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Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Super Saturday Crafts

Paper Box
what you need
  • 2 sheets of 12 x 12 decorative paper. 2 different decorative papers with the same colors in each of the papers.
  • 1 solid 12 x 12 piece of paper that matches one of the colors in the decorative papers
  • Glue dots or glue stick
  • Ribbon (small ribbon)
  • Paper cutter or scizzors





How To:
  1. Take your solid piece of 12x12 paper and mark it with a pencil at 4 inches and with a ruler and pencil (I used a mechanical and pushed the lead all the way down so it wouldn't mark up my paper) and draw 4 inch lines down your paper and fold down the lines 
2. Fold each of the corner pieces down the center forming two triangles, fold themup as shown.


3. Measure your decorative paper into four 4 inch squares then so they fit better cut 1/8 of an inch off the top of each square and 1/8 of an inch off one side.
4. Take one of the decorative paper and cut it into triangles 

5. Fold your solid paper down the lines and


6. After folding...


take your glue stick or glue dots ( I used glue dots) and prep every triangle and every square on the backside of the paper excluding the center square and place the square pieces where they need to go as shown, make sure you place the paper so that when it is done it's not upside down.


7. Make sure when you place the triangle pieces one that they match up to their corresponding piece.


8. Punch a hole in each corner


9. cut a ribbon anywhere between 12inches and 15 inches and feed the ribbon thru the holes


10. once you feed it thru tie it into a bow


11. Done! Now fill your box with treats or gifts and give away.



Cinnamon Stick Candle Holder
What you need
  • Square glass container
  • A package of cinnamon sticks ( I bought the fake craft cinnamon sticks, they still smell like cinnamon but are cheaper than real ones)
  • Green wired ribbon
  • Pine sprig
  • Berry bundle
  • Hot glue gun and hot glue sticks





Menu Board
what you need
  • 11x17 cookie sheet
  • 3 different 12 x 12 decorative paper ( I used one poka dot, one striped, and one floral print with colors that matched)
  • 1 12x12 paper bag brown paper
  • magnets
  • paint
  • black permanet marker
  • sticky note pad
  • mod podge