Small easy craft for every use.

soblivion · 10 January 2009 at 7:44PM

Put this here because it can be used for all holidays.
These were easy to make. You can use paper, wallpaper, wrapping paper, card. Anything you have to hand. For a lot of them I just used MS paint on the computer and printed out different colours from that on to normal A4 paper. I did the same for the tags too, you'll see I can't use the paintbrush very well. LOL
I bought a mini crimper/wribbler from ebay and it seals the ends really well.
Use for hampers or easter, halloween, birthdays, christmas, advent calendars, valentines, 30/40/50 little treats for birthdays or even party bags or wedding favours.
You can fill with chocs, small treats, smarties, lipglosses - any little present.

Halloween. The ghost, this ladies idea http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/1067660?cat=5651 was A4 printer paper. Googley eyes would have been good but I just used what I had. The spider I just crochet as I went along. The stripy paper is a free download from scrapbrush.com and I just made the tag on MS paint.

Birthdays, large and small, the small ones for the 40 treats for 40th birthday etc. Or you could use christmas paper and put a ribbon through, string 24 together for advent calendar.

Valentines day. Just imagine this was a heart paper. It was only wrapping paper I had left.

Lastly Easter. The face for this came from a link she grinch showed us http://chicnscratch.typepad.com/stampinacademy/2008/03/bunny-face.html and I just used the crimper to make arms and legs like this ladies idea http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/1149377?cat=8011

Sorry post was huge, just wanted to show all the uses. Hope you like them.

EDIT: Julie H(thanks) found a tutorial on how to make them. http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/resources/tutorials/sour_cream_container/

mary43 · 10 January 2009 at 7:58PM

soblivion - they're brilliant:T

Do you glue them together to put things in them or is that what a crimpers for ? Not familiar with a lot of these things.

soblivion · 10 January 2009 at 8:15PM

Thanks Mary, glad you liked them. I used that double sided cardmaking/craft tape to seal the ends, then ran it through the crimper afterwards. It squeezes it together a bit and just finishes it off nicely but it's not a neccessity.

That's a pic of the crimper. It was £4.90 with p&p from ebay. I always wanted one.
They are very, very easy to make. I bet scrapbookers and cardmakers will have some lovely papers to make some gorgeous ones.

mary43 · 10 January 2009 at 8:33PM

soblivion - thanks. I can;t seem to register with ebay for some reason

Still, long as I can stick them together I'm sure I can think of some way of decorating them a bit.

Giggle · 10 January 2009 at 8:35PM

soblivion wrote: »

Put this here because it can be used for all holidays.
These were easy to make. You can use paper, wallpaper, wrapping paper, card. Anything you have to hand. For a lot of them I just used MS paint on the computer and printed out different colours from that on to normal A4 paper. I did the same for the tags too, you'll see I can't use the paintbrush very well. LOL
I bought a mini crimper/wribbler from ebay and it seals the ends really well.
Use for hampers or easter, halloween, birthdays, christmas, advent calendars, valentines, 30/40/50 little treats for birthdays or even party bags or wedding favours.
You can fill with chocs, small treats, smarties, lipglosses - any little present.

Halloween. The ghost was A4 printer paper. Googley eyes would have been good but I just used what I had. The spider I just crochet as I went along. The stripy paper is a free download from scrapbrush.com and I just made the tag on MS paint.

Birthdays, large and small, the small ones for the 40 treats for 40th birthday etc. Or you could use christmas paper and put a ribbon through, string 24 together for advent calendar.

Snap i did the ghost one as well i also did a bat here is a link on how to make them there very easy

http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/resources/tutorials/sour_cream_container/

Giggle · 10 January 2009 at 8:36PM

Oh and hobby craft do the crimper and there not very much to buy either

soblivion · 10 January 2009 at 8:39PM

Thanks Julie, I added the link to my 1st post, I had so much to put in I forgot to add it.

paddingtondoo · 10 January 2009 at 8:41PM

Think I saw a crimper in Home Bargains last week - don't know how much it was but it was with the kids craft stuff

sunrise27_2 · 10 January 2009 at 8:42PM

I'm sure I saw one in hobbycraft last week for £3.99

mary43 · 10 January 2009 at 8:46PM

Don't have a hobbycraft or home bargains

Price to pay for living in rural area............lol

LJM · 10 January 2009 at 9:18PM

soblivion they look great (off to ebay to look for a crimper now:o )

Small easy craft for every use.

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