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Tuesday, November 28, 2017

finger painted wrapping paper

If you've followed me for a while, you will know that I love making handmade wrapping paper during the holidays. And I REALLY love finding simple ways to create that paper. I thought it would be fun to kick off the holiday season with one of my favorite ways to make simple and colorful floral wrapping paper- using your fingers! The best part is that this project is easy and fun for all ages.


I like to use craft paper, white wrapping paper or butcher paper when I am creating my own wrapping paper. I used a roll of white butcher paper and smaller sheets of craft paper for this project.


To begin, select a few colors of acrylic paint.

Dip a finger into one color and begin creating simple and messy flowers. There is no need to get perfect or worry about details- this process is all about capturing the basic shape of a flower.

Keep in mind, the more you move those fingers around, the more expressive the flowers will be.


Add a few simple stems or leaves around those flowers- this will really complete any simple flower.

And then begin filling that surface. Lucy went wild with all kinds of colorful rose inspired shapes on a smaller pieces of craft paper.


And I filled large pieces of butcher paper with colorful flowers.



An afternoon of messy fun and a little collection of really pretty paper!


Looking for more inspiration for handmade wrapping?






7 comments:

  1. I love the paper! It‘s BEAUTIFUL!

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  2. What a fun way to get messy and so beautiful!

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  3. Great idea! I'm going to try this with my boys. Thank you for sharing your beautiful art!

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  4. Terrific ideas! Thanks for sharing:) I can't wait to try these.

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  5. Beautiful! Thanks for sharing. I will definitely give this a try. :)

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  6. Thanks for the nice idea, Alisa! I shared your post via my most recent newsletter and it's proving to be a popular link. :)

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