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Tag: newspaper crafts

Posted on April 3, 2021April 4, 2021

An Easter chick’s newspaper decoupage makeover

So long, pastel pink. Hello black and white.

Posted on March 28, 2020September 24, 2020

Decoupaged newspaper birds

What to do when you're cooped up at home combatting a global pandemic? Give a couple of flocked birds a newspaper makeover. It won't cure the coronavirus, but at least it will help you forget about it for a little while.

Posted on April 13, 2018September 24, 2020

Crafting | Newspaper chicks wreath

Hello, blog readers. I'm going back in time today to make a new home for some old friends. Loyal readers (with good memories) might remember the newspaper chicks I made back in 2015 by decoupaging newspaper onto some yellow plastic Easter chicks. Back then, I had them displayed under glass... .. and made them their …

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Posted on February 18, 2017June 7, 2020

Crafting | Newspaper flowers

So I was supposed to be packing and shopping and generally getting ready for vacation today. Instead I made newspaper flowers. Why? Because newspaper flowers don't make themselves, people. Plus, I had this little tray full of silver baubles sitting on my coffee table, and every time I walked past it, I would think, "This …

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Posted on January 16, 2017September 24, 2020

Valentine’s Day | Hearts on a string decoration

Valentine's Day decorations are generally not my thing. Most of the mass-produced ones out there are way too saccharine sweet and frilly for me. So this year, I decided I'd make my own Valentine's Day decor: something with a vintage industrial vibe that I wouldn't mind actually hanging in my house. I started with these …

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Welcome to Wisconsin Magpie. I’m Lisa, the creator of this site.

A history nerd and profligate collector, I spend way too much of my free time at thrift stores and garage sales, salvaging other people’s castoffs. When I’m home, I’m attempting to use power tools I have no idea how to operate and undertaking craft projects well beyond my skill level. Sometimes they actually turn out.

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