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Showing posts with label Holiday. Show all posts
December 21, 2014
December was always my favorite mail sorting time of year at work, because of all the beautiful and unique cards that came in, often from all over the world.
Several stood out to me in particular for their reusable qualities. The best was a card that had live seeds embedded in the paper, and the recipient could tear it up, plant it, and enjoy their card in the form of flowers come Spring. There were also several cards that doubled as ornaments, and I loved that. So much so that I was determined to make my own. I finally got around to it this year. I started in August, because I had absolutely no idea what to make, or really how to make it, until I could see the available materials.
Eventually I found these chipboard shaped ornaments in the holiday craft section at Michaels, way back with the minis.
I had some lovely heavy Christmas scrapbook paper in my stash already, because I've been planning this for ages. Then it was a matter of tracing the shapes onto the back of the paper and cutting them out. I was able to get two shapes out of one card for a classic ball shape.
Then I cut out two sizes of long ovals using a template. I even found some stamps that were appropriate for the 'inside' of a holiday card, and stamped that on the back. I used a shiny gold paper I found at Michael's to cut out the hangers on top of the cards.
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| Pile o' card ornaments |
I just realized I forgot to make one for MY tree. I guess I should go get on that!
December 16, 2011
I saw this on Pinterest this year, and couldn't resist making them. The original instructions can be found on the Magic Bean blog. I made a few alterations as detailed below. But first: pictures!
I used photos of family members to make my silhouettes, and was lucky enough to find sticky-backed felt with a protective paper backing onto which I could draw the outlines. I had to track down carbon paper. Do you know how hard it is to find carbon paper these days? I glued fabric onto cardboard instead of sewing, because the trim I wanted to use wasn't easily sewable.
They were an instant hit. Now I want a set for MY tree. However, I think that I'll make mine out of scrapbooking paper. It might go over a little easier! I'm going to see if I can borrow a Cricut and cut the cutting job in half.
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