If you follow me on Instagram, you’ve probably noticed I’m not afraid of a mess. In fact, I think that everyone should spend more time being creative (in one way or another), and that there is beauty in all kinds of messes. Andy Warhol said, “There is beauty in everything, just not everybody sees it.” So when I got the opportunity to work with O-Cedar Angler and #CollectiveBias to look for beauty in life’s messes, I was thrilled! #sweepthemess
Confetti is a fun DIY project that you can make pretty quickly, maybe while watching your favorite show on Netflix. It’s also a great way to use up some of the scraps of paper, ribbons, and tissue paper you just haven’t wanted to throw away. You can use the confetti you make as decorations for a party, something fun to put inside a letter, or even as something to include as a part of a styled photo. I ended out getting a little carried away (as usual) and made seven different varieties.
A few tips:
1. Paper punches seem to work better with cardstock or thicker paper.
2. To keep the confetti from looking too busy or messy, try to only use a handful of colors or materials in each confetti.
3. Messy works! If you’re not the best at cutting in a straight line, this is a great project for you… especially the shredded tissue paper confetti.
4. Using paper punches with tissue paper can be hard. I found that it worked best when I folded the tissue paper over a few times so that there were eight layers.
1. Heart shaped paper punches, pink and red cardstock, scraps of ribbons, scissors.
2. Mint colored tissue paper, circle paper punch, jumbo gold glitter, scraps of gold ribbon.
3. Single hole punch, colorful cardstock or paper. (I ended out making a rainbow confetti with all of these colors, but it would also be fun to make a bunch of little circles and then mix and match them into different little bags of confetti in specific color schemes or combos.)
4. Scissors, colorful tissue paper.
5. Square shaped paper punch, star shaped paper punch, single hole punch, red orange and yellow cardstock.
6. Circle paper punch, red orange yellow and pink tissue paper.
7. Gold sequins, circle paper punch, single hole punch, gold Christmas garland, scissors, pink and mint cardstock or paper.
And of course, DIY confetti is quite messy! By the time I was done making all of these different varieties of confetti, there was quite a little colorful pile of scraps at my feet. Fortunately, I had my O-Cedar Angler broom nearby to help me clean up… and oh what a pretty mess!
I can’t get over this video! It’s incredible what someone can make out of just dust and dirt.
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What about you? How do you like to make a mess?
This was a fun post to read through! Now I have the urge to make confetti with my daughter. I know hers will have plenty of hearts and shiny gold ribbon. Thanks for sharing your beautiful mess. #client
We will be making confetti, we have a sweet 16 approaching and this will give the girls something to do beforehand, seems easy and will occupy them, Thank you . #sweepthemess #ad
Sometimes I make a mess clipping pictures from magazines to use for another purpose like decoupage. The OCedar broom could help me clean it all up!
Pretty cool video of her making a beautiful mess !
thanks for sharing confetti making, the grand kids will love this
thanks for sharing my grandkids will love this
I had never thought to make my own confetti! I have an OCedar Angler broom and love it, it always manages to get into those corners where my sons drop cereal or other surprises.
This is pretty neat! I love to see the creativity! Thanks for sharing the video! Victor
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Love the ideas and all the colorful confetti. We love to use confetti to celebrate our birthday parties here at home. Following on Facebook and Instagram! Thanks for the video! #sweepthemess
Dust and crumbs on the kitchen floor.
Confetti makes me happy, every single time. 🙂
Love all the confetti ideas. I have a friends bridal shower coming up and this would be a great idea for sprinkling on the table with her bridal colors.
Your confetti is beautiful! I would keep it in pretty jars just to look at it!
good way to use left over construction paper. never thought of it
My beautiful cat makes a mess with the litter. I'm excited to try the O-Cedar Angler Broom because I'm sure it would do a great job of cleaning that up.