 

Here is the cluster that we added to a mason jar!

We added some flowers and some other great items to create this retro shabby chic container.

I can't wait to share with everyone what will be getting into later in the class!

Thanks for stopping by my blog, 

Hope you have a creative day!

Anna 

www.morepaperthanshoes.com

The Knot's Industrial Gala 2013

Wow! It feels like ages since I blogged! So many wonderful things are happening for me that I don't know where to start, hmmm.. lets start with the "The Knot" Industrial Gala.

My wonderful friend Brian Worley sent me a message a few months ago and asked if I would want to help him with an art installation that he was planning for the gala. I'm so glad that he couldn't see me when I got the message. I was doing a very outrageous happy dance. I had a very rough summer and this is what I needed to get my passion back for making fabulous paper flowers. When we talked on the phone I had that "oh my goodness this is not happening to me, am I dreaming?" feeling but keeping my cool like always LOL. We hammered out the details and we were on cloud 9.

The designs and linens he wanted to use were fabulous. A recipe for success! That was not the only thing that was fabulous about this event. The location was too. The New York City Public Library on Madison Ave! What! Where! Are you sure??? LOL  now I knew that I was either dreaming or on one of those candid camera shows. 

After the shock wore off, I got to work and we started making magic! I kept laughing to myself, "how in the world am I going to get these there?" There was NO WAY I was going to run the risk of mailing these flower to New York and they get lost or damaged. So, I made the decision to drive. A decision I would later regret!

We packed up the car with all the flowers, tools and everything else that I might have needed to assemble the bouquets when I got there. It was very humorous, think of a clown car with at least 8 people in it. We were on the road to NY and I was getting very nervous. There were a lot of  "first times" for me about this trip. I had never done large bouquets like this before, this was my first time going to NY and my first time meeting Brian in person! So butterflies were dancing in my stomach. 

We finally got to NY and then the nightmare of driving really hit home LOL. I can't even describe what happened to us. Not only was that a mad house of dysfunctional traffic but our street was blocked off for a parade that was scheduled for the next morning. Instead of the hotel parking us we had to park ourselves. We finally found a parking garage that was several blocks away BUT WAIT... how were we going to get the stuff to the hotel. Another humorous moment. I really could write a book on the adventures of Anna and New York. It would keep you laughing for ages :) 

The next day was much better! We slept in glitter and I actually think we might have ingested some too! Our hotel room was covered in glitter. I was up late the previous night hanging out a window and glitter blasting some flowers. It was definitely in the air of New York City that night! This is what our hotel room looked like while we were assembling the bouquets. 

It was almost show time! 

You can find more wonderful photos from the event by clicking HERE!

I have to take a moment to thank Brian Worley for giving me this opportunity. Not only is he a wonderful client to work with but he has become a wonderful friend and mentor. I also got the pleasure of meeting his wonderful sister and mother, which I adore as well! 

Brian and I are back at it again, working on some thing special for the people who love DIY books. So keep checking back for more of our adventures and what we have in store for you!  

Photo below:

My Mother (Grace Walters), Brian Worley, and ME! :) 

Photography Credit: Carla Ten Eyck

Don' forget to check out this wonderful video of the Gala by "I Do" films

Fall Class Schedule 2013

MPTS Flower Course

 I'm very excited about teaching you some wonderful tricks and tips about paper flowers. Each week we will be focusing on different designs and techniques to this craft. 

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In this 4 week course you will be given videos tutorials on:

Week 1 

-Going over supplies and tools 

-Basic techniques

-Sculpting basic shapes (flower tutorials)

-Stemming flowers

Click here for more information about this class. 

Punch A Bunch Class

In this class I will teach you how to make over 10 different styles of flowers with one paper punch. These are easy to following video tutorials. Also, You will get a step by step tutorial on how to create this cute bucket project.

Click here to find out more information 

Custom Order For An Oklahoman Bride To Be

This are our MPTS beautiful Elizabeth Roses

Our MPTS flower color scheme was inspired by
   http://www.simplypeachy.com
                                                                                                                                                                                                               
The Bride to be will be using our MPTS flowers to dress up the tables for the reception as they will be a great way to add color, beauty, elegance, and a personal touch to each table.

Our MPTS flowers can also be a beautiful keepsake for your guest to keep and take home as a remembrance of your special day.

You can find these and more of our MPTS flowers on the link below, thank you for stopping by and leaving a comment for us.
 We enjoy reading them all :)

http://www.etsy.com/shop/morepaperthanshoes

Custom Order for Casey

What a thrill it was when I got the opportunity to play with these flowers and turn them in to bouquets for a lovely bride to be! You can find my store here for all my custom paper flowers.

She wasn't sure on the two colors she wanted. She decided to place an order for 12 Elizabeth Roses and wanted them created in the  B-002, O-001, O-002 and B-004.

When she got the flowers she fell in love with the B-002 & O-001. 

Here are her bouquets created in her customized colors:

Hope to bring you some more pictures soon so you can see the exciting orders I have been creating this week! 

Until then, hope you have a lovely week!

((HUGS))

Anna

Paper Flower Tutorial & Giveaway!

Thought I would share with you all a cute little project I made yesterday. Using my left overs from the layout I created the other day I quickly assembled this project. However I did have to cut a few petals out from the SVG file "Elegant Florals" from Scraptastical Kreations to create the lovely flower.

She has a couple of different collections of cut files that she has created for flowers. Be sure to check her out on facebook too!

Here is how I assembled my flower:

First you will need to cut out 3 large petals measuring 3" and one small petal that measures 2.5"

Then you will need to spray them with glimmer mist ( I used Tattered Angels "Rouge")

After you spray the petals, use your heat gun to dry them. When you are drying the petals, right before they get stiff take your fingers and create an accordion fold on each petal.

Once they are dry you will want to slightly pull on the edges of each petal to open the fold up a bit. Then take a skewer and curl your petals under on each set of flowers.

They should look like this after you are finished.

I use the Tulip Puffy Paint to create a snow like texture no each petal. A small line goes a long way. Please don't put too much on the petals or you will have a mountain of snow..LOL

After you are finished putting the puffy paint on, you will want to heat up the paint with a heat gun. This will cause the paint to "puff" up. 

After every thing is dried you will assemble the petals by laying each one inside of the other. Start with your larger petals and don't forget to alternate them so they will not lay on top of one another.

Then embellish the middle with stamens, buttons, bling or a button.

Hope you enjoyed this super easy flower tutorial!

Now for some more exciting news!

I'm giving away all types of goodies today!

Here is how you can enter to win:

- Must be a  follower of my blog

-Must promote this giveaway on your blog OR  a public post on Facebook

-Leave me a comment below

International people are welcome to enter also :) 

I will randomly pick a winner on Dec. 26th and post the winner on my blog! Be sure to check back.

If the giveaway is unclaimed after 2 weeks I will draw another winner! Its up to you to make sure you check back and see if you are the winner.

Also, don't forget that I have two flower classes that you can sign up for that are coming up soon.

You can check them out HERE!

I hope everyone has a wonderful holiday!

Hugs, 

Anna 

12x12 Layout - Treasured Garden

WOW! Let me just say it has been a very busy 4 months. Some ups and downs but I'm sooooo... ready for the new year! I think the hardest part of walking your path in life is that some times you can't see where that path is taking you and you doubt yourself. I think that is some thing that many of us struggle with. We try to plan how the path will go and we start doubting it once our plans are adjusted or caught off course. Some times that best thing to do is sit and be still. Let yourself have a chance to see where the path wants to take you instead of where you want the path to lead. It's a very hard thing to do. This is the hardest thing I struggle with. I want to see the end result before I walk down the path and I have learn you miss A LOT when you have your blinders on. Some times you get caught up on trying to figure it all out, that you miss a lot of what is going on around you.  When that happens you need to pull into a pit stop. If you can't get your head back into the game your pit stop may be the one thing that keeps you from going after your dream. 

While I was at my recent pit stop I decide to just sit down and create a page. I can't remember the last time I created a 12x12 layout. Maybe the summer?? 

I kept the layout simple until I started creating my garden of flowers.

The angle of the photo is horrible but its been really wet outside and trying to catch some sun was working against me today. Couldn't lay on the wet ground to capture this one..LOL

I love adding all kinds of trinkets into my garden of flowers. It's fun to hide and seek elements, specially when you are working with sprays of flowers. It's almost like a game of "Where's Waldo"!

Lets play for a moment shall we? 

Can you find these things?

(click on the photos)

- 7 Buttons

-Butterfly

-Feather

-5 Metal Leaves

-Decorative Rose Button

I hope to have some more time after the new year to work on some fab projects and showcase them here on my blog. I haven't been using it very often. I just need to get back into the swing of things again :)

I have been working on some thing in between all the hustle and bustle.

We have added a new and improved classroom on my website. 

http://www.morepaperthanshoes.com

We have not opened the doors for visitors just yet BUT I am holding a VIP class in Feb 2013. This will be the opening of the first classroom. We hope by March 2013 to have the creative commons where you can see the different classrooms you might want to join open and ready for registration. That is still a work in progress but the VIP class is going to be an awesome flower class. You can read more about it on my "How-To Classes" page. 

Well, I hope you all have a wonderful TGIF! 

Check back tomorrow and see what I will be giving away! 

Until then...

Hugs, 

Anna

MPTS VIP Class

MPTS VIP Class

Learn how to develop an understanding of color and design elements that work well together. Each week we will be focusing on a different design and technique. This class will help enhance your knowledge of the art of paper flowers. People who are wanting to learn more than just simple flowers, this is the class for you! 

I will show you techniques that will help you create your own fantastic paper flowers. 

Paper might be flat but there is a way to transform it into something beautiful. 

This is a 3 week course.

Student participation is required.
Serious students only!


Here is your chance to find out how I do it, why I do it 
and how far we can take the limits of paper!

CLICK HERE TO READ MORE!

Paper Flower Class for November

Paper Flower Holiday Packaging and Decor

This is my favorite time of year! I'm so excited about this class. I love decorating my packages for the holidays using paper flowers. It's such a treat to get a gift that looks too good to open. I love decorating around my tree with the packages too.

Everyone knows that I love creating paper flowers and in this class I want to share my passion for them with you. I will teach you several flower designs using punches, SVGs and PDF Templates. We will use these flowers on our packages and other decor items in the class. I also love adding filler items to my flowers to make beautiful arrangements and decorations. I will show you how to make some filler items and how we can incorporate items from the store to make wonderful holiday arrangements.

We will create small to X-large flowers in this class.

We will push our limits when it comes to standard flower making.

Want to make beautiful flowers?

Then this is the class for you!

 

CLICK HERE TO READ MORE! 

A Classic Romance

I just love Etsy! It's not only where you can find my beautiful handmade paper flowers but much more treasures that have been handmade by others too! I love creating treasuries on Etsy. It's something I love to do when I'm at work, waiting for the phone to ring. 

Here is a treasury that I created called: A Classic Romance 

I love vintage and love to see people use it in their weddings. 

My beautiful Elizabeth Roses that are created in the cream with the brown v\centers are perfect for your vintage wedding scene. 

Here are a few of the items I included in my treasury on Etsy:

These lovely place cards can be found at ParchmentPosies

They have such a wonderful vintage feel to them and I love the flower print on the cards.

 Burlap! Love it for a vintage wedding. When I saw these invitations that had been printed on burlap, I had to feature them on my treasury. These can be found at HelloLoveBoutique 

How cute are these! Love the details on these cookies. Not only great for wedding treats but also great for birthdays and other events! these are also great to add to gift baskets for the holidays too. These wonderful cookies can be found at SugarMeDesserterie

Please visit my treasury HERE to see more great items! Some items are sold out and have been removed due to inventory. So, hurry and visit it while the items last. 

Hope everyone has a fab week!

See you back here tomorrow with some more great finds and beautiful flowers! 

((HUGS))

-Anna

Altered Frame - "A Vintage Little One"

Let me just go on the record to say that I should be married to Graphic 45. Well, at least dating it..LOL. I'm madly in love with their paper. I love the vintage feel to ever piece of paper they make. I have lot of this collection and love playing with it. I used the "Little Darlings" collection on this frame. I was digging around in my stash and came across some of the pink paper in this collection and had to play with it some how.  Then I eyed a Dollar Tree frame that I had that would go perfect with the images that were flying around in my head. 

I love creating in front of my Ustream fans. They help motivate me to play around like this and have fun. They will keep me going for hours. I could sit and create for them all day if I had the time! 

The frame I used is from the Dollar Tree. These are adorable little frames and they have many styles to choose from too. People often walk by these frames and say ewww...that looks cheap. Well, give it to me and I will bring it to life and have people saying wow...that looks pretty. Don't ever judge a frame by its cover..LOL. 

While you are at the Dollar Tree walk on by their floral section. The ferns that are sticking out on the side of the flower sprays are from Dollar Tree too. You get a lot on one stem. They make great fillers in your projects. I love using the ferns in my vintage projects. We have some Victorian homes in Norfolk, VA that have lots of ferns hanging from them. I love that look of them hanging from the large front porches. 

On this frame I used Petaloo flowers, which is another favorite of mine. They are nice to me and allow me to purchase wholesale from them for my kits for my classes. Unlike some others that I dare not to mention! I love the velvet mini blossoms that they carry. It's a nice mix of flowers and they are great for adding that different texture to your sprays. Of course I make paper flowers too so I added a few to the frame. I actually have a tutorial on one of the flowers that are on this frame. You can find in on my YouTube Channel. It's called the Ruffled Roses using your McGill scallop punches. It's a very easy tut. 

I love using a mixture of things to add to my sprays. Buttons are my favorite to use. Sometimes I will add them to the centers of flowers and I will tuck them in between the spaces in my sprays.

I also used some Spellbinders on this project. The mix foliage dies and the "label four" Nestabilities. Love Spellbinders, they have all types of awesome dies to create with. 

Hope everyone enjoyed their Labor Day weekend! Don;t forget to join my crowd on UStream so the next time I do a random show like this you will be notified!

Enjoy your holiday!

((HUGS))

Anna