I had my eye on this set when I first went thru the new catalog…and that was BEFORE my son announced his engagement! I love the elegance of it…so suitable for MORE than weddings! But, this week’s Challenge #27 over on LateNightStampers is "Here comes the bride"…so I thought it would be fun to make a little wedding accessory! Wouldn’t these be fun along side the pews at the church? The triangle cones are quick and easy to make and I learned how to make it from a patriotic one I received from Laura Lipe using stars. The Hydrangea flowers are from my garden! They are gorgeous this year (my hubby keeps them well fed!) Edit: The creator of this Paper Cone is Kathy McGuire! Here is an excellent tutorial on how to make them! Kathy used 9×9, I used Laura’s directions of 8×8 so I could use 8 1/2 x 11 cardstock.
I started with an 8×8 base of Almost Amethyst cardstock and stamped the large flourish from Wedding Sweet randomly on it with White Craft Ink. Along the flap that is folded outside, I arranged the punched 5-Petal punches and the Boho Blossoms punches in Almost Amethyst, Bashful Blue and Whisper White. In some of the centers I added Clear Rhinestone brads. It is hard to see, but on the back flaps, I added two large Pewter Jumbo Brads and then ran the White Stripe Organdy Ribbon thru them for a hanging loop.
That’s it! Simple, but beautiful (in my humble opinion!)
Connie
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Hello Connie!
I thought you’d like to know who the creator of the paper cone was…Kathie McGuire! She taught this on a tv show a few months ago…here is the link to her web page and tutorial:
http://kathiemcguire.blogspot.com/2009/02/completed-cones.html
Your cone is lovely and will look so pretty in the church.
Connie your paper cone is just beautiful!
Very Elegant. Beautiul job.
This is indeed very beautiful and elegant, Connie! Thanks for sharing this! I would love to do this with my stamp club ladies! They would go wild for this!! I LOVE it!!
Beautiful paper cone! I LOVE hydrangeas and can’t wait to make these cones to show off my hydrangeas also. I have always “fed” them Starbuck’s coffee grounds (my local store will give me a huge plastic trash bag full!) and they flourish on this! LOL
Thanks for sharing!
Hi Connie,
I just love your paper cones, and sent the photo to my newly engaged niece! I will be watching your blog for wedding ideas since I’ve offered to do her favors. Congrats to your son and his bride-to-be!