Tube stars and bookmarks.


Here's how the cardboard tube stars turned out. Spray painted with silver with decorative buttons hot glued to the centers.
I also made some bookmarks out of Toblerone boxes and sticky mat papers, finished with some ribbons and beads.

Comments

Magpie's Mumblings said…
oh oh...aren't you afraid you'll crave chocolate every time you use the bookmarks? In my mind, that's a *good* craving tho.
August 18, 2009 at 7:09 PM
Yvonne said…
Love the stars, used to make those when I was growing up. Love making bookmarks and these make me hungry!!!!
August 20, 2009 at 9:38 AM
J said…
Those stars are beautiful. We go through a lot of tp tubes because our pooch LOVES to eat tp of all things! I may have to make some. Ho, ho, ho...
August 20, 2009 at 10:19 PM
Mollye said…
Hi Robyn, I'm a new reader and love your blog and you've got me saving all the toilet paper and paper towel rolls! I want to give you a personal invite and also to your friends and readers to come visit my blog and enter my Contest and Giveaway. Thanks, Mollye
August 22, 2009 at 6:45 AM
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