DIY: Scrapbook Papercraft Project

Le finished product.

Oh, Pinterest. You finder of fancy! You curator of crafts! You provider of pipedreams! OK, so this project didn't come with a step-by-step from Pinterest, but it was inspired by poster projects like these:

Source: thishumblehome.com via Tassia on Pinterest

Source: brassyapple.blogspot.com via Tassia on Pinterest

Basically, I was at Michael's doing some unrelated shopping and saw that they had scrapbook paper on sale for $0.16/sheet, as well as 12x12 scrapbook frames on sale for $3. Once I did the math, it took all of 10 seconds for my plan to form.

Read on for a full step-by-step...

DIY: Baby Shower Cupcake Toppers

So, we had a baby shower potluck at work, and as per usual I took it as an excuse to over do it and get crafty. I really wanted to make mini-cupcakes, having just gotten a set of mini-cupcake baking trays for my new apartment, but I also wanted them to stand out.

I couldn't find any cute toppers at my usual haunts (Michaels, Target, etc.) so I opted to make my own.

Hit the jump for a step-by-step and tons of photos: