Hi everyone! Hope you had a great Labor Day weekend. I personally had one of those “I need a vacation from this vacation” type of trips, and am only starting to feel normal again.

Question: do people have strong feelings about where to buy craft supplies from? For example, how do you feel about Hobby Lobby vs Michaels vs Walmart vs Dollar Tree vs [enter your favorite craft store here]? I’ve been doing far more craft shopping lately, and could use some guidance (e.g., are all the Hobby Lobby employees surly? Everywhere, all the time?).

That said, here’s a simple D.I.Y. idea I’ve been stewing over for awhile: using points or dabs of color to create a confetti-like effect (vs pointillism or Indigenous Australian dot painting, where the dots create or decorate recognizable forms). Links to the examples above and at right:

1. Paint palette cards (and giftwrap) by Dear Hancock, found at Design*Sponge;
2. Raval page flags at Paper Source {via};
3. Dot paintings by Lauren DiCioccio, via Modish;
4. Creative use of pencil eraser stamps by Carloe Liu (click through for more designs);
5. Wonderful hands-on guestbooks by Bleu de Toi {via};
6. Potato print artwork tutorial at Oh Happy Day;
7. Textured wedding invitations from Wedding Paper Divas, design by Oh Joy.
8. Pencil eraser bunting and wrapping decoration by Creature Comforts {via};
9. Confetti lolly bags by Poppies By Grace, via Oh Joy.

Here are two more: confetti shoes over at Style Bubble & crayon chip wrapping paper by Liz Stanley.

I like this decoration method because it is inexpensive (tools used include pencil erasers, potatoes, thumbprints, bingo markers, and paint brushes), requires few technical skills, and produces such fun results. What do you think?