Merry Felt Christmas gift card Holder

Hello Everyone Happy Holidays! I am very thrilled to be part of Joli-paquet again! Thank you girls for having me! Every year I give out gift cards and don't know how to wrap them.. So I came up with a little holder to hold them in, you can also use them to tuck sweet notes to a loved one... Lets begin....

Materials you will need: 1 piece of red felt measuring 6 1/2 x 4 inches and 1 piece measuring 3x3, white faux fur fabric cut in a triangle 2 1/2 inches tall, 1 foam silver glittered star, printed Christmas text ribbon, aqua pom pom trim, aqua vintage seam binding, white and gold trim and white thread

You can use either a sewing machine or you can sew it by hand and a pair of scallop edge scissors

Step 1: cut the pieces of felt with scallop edge scissors

Step 2: sew the 3x3 piece of felt as shown, like a little pocket
Step 3: On the front cover sew the faux fur triangle
Step 4: Sew the printed text ribbon on the bottom of Christmas triangle

Step 5: Sew the gold and white trim at the bottom of tree and sew the pom pom trim at the bottom of front cover


Step 6: Cut the aqua seam binding in two 9 inch pieces, then sew them to the middle of inside of the covers for your closure

The Last step is to sew the foam silver star at the top of the Tree....
Now you have a little money holder, a gift card holder or a sweet Christmas note holder!
Wishing everyone a Stress free Holiday Season and a Merry Little Christmas! xoxo-Lilia

Holiday Gift Card/Treat Box

Hi - It's Jeanne here and welcome to the all new Holiday 2009 version of Joli Paquet! I'm so excited to be the first to share with you my tutorial for the festive Holiday Gift Card/Treat Box box shown above.

This project includes a template for making both a large and small size of the box. The larger one will hold a gift card or bracelet. The smaller box will hold a pair of earrings or candies. It's a tradition in our family to have a little treat by each place setting for Christmas dinner. The smaller box is the perfect size for this and it can do double-duty as a placecard as well.

~ Supply List ~

One - 8.5" x 11" sheet of cardstock - any color

One - 6" x 8" sheet of decorative paper - scrapbook paper, wallpaper, gift wrap

One - 1" x 6" strip of coordinating decorative paper

One 3" x 3" sheet of another coordinating decorative paper

12" strip of crepe paper in a complimentary color

2" diameter scallop edged circle punch

Large snowflake punch

Silver glitter

Medium sized Button

Thread

Embroidery Floss & Baker's Twine (optional)

Small tag

Heavy Duty Double-sided Tape

Glue Stick & White Craft Glue

Scissors

Pinking Shears (optional)

Embossing Stylus or Bone Folder

OK, now let's get started!

Step 1 - Double click on the template above to enlarge and then print out on plain paper.

Step 2 - Cut out the template for the size box you wish to make. (I am going to show you how to make the large size in this tutorial.) Using a pencil, trace the template onto plain cardstock.

Step 3 - Following the lines you traced, cut out the box from the cardstock. Using an embossing stylus (or bone folder), trace over all the dotted lines. Press down fairly hard to make folding and constructing the box easier.

Step 4 - Cover the entire back of the box with a glue stick and adhere in to the back of the 6"x8" piece of decorative paper. Cut off excess paper. (Gluing first and cutting second assures that you will have a perfect fit.)

Step 5 - Apply heavy duty double-sided tape to the right side of the entire tab. (I think this tape was originally called Wonder Tape. It is available at Michael's and various scrapbook stores.) Fold box on creases made with stylus. Peel off tape backing. Fold tab over and adhere to the inside of the other end of the box (see last picture in the photo above).

Step 6 - Fold end flaps on creases made with stylus. Attach the 1"x6" strip of decorative paper, as shown, and trim ends to fit box. (Both of these papers are from My Mind's Eye)

Step 7 - Punch a large snowflake from white cardstock. (I used Martha Stewart's Himalayan Snowflake punch available at Michael's.) Punch a 2" circle from coordinating paper. (I used a scallop edged circle punch.)

Step 8 - Glue the snowflake to the center of the scallop edged circle. Apply white craft glue to snowflake and sprinkle with silver glitter. (I used German glass glitter, but any glitter will do. You can even use Stickles Glitter Glue if you'd like.)

Step 9 - Gather one edge of approximately 12" of crepe paper (use the full width of crepe paper) by stitching a basting stitch with thread. As you pull the thread the crepe paper strip will form a rosette. Tack down center with thread to hold in place. Glue snowflake circle on top of crepe paper rosette.

Step 10 - Thread embroidery floss through button holes and secure with a knot on top of the button. Glue button to center of snowflake.

Step 11 - Decorate a small tag with your choice of paper. I added a vintage red label to write the recipient's name. Tie a bow through the hole with a length of baker's twine and attach to the front of the box with a little craft glue.

Now you're ready to fill your pillow box with a small gift, sweet treats, or a gift card. You can decorate these little boxes as simply or extravagantly as you desire. Either way, the recipient is sure to be delighted by their little gift! As the saying goes. . . . . Good things come is small packages!

Happy Holidays!!!

xxoo

Jeanne

Get out your glue and glitter!

BECAUSE...

and we hope to see you there!

Happy Crafting,

Cindy

Are You Ready?

For a new round of Joli Paquet? The blog has been decorated and we are glittering, glueing, cutting, and creating getting ready for the new round of Holiday 2009 Joli Paquet! We are so excited about the Holidays and the tutorials, tips, and new kits we have planned for you. Be sure and check back soon for more Holiday announcements! And don't forget to add the new Holiday Joli Paquet button above to your blog. You can also find it in the sidebar.

Stay Tuned!
Cindy

Trick or Treat Swap

Hello ladies, I wondered if you have blogged about your swap packages yet? I think we would all love to see the things you have made and received from your partners. So if you have already blogged about it, will you leave a comment and let us know? I will add links here and then we can visit each other in blog land for a swap show and tell! Sound fun?
So just leave a comment with a link to your posts or even your flickr photos of the swap!
I can't wait to see what you all have made and to show you the most fabulous package I received from my partner!
Cerri xo

Here we go:
Cami posted about her swap here and here!
Brandy is posting about her swap right here!
Cerri posted about her swap here.
Karoline blogged about her swap here.
Carla posted about her swap here.

Cindy posted about her swap here.
Tangie posted about her swap here.
Kelley and Melanie posted about their swap here and here!
Susie posted photos of her swap on flickr.
Shara posted about her swap here.
More on that swap here.
Erica blogged about her swap here.
Tania blogged about her swap here.
Jeane Knee blogged about her swap here.
Kate blogged about her swap here.

Crafting with Kids: Build a MonsterTreat Bags

Do you need a fast and fun activity to do with your kids this week, or have you not picked out your trick or treat bag yet? Then this tutorial is for you! I tested this out with children from the ages of 7-17 and they all had fun making these monster bags. So lets get started!
Gather your supplies. You will need a basic tote bag. You can find all sorts of totes at Hobby Lobby or other craft stores.
You will also need: Various pieces of felt, craft eyes in various sizes, pompoms if you would like, scissors, cardstock, a pen, and either a fabric glue or The Ultimate glue.
You will want to have your child draw a basic monster shape. Younger children may find it easier to draw on cardstock first and then use that as a pattern to cut their felt (or for really young children you can use their drawing and cut the monster from felt for them). However, for older children it is probably easiest to simply draw their monster shape directly on their felt. They will also want to draw some basic shapes for eyes, teeth, ears, arms, etc!

Once you have your felt pieces cut out you will simply begin gluing them in place on your tote bag. (the glue does dry clear)
Let your child be as creative as they would like. They can use wiggly eyes, or make eyes from fetl. Use up some of your fabric scraps you have lying around for this project too. You can reuse these bags year after year, or better yet, make a new monster bag each year based on your child's drawings and see how their creativity changes each year.
And kind of hard to tell, but this particular monster is hiding something behind his back...
:)
I hope you will enjoy this project and spending an afternoon crafting with your children. It might be fun to make these bags Saturday afternoon when the children are impatiently waiting to go trick or treating. If you have any questions, please feel free to email me!
I see some of you have begun to make your kits and to try some of the tutorials. Thanks so much for posting them to the flickr group! We LOVE to see your variations on these projects! Please post your swap packages there as well!
Cerri xo

It's Getting Closer!

Halloween that is! We hope you are enjoying all the tutorials and that you are having fun creating and decorating your home for Halloween.

(Photo courtesy of the Vintage Dresser)

I wanted to share another tutorial with you. Nancy and Tania from the Vintage Dresser are sharing this super cute Pumpkin Head tutorial with us! A perfect end to this week so be sure and check it out!

We'll be back next week for a few more things before Halloween. If you have created a project with one of our tutorials or kits please be sure and share it in the Joli Flickr group!

Happy Weekend,

Cindy