Fleur De Lis Rectangles Boxes & A Break

Hello,

I bought this die sometime ago.  I knew it would look really good as a box.  

 This post will link to:
 JustKeepOnCreating - anything goes

CreativeCraftChallenges- anything but a card

Creative Mondays - anything goes

Box tutorial  HERE.

Tiny rose tutorial  HERE.  I used a smaller punch for these white flowers here( Retro Punch) but it is the same technique. 

This lady here share a really great technique

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYV7ncPfsQw&feature=related

Thanks for stopping by!

Helen

P.S.   I just wanted to let my dear readers know that I will be away  for several days.  I will return sometime the second week of April.  I will try to visit your blog whenever I can.

3 x 3 A Note Of Thanks And A Bargain

Hello,

Over the weekend I felt like making 3 x 3 note cards for they are so cute!  Here are a few of them.

Joann Fabric is where I shop for most of my craft supplies both online and the local store.  Over the weekend this is what I got.  Core Destination paper packs bargain!  The original price was $3.99 then it marked down to $1.99 plus an extra 25% off total purchase.  So I got each pack for $1.50.  The neutral has only 40 sheets in each pack but the assorted pack has 50 sheets in a pack for the 8 1/2 x 11.  There were only 20 sheets  for the 12 x 12 pack. I bought 22 packs total.  The paper thickness (65lb.)  is just what I needed. 

I'm going to enter my note card to

Make It Monday - anything goes

Have a marvelous  Monday!

Helen

Quilling Heart Photo Frame

Hello,

I need a baby gift for a friend.  I dug into my craft box and found this.  I made this since last year but somehow I never share it.

I love these pearls.  Originally, it was rolled papers but one of them broke off from stacking in the box.  So I carefully took all the rolled papers off and added the pearls.  I like it better with the pearls.

Again, the frame was from Micheal's.  I bought a bunch of them when they had the 25% off total purchase and the coupon work great with the $1 items.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Helen

15 More Tea Light Bridal Shower Favors

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Here are the rest of the tea light boxes that I made for the bridal shower. 

Here is the measurement  for the box.

Box Base - 5 1/2 x  5 1/2 card stock
Lid - 3 1/8 x 3 1/8  card stock

For the box base (5 1/2 x 5 1/2) score 1 3/4 inches all around.

 

then make 4 cut

 

Take the lid piece ( 3 1/8 x 3 1/8) score 1/2 all around.

Assemble the box and the lid

Decorate the box any way you want.  I love this small box because 1 sheet of 8 1/2 x 11 can make 2 box bases. And if you are using 12 x 12 inches paper, you can make 4 box bases from it.  Isn't that great!

I had been award the Versatile award from Tan's Hobbies.  Thank you Tan for this award. Pop over and say hi.  I love her paper cut creations.

Thanks again for visiting!

Helen

9 Draws Dresser

Good Afternoon Blogger Friends!

I finished decorating the dresser the same way I did with my last one.  I played around with different embellishments and tried different ways to embellish the mirror. I didn't like any of them.  I had to take out the embellishments and added a new piece of card stock to cover the ripped mirror area.   I wasted enough time so I ended up decorated it the same way like I did with the La Cream dresser (on the left side bar).

The mirror is real.  I bought it from Ac Moore.  You can find the rose tutorial here.

Decoration on both sides.

It is hard to see here.  I added embossed pattern paper to the front of the draws before I added the brad.

On the back I added a small chip board to sturdy the mirror. 

Make It Monday - anything goes

Thanks for stopping by again.

Helen

Tea Light For Bridal Shower Favors

Hello,

My friend asked me to make her 30 tea lights and boxes for a bridal shower favors.  I had decorated many tea lights and boxes in the past and those boxes measured 3 x 2 inches but my friend wanted a smaller boxes for the bridal shower favors.  These new boxes measures 2 x 1 3/4 inches.  I will share a tutorial how to make the box in another post.  I got carried away I made 15 of the same boxes.

Decoration around the box.

 I  always bought my battery tea  lights from Micheal's.  They carried them in bulk (24) and when I used the 40% coupon it was about .50 cent a piece.   There is a new Dollar Tree in the neighborhood and I saw it carried the tea light battery so I gave it a try.  They are the three smaller tea lights in the front row.  I don't like them very much.  The bottom part where it hold the battery kept coming off.  So I was back at Micheal's to get the rest of the tea lights.

I am working on the other 15 boxes will share them next week.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Helen

Purple Flourish Stitches

Hello,

I decorated this paper mache box sometime ago.  I like everything that are swirly and I love this swirl stitching pattern.   I made a card using this swirl here. However, when I tried then on the lid of the paper mache box, I wasn't really happy with the result.  I think because they are too close together.

I stamped the Fancy Flourish from Paper Trey Ink around the box using Elegant Eggplant ink from SU and added small quilling flower to the center.

Thanks for looking!

Helen