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Showing posts with label Green Gifts. Show all posts

Monday, June 9, 2008

Make It Yourself Monday!

For today's project I found this great way to reuse a old jersey shirt from RePlayGround

I thought this would be a really cute idea for a book bag for school or a boy's beach tote or gym bag.

Sports jersey tote bag

description: Turn used sports jerseys into tote bags in a few easy steps! These bags are great for groceries or even for the beach. Plus the jersey material comes with airholes - perfect for airing out your beach towel.

ingredients:
- old sports jersey
- webbing or grosgrain ribbon for handle

tools:
- needle and thread or sewing machine
- fabric scissors
- straight pins

instructions:
1. Cut off your jersey at the arms and neck.

2. Turn the jersey inside out. Sew along cut edge. The bottom of the shirt will become the top of the bag.

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Monday, May 26, 2008

Make It Yourself Monday!

Handmade Gift Bows


A few Mondays ago I posted how to reuse magazines to make a cute and very different envelope. Well the same person who came up with that has now added bows and they are very cute as well. Check this out she made 2 different kinds of bows. Now these would be such a great idea to match your bow to the present.



Cell phone photo tutorial...
What you need:


magazine page, brass paper fastener/brad, something sharp, scissors.

1.) Cut mag page into strips



2.) Loop a strip like so:

Then loop the other end like so:


3.) Poke a hole in the middle with the sharp thing and slide it onto the brad.


4.) Make another one and put it on the brad too.

And just keep going.

5.) Once you've got about nine strips looped on there just split the prongs on the brad
.

And you're done!


WARNING: May cause serious addiction. Craft at your own risk.





Yeah, I could recycle magazines by putting them in my recycling bin, but this is way more fun...



(I also reused a pretty shoe box to put the gift in)


And two more...


They're super easy. You just need a magazine, scissors and those little brass paper fastener things (a stapler might work too).
1. Cut some different size strips from the mag.
2. Loop the strips and stick the paper fastener through the middle. (it might be easier to make holes in the strips with something sharp first and then slide them on the fastener. I used a seam ripper). Put the smaller strips on first and then the larger.
3. Pull the prongs apart when you're done and then stick it to your gift with some tape. Fluff it up a bit for flair and voila!

By Miss American Pie

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Monday, April 28, 2008

Make It Yourself Monday


Magazine Envelopes! Recycling Never Looked So Good!


I found this little project and thought it was a really fun idea.


Just carefully rip apart an existing envelope and use it as a template. Most of mine here are made from a Sephora catalog and some junk mail fliers.





Back: (I lined these with construction paper because that's all I had lying around...scrapbooki ng paper would have looked a lot nicer)






These were seriously addicting to make...especially while watching a movie or something.

I thought this was cute as well.

envelope project

This easy to make book is a handmade and personalized way to organize all of your small odds and ends. Each envelope page can hold something different such as- "to do" lists, stamps, tickets, coupons, and business cards.
step one:
Choose your envelopes. You will need an odd number, anywhere from five to ten. We have used an A2 size here but, almost any size side-opening envelope will work.


step two:
Using a glue stick, adhere the envelopes together by placing adhesive on the inside of the flap of one envelope and using a bone folder, burnish it to the front of the next envelope.


step three:
Fold the pages accordion style, making the pointed flap of the first envelope the cover of your book.





step four:
Add a ribbon closure. Cut a small opening the width of the ribbon on both sides of the last envelope and run the ribbon through.

step five:

Using labels and colored gel pens indicate the contents of each envelope "page". Fill with all your odds and ends, fold up, and tie the ribbon closure to keep everything safely tucked inside.

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Monday, April 21, 2008

Make It Yourself Monday



I found the cutest gift idea for Make It Yourself Monday. I was stumbling and come across Spiltcoaststampers and Julie had made this little tutorial of how to make this cute little gift tin. Not only is this a great and easy project but it is also Eco friendly as well. I hope you think it is cute as well.

Altered Pop Top Can

Alter a pop top can container and fill it with goodies. It makes a great gift container for small gifts or candy.

Supplies

  • Pop Top Can

  • Safety Can Opener

  • Coluzzle™

  • Patterned Paper

  • Scissors

  • Sticky Strip™

  • Candy or other filling

  • Crystal Effects or other STRONG glue

Step-by-Step

  1. Step 1

    Open the can AT THE BOTTOM with a safety can opener. Drain contents and wash container.

  2. Step 2

    Apply Sticky Strip™ at the seam of the can.

  3. Step 3

    Cut patterned paper tall enough to cover the area between the top and bottom of the tin, and long enough to wrap around the can, leaving a slight overlap.

    Adhere over the Sticky Strip™ and add more Sticky Strip™ to the end of the paper. Remove the red liner, then wrap the paper around the and adhere.

  4. Step 4

    Measure the top of the can with a Coluzzle™ template. Only measure the metal area that is going to pop out when the can is opened.

  5. Step 5

    Cut circle to fit.

  6. Step 6

    Slide paper under the tab to get an idea of how much will need to be cut off.

  7. Step 8

    Using Sticky Strip™, adhere paper circle to the lid of the can.

  8. Step 9

    Now, fill the can. Turn it upside down and add desired contents. If adding food items, put them in a baggie. This way, the glue used to close the container will not touch the food.

  9. Step 10

    Apply a thin strip of Crystal Effects™ (or other STONG glue) all the way around the outer rim of the cut out bottom.

  10. Step 11

    Press the bottom back on, wiping away excess glue with a tissue.

    Leave can upside down and weigh down a heavy object on top until the glue has dried for a few hours or overnight.

    When dry, embellish as desired!!

  11. Step 12

    Finish decorating your can.

Variations

Use a can without a pop top

by Julie Buhler

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