Meet and Make: Latrice Murphy

Today’s Meet and Make designer is Latrice Murphy. Latrice is a busy crafter who loves to use bright colors and anything that’s unexpected! On her blog, Any Occasion, you will find a mix of photography, scrapbooking, card making, and cooking.

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10 Fun Facts About Latrice Murphy

1. I trained for the 2004 Olympics, but school took priority and so I made the VERY hard decision to give up that dream. I hope to get back into training shape one day.
2. I have three tattoos, all of dragons. One resembles puff the magic dragon a little.
3. I eat almost no vegetables. This makes it hard to get my kids to eat them too!
4. I secretly love being a stay at home mom, but it’s seriously stressful at times.
5. My dream job is to work in the scrapbooking industry creating yummy goodness for all to see.
6. My family nickname is Tricie. Pronounced Tree-see (short for Latrice) and the “U” in my middle name stands for Unique. Seriously it does.
7. I have three fabulous kiddos and plan to have one more. (Don’t tell my husband)
8. I’m a baker extraordinaire and hope to have a bakery/craft store one day of my own.
9. I’m an Architect and elementary school teacher. Weird I know. I love both fields so much.
10. I’m a sports crazy wife who thinks her husband is so lucky because I could watch Sports Center 5 times in a row and not get tired of it.

Here’s Latrice’s Project:

Whimsical Tissue Poms

Materials:

• Pipe cleaners
• Tissue Paper (sheets for gift wrap)
• Scissors
• Ribbon

Video:

Instructions:

1. Accordion style fold the paper. Crease with each fold. Use about a 14″ piece of tissue paper and about 5 sheets stacked.
2. Gather the folded tissue paper and bend in center.
3. Fold a pipe cleaner in half, and slip wire over center of folded tissue; twist tightly. Tie ribbon or wire for hanging, if desired.
4. If you want you pom pom to have the rounded edges like above trim the ends so the they are round before moving on to the next step.
5. Separate each layer, pulling away from the center.
6. For best results, pull away layers from the top and bottom of one side before moving on to the next side.
7. The end result is a fluffy Tissue Paper Pom Pom Ball!

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