In these credit-crunchy, belt-tightening times I've been quietly entertaining myself with a few little paper based projects. Amazing what you can do with a bit of parchment and a sense of humour...oh okay, and a book full of cool ideas that you're not quite clever enough to have for yourself (Minhee Cho, Randi Brookman Harris and Johnny Miller of "Paper + Craft" fame, I doff my imaginary hat to you, you little geniuses.).
Much as I love the knitting and sewing and whatnot, I'm a bit too poor at the moment and I've not yet embraced the whole Make Do and Mend "Why not turn this pair of highly flammable rayon curtains into a fab retro tote?!" mentality.
So my soft furnishings remain in tact thus far. And anyway, paper's free, innit? Well it is if you borrow a few sheets from work. Which I would NEVER do. Obviously. (much)
To date, we have mostly been enjoying the oh-so hilarious moustache straws. I made these for a friend's party, which I then spectacularly failed to attend because, well, that's how I roll...generally into bed at about 10pm with a copy of "Making" magazine (by rights, I really shouldn't be invited to hip parties anyway).
Cost to me? Roughly 99p for the straws.
(I managed to procure the paper gratis. I know...I can hardly believe it either...)
Return? Literally HOURS of amusement. Priceless.
Well I never. Who would have such an awesome party? Moustache straws = endless amusement. 5 stars!
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