Disneyland Paris Flowers

I've made flowers from books and Disneyland maps.  Since I started crafting more frequently with paper I've been collecting it from every place I go.  Now to put some of them to use.

I guess one of my biggest souvenirs I acquired along my European trip were Disneyland Paris maps.  I grabbed about 20 of them while I was in the park to bring home.  Let me tell you that all that all those paper maps ended up pretty heavy coming back home.

The map itself it really quite colorful.  Compared to the US parks maps it has a lot more color.  And it's a two in one map, both parks are on one sheet.

And now for the finished product.  These are my favorite flowers that I've made so far.  The colors are fantastic and vary so much on each flower.

I wrapped the stems first with floral tape.  It give them a much more substantial look and feel.  Then I gathered all the stems together and wrapped them with ribbon.  To secure the ribbon I used fabric straight pins.

 What's not to like on how they came out.  

One map created this entire bouquet of 12 flowers.

Now to find them a proper place in the house.  

And to figure out what to do with the 19 other maps I acquired.

Disneyland Map Rose

I made all of those roses for Christmas presents but I didn't make any for myself!  What was I thinking?!  It is better to give than receive I suppose.  But can I receive a gift that I gave myself.  Why not.
And I just go back from another trip to Disneyland.  I feel a change in living soon.

I wanted to make mine a bit different than the rest.  I made my bouquet from only the map part of the map.  Does that make sense.  No descriptions, directions, or advertisements.

 Only the map.

What can you see?  Looks like the Jungle Cruise and Autopia to me.

 I always wrap each stem with floral tape.  Gives it a fuller feel than just the wire.  When all of them are wrapped I put them together with another layer of floral tape.  

And to finish them off I wrap them with some ribbon.  I secure the ribbon with a some straight pins.

And is that Walt I spy?

It's very different than any of the other bouquets I've made.  

I think that I might like them mixed in with the entire map.  I know I can always make more!

And I'm actually in Disneyland today so I can always pick up more!

2012 A Year of Finishing Projects

As far as finishing projects 2012 was a good year.

Valentine's day Pillow

Kindle case version 1, 2, and 3  

T- shirt quilt.  There is not a lot of progress on this project.

Disney is always an inspiration.  I made a couple ornaments, got some fabric signed for future projects and made a travel wallet for my adventures into the park.

I went to Walt Disney World 3 times within 2012.  I even saw Disneyland Paris' castle at Walt Disney World that I would later see in person.

I left Disneyland but not before getting some photos with the Fab 5!

I traveled 1650 miles back to Kansas City.

I caught onto the embroidery hoop craze and made Disneyland Railroad, Kansas Sunflower and the 1912 Jayhawk.

I went all around KC when I got back.  I went to Union Station, the Overland Park arboretum and Royals games.

I started and actually finished a queen size quilt within the same year!

I bought some books, tore them apart and made many different, wonderful things from them.

I love making all those paper flowers!

And coasters!

After moving home and taking time off I went on the biggest adventure of my life.  I went to Europe for 3 1/2 weeks.  What an amazing time.

I started in London during the break between the Olympics and Paralympics.  When I came back to London after my two week bus tour the Paralympics were in full swing.

Kensington Palace gardens and grounds were beautiful.

I got super lost in York.

Crossed an international border without feeling like it.

Went to the Edinburgh Military Tattoo.

Found some ruins at the base of Arthur's Seat.

Visited Loch Lomond.

Climbed the steps the Giant's Causeway

Walked around the Aran Islands.

Went to the Cliffs of Moher.

I made more paper roses but this time out of Disneyland Maps.

I finished my grandfather's fall quilt.  It is one of my favorite quilts I've made.

I made some ornaments.  My annual ornament with paper cranes.  And I made some ornaments from wedding bouquets that both couples loved.

And after about 10 years sitting in a tin I found something to make from my paper cranes.  Christmas tree garland made from candy wrappers.  Pretty awesome.

And my brother and wife's quilt.  It only took me about a year and a half to finish but it is done now!