Oops, I Craft My Pants: Cookie-Sheet Calendar. This past week, a lady from my husband's work let me borrow her Cricutmachine.
Um, I am in LOVE with it. I've been wanting to make a cookie sheet calendar for a while now, so this was the perfect opportunity. (Be prepared, this post has a TON of pictures) First, I got out my cookie sheet and began cutting computer paper so that I could see what layout I wanted before actually cutting the chip board. I took a few ideas from different blogs, and finally decided that my calendar would have quotes and pictures. Once I got that down, I decided to start cutting out the chipboard with normal scissors. Once the chip board was cut, I cut and glued paper to the chipboard. Here's the finished project. Extra Quotes (I didn't get a photo of all of them, sorry) Months: Birthdays: (is this waaay too many pictures? Extra Month Numbers: Holidays: Extra Pictures: Wheeeeeew. *** this post has been added to Kimba's blog party and also Hooked on Houses blog party. Paper Illustrations, Gift boxes, Calendars, Stationery, Printables, Handmade cards.
Monster Page-Corner Bookmarks. “you maki me happy” sushi card. If you share the love of sushi with the love of your life, this greeting card craft is designed for you!
Sushi is one of those foods for which I acquired the taste quite late. I remember my first experience of sushi as a child, around the age of seven, an era long before sushi catapulted into trend status. I was impressed by a plate of such pretty and colorful food. But one big bite had me wondering if there was a tragic mistake! My then seven year old palate assumed it was to embark on a gastronomy of pure candy and had little ability to equate an appealing sight with the taste of fish. To create the sleeve of this card: 1. 2. 3. 4.
To create the inner card: 5. 6. 7. Insert the inner card into the sleeve. Now go and maki someone happy this Valentine’s Day! Like this: Like Loading... Tagged: japanese card, maki card, maki greeting card, sushi card, sushi greeting card, valentine card, valentine crafts. How to Turn a Crafty Ebook into a Cool Gift, part 1. Last year, I didn't talk much about crafty ebooks during the holidays, because let's face it – as cool as they are, it can be hard to give them as gifts, since there's not really anything tangible to give.
…Which got me thinking: what could you do to make them tangible - and crafty? So I came up with a whole bunch of cool ways you could buy someone an indie crafty ebook as a gift, and also turn it into something really cool to wrap up and put under the tree. Today, we kick off a week of tutorials for making great gifts of crafty ebooks. Hope you enjoy – and support independent self-publishers! Today's project is extremely simple – print, cut, punch and you're done. Here's what you'll need: One ebook, printed out onto heavy paper or card stockDouble-sided, heavyweight scrapbook paperPaper cutter (or ruler and craft knife)Glue stickThree-hole punch (or standard hole punch)Two 1" binder rings (available at office supply stores) A couple notes on printing your ebook: How to make a staple-free matchbook notepad.
In an effort to use up the damaged & small surplus of 2010 calendars I have on-hand, I've been experimenting with ways to repurpose them.
These matchbook notepads were this week's project. They are easy to make .... and adorable ... and completely practical. I'll be making these to drop into my customers' packages as a token of thanks. The paper is from the offcuts of my shipping labels. You could use any scrap paper with at least one blank side for this project.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -To make these staple-free matchbook notepads, you'll need:- a piece of cardstock / coverstock for the outside- 2 or 3 sheets of paper- sewing machine or needle & thread Cut cardstock into 9" lengths and whatever width you desire. Cut sheets of paper into 4-1/4" lengths and the same width as you chose for your cardstock. Make a 5/8 - 3/4" creased fold on one end of your cardstock. Tuck a stack of 10 pieces of paper into the fold.
These are so simple and fun - try it out!