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We've been steadily adding new children's crafts to our shop. What better way to share and grow your love of crafting than with a child? 

Remember Shrinky Dinks? You got to color them any way you wanted and then watch them SHRINK into cute designs. Well, now they're pre-cut and you can make creations like charms, fancy jewelry, robots and other cool things. 

We have colorful Duct Tape Fashion Kits, bracelet kits and so much more. Be sure to visit our Children's Crafts section for the little crafter in your world! 

Last Minute Holiday Christmas Card Ideas!

The holidays have certainly crept up on us, but it's not too late to create your own personalized holiday and Christmas cards!  Here are some great ideas from the Echo Park Paper and Carta Bella Designers that are sure to inspire ~

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'Let It Snow Card' featuring Echo Park's 'The Story Of Christmas' collection

 

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'Believe Card' featuring Echo Park's 'The Story Of Christmas' collection

For even more holiday crafting ideas - including paper crafting projects you can do with your kids or give as teacher gifts, be sure to CLICK HERE!

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How To Make Quick & Easy Matchbook Gift Card Holders

Posted by lauralooloo

Some people think gift cards are a cop-out during the gift-giving season . . .but I for one LOVE to receive a gift card! Come on, free money for guilt-free shopping expeditions!? It's the gift that keeps on giving! Jazzing up a gift card in fun packaging can give the gift card some added zip and personality. It's the perfect finishing touch.

These matchbook gift card holders can be whipped up in just a few minutes, using whatever supplies you have on hand.  

In addition to my everyday tools and supplies, here's what else I used:

Bo Bunny Snow Day collection: patterned papers - Pajamas, and Journal, plus Bo Bunny Snow Day cardstock stickers
Cappuchino Brown Bakers Twine 
Canvas Corp Mini Flat Bags
Scor-Pal (The Scor-Pal makes quick work of the scored lines on this project, but a ruler and folding by hand will get the job done as well.)

 

First, we'll construct the matchbook base.  

Trim patterned paper (or cardstock) strip to 9.25x3 inches.  Score strip at 4, 4.25, and 8.5.

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Fold in and sand edges.

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Staple the small flap near the very bottom.  This will keep the large flap secure when you tuck it in. 

(Before you staple, fold the large flap in, so you know how low to add the staple.)  

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To prepare the pocket, use a small flat bag (like Canvas Corp's Mini Bag) and punch a half circle from the top front.  

Adhere pocket to inside of matchbook.  Now comes the fun part. . .decorating!

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I created two different coordinating gift card holders, simply playing around with the Bo Bunny Snow Day cardstock stickers, and journaling paper.  I added some twine to finish off the projects and then all that's left is to add the gift card of your choice.  

 

I decorated the front of each, plus the inside flap, using a journaling tag to add a "to/from" and a little note. 

Easy-peasy! AND it will definitely bump up that gift card present to the top of the favorites list in a hurry!

Remember that the matchbook gift card holder can be easily transitioned from a winter theme to any holiday or celebration you can think of.  Follow the same instructions and substitute any themed product you'd like!

Check out the rest of my article at A Cherry On Top by clicking HERE.  I'll share card ideas made from the left over parts and pieces of this project and more links to product suggestions.

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Hybrid Stocking Stuffers & Decorations

Posted by milmomma (Brittney):

From Christmas carols to snowmen and snowflakes, the weather is changing and the season is upon us. We are all so busy with so much to do. 


The tinsel has to be hung and the cookies baked, but remember to take time to make something for you! Since I love to make hybrid things, I made some decorations for me and stocking stuffers for my kids. 


I even included a gift for my son's girlfriend that moved away.

I had a blast with the KaiserCraft train and some Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist. It was my first time using the mist, and my best advice is to cover every surface within a 3 foot radius. 


I made a mess with mine at first. After gluing down my papers I had to sand the edges to get them smooth, but I love the distressed look it gave them. I had to add some Prima Flowers and pearls to make some bling and give it some detail.

I also switched up the KaiserCraft Tree Album and turned it in to a tree to hang for my wall. I wanted to keep it simple and keep it toned down so it would stick out on my wall and the train would really stand out.

For my kids I wanted to use some of my fun Pinterest ideas and make some stocking stuffers that were more than just some plain candy. I made some snowman bars, some snowman kisses, and peek-a-boo snowman gum. I even covered some little notepads to give with some fun pencils. It was fun to decorate them with my punches and love.

I also had to come up with something special for Hannah, my son's girlfriend who moved away. I still had KaiserCraft's Present Album to decorate. I decided to use the Tattered Angel's Ink. It looked like nail polish with its little brush but turned out to be awesome to get in and around the edges of the album. 


Though I would have to say my hands were red for a few days after I got it done. With the pictures from last Christmas' photoshoot on one side and T'was the Night Before Christmas story on the back, it only needed some small details like some recycled cardboard and lace to finish it out. 


We gave it to them before they left so they would have some decorations for when they got back home.

Thank you everyone for looking and reading about my fun Christmas Decorations.

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How To Make A Paper Bag Banner

Posted by happayscrappay (Rachel):

The anticipation and excitement around Christmas is so fun to share with the whole family.  My youngest is just learning to read numbers and I thought he would enjoy a home decor item that would help him count the days as they pass until Christmas arrives.   I have decorated small kraft bags and hung them by clothes pins from a string of twine. 


The inspiration for this project came from a wedding seating chart and the project could easily be adapted to many situations (birthday countdown, party favors, etc) simply by changing the way the bags are decorated.  Inside the bags could be little sayings, candies, or other goodies. 

Here's a look at the supplies I used, mostly from Prima North Country, but also Kraft bags, Martha Stewart lace, and K&Co Evergreen Paper Tape and glittered clothes pins.

Each bag is decorated individually and plain clothes pins are also decorated to make them prettier and to match the theme of the banner. 

Decorative tape of any kind can be used on the clothes pin. 

Tear off a strip of the tape and lay it on the clothes pin.  I lined up the side of the tape with one side of the clothes pin, the side where the spring sticks out so I didn't have to remove excess tape from that side.

Using a file, I sanded the edge of the clothes pin through the tape.  This cut the tape and made it easy to remove.  I repeated the same process on the other side of the clothes pin.

I now had decorative clips to hang my bags with.  I made about 8 clips like this.  Another product I used was the North Country Resist Canvas from Prima.  This stuff is really, really pretty!  It is easy to colorize with mists and when you do, a pattern is revealed on the surface of the canvas.  I also tried using distress inks on the canvas and it worked well, too. 

Even I admit this is strange, but I apply ink and mists with a baby wipe alot of the time.  It is already damp so the color soaks in well and it is easy to distribute onto a surface.  On paper it gives an additional distressed appearance on the canvas it allowed me to blend colors with ease.  Below you can see what the deer looks like after a little distress ink has been applied in a circular motion.

It also helps the resist pattern to appear whiter and brighter if the canvas is wiped after the application of any color.  To decorate the bags, I used bits of patterned paper, flowers, the canvas images, glimmer mists, and lace. I decorated each bag first and then laid them out in a line to see which order of bags I would like the best.  I then applied the date with a stamp and some dark brown chalk ink. 

No two bags are alike but because all of them are decorated out of the same line, they are coordinated in color and pattern.

Some of the bags were folded over and some were left open and decorated that way.

Decorative tape was also used on the inside of the bag with the deer.  Other times, I added patterned paper to the inside of the bag so that it could be seen at the top of the bag.

Then, much like the stockings, the banner was hung by the chimney with care!  I cut a long piece of twine and hung it from the hearth.  The bags were all clipped to the twine.  Then, lace was woven behind and around the clips just to make it even more pretty!

We will be able to enjoy the banner as a whole and each bag individually when we take them down, one at a time, in December.  Overall, this project took me one afternoon and one morning to make.  You could make something similar, with less detail, but still plenty of visual impact in about an afternoon. 

Many thanks to A Cherry On Top for the products used in this project: