When perusing the October/November 2010 issue of ReadyMade magazine, I was only slightly intrigued by this little DIY craft project. Not knowing what to do with the decorations once I completed the DIY left me indifferent, but then my mind began to wander and I kept thinking of ways to use them. Read on for 6 things to do with these colorful spheres.
While ReadyMade suggests using paint chips as the base material, you can also use old posters, colorful magazine pages, colored paper, or any other heavy-weight paper.
1 Create intimacy in a room by hanging a group of various sized orbs above a sitting area
2 Add color to a room by placing them in a tall glass vase
3 Use them as ornaments on a Christmas tree
4 Starting with orange paper, hang them around your front door to decorate for Halloween
5 Hang them in your window during the winter to add color to your space
6 Beginning with a green substrate, hang them in a doorway as a substitute for mistletoe
(Video: ReadyMade)
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I don't get why the blogosphere thinks it's OK to steal paint chips from stores for their arts and crafts projects.
@mdorothy, I definitely didn't intend for readers to steal paint chips for this project. Rather, that's why the post suggests other substrates. Or if you're like me -- I have about 2 dozen paint chips at home -- use those for this little project.
I used to work for a home improvement retailer and agree with mdorothy. But, if you're like me and have collected dozens of these legitimately over the years, then this seems like an interesting project. I would also suggest doing this with plain (purchased) card stock, stronger glue, and spray painting the resulting sphere, as an interesting, and more customized project.
'I don't get why the blogosphere thinks it's OK to steal paint chips from stores for their arts and crafts projects"
Oh dear the paint chip police are coming to get you.
Once again, not original. Papercrafts sites, Carol Duval, and Martha Stewart have been showing these things for at least 10 years, probably more.
Papercrafters and scrapbookers tend to do these with scrap cardstock or photos, though.
Judy1991, maybe YOU've seen these papercrafts on CD or MS, but this is the first time I've seen them. So I commend Apartment Therapy for sharing this idea. If they hadn't, I might never had the chance to learn about this project.
And not all crafters "steal" paint chips. I happen to have a huge drawer full of them simply because I've done so much painting over the years. These are nice ways of reusing the things we already have.