Showing posts with label Christmas. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Christmas. Show all posts

December 7, 2012

Craft fair: Snowman Popcorn Wrapper


I made these snowman popcorn wrappers for my craft fairs! There were a lot of fun to make and so I decided to do a step-by-step tutorial.

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1. Take a piece of fleece 9.5" X 7". Fold on the long side, with right sides together. So that the resulting rectangle is 4.5" X 7". Stitch with a 1/4" seam allowance on the longer edge. 


2. Turn the tube inside out so that the stitching is now on the inside.
3. Fold around 1/2" on one side to form a cuff.
4. Fold again.
5. Make a fringe on the other side. The depth of the fringe is around 1"-1.5"
6. Pull the tube over the popcorn pack, with the cuff side on the popcorn pack.
7. Tie the fringe together - I used a small piece of flower stem wire, around 4" in length and wrapped it around the fringe.


Scarf
Take a piece of fleece 16" X 3/4". Make a fringe on both the short ends.

Body
Trim cardstock to 7" X 11".
If you want a color printout, then use this image. For a black and white version, download this image
Open a Word document and insert the downloaded image. Resize and position it. Print it out on a copier paper first to see if the size and position are correct. I finally printed them on 65# coredindations white cardstock available at Joann. It was perfect - not too thin and not too thick; and it had a nice smooth finish! I used a b&w printout and colored the cheeks using watercoloring with Distress Ink Spun Sugar and the nose with a orange sharpie.

After coloring, wrap the cardstock around the popcorn and glue. I also glued the bottom of the cardstock together. If you have a crimper it, you can crimp the bottom after gluing.

December 6, 2011

I’m back…with Christmas cards!

November was extremely busy with the craft fairs and then a thanksgiving trip to visit the family! So I haven’t updated the blog for quite some time. Since there are lots of things to share, I’m going to post them in batches starting with the christmas cards.

All these cards have been made using the Cricut cartridge Christmas Solutions.

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The house is cut at 3” and the trees at 5”.

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The santa claus and reindeers is cut at 2.25”. Moon is also part of the same image.

  • Stamps: sentiments are from PTI Holiday blessings and the star in the above card is from Hero Arts Swirl Christmas.