Countdown to Christmas - Day 21 - Ferrero Rocher Candy Treat Holder

Welcome back y'all! Does everybody on the planet but me love these Ferrero Rocher candies?? I am not a fan of chocolate, so I have never had a desire to try them. But one day, I grabbed some to put in the kids stockings for Christmas. I had an extra one, so I unwrapped it and popped it in my mouth. Lesson learned!!!!! DO NOT toss an entire unknown item into your mouth whole! Lick it, try a tiny bite, at the very least smell it! For the love of all things holy!!!!!! I wanted to lick a cheese grater to get the taste out of my mouth. I debated drinking bleach. In all seriousness, they really weren't for me. My kids adore them, though, so I knew I had to make a holder for them for their stocking stuffer. I saw this one on pinterest (my favorite place in the world) and so I made some.

It was very simple to make. 2 pieces of mint macaron card stock. 1 measuring 2 x 6 and one measuring 2 x 4 1/2. I also used 2 pieces of designer series paper. 1 measuring 4 1/4 x 1 7/8 and 1 measuring 1 7/8 x 1 7/8.

Take your piece of card stock that measures 2 x 6 and score on the 6'' side at 1 1/4, 1 3/4, 3 3/4, and  4 1 /4. You will punch a 1 1/2 hole in the square that was created between the two narrow rectangles. You will also punch a coordinating circle from the center of the 1 7/8 x 1 7/8 square of designer series paper. Adhere the designer series paper to the card stock. Add adhesive to the rectangle end of the card stock and create your base.

Punch one end of the 2 x 4 1/2 piece of card stock with the scalloped tag topper punch. Do the same with the 1 7/8 x 4 1/4 piece of designer series paper and then adhere them together creating a layered look.

Adhere the layered tag to the square base and pop in your candy. I tied a bow around it and used the circles I punched out for a sentiment.

If you are more of a visual learner like I am, you can watch the video here.

(Plus, I am not the best of instruction writers)

Monday we will be starting a new series all about watercolor! It will incorporate some Christmas as we continue our countdown and segue into other occasions!

Have a great weekend everyone!!

Until next time...

Jen

Countdown to Christmas - Day 19 - Treat Box made from Gift Bag Punch Board

Hey y'all!! Did you miss me??? Ha! Lookey here what we are building today!!

These sweet boxes were made with the gift bag punch board and hold 2 ghiradelli mini candies! They have a magnetic closure and are the perfect tiny treat size!!

In my original, I used the presents and pinecones designer series paper, but for the one I made in the video, I used the candy cane lane papers. How appropriate that a candy bag be made from candy paper!!!

To make this box, you will need:

A piece of designer series paper cut to 4 1/2 x 10 and your gift bag punch board. I used some metal rimmed pearls to hide my mini magnet on the front. But you could use a piece of designer series paper too. Just punch a small circle piece. Maybe the big ''eye'' from the owl builder punch would work too. I used the new label punch for my sentiment since I needed something small to fit on the front of the box.

I am not too great at written instructions, so if you want to make this project, watch the video here.

That's gonna be your best bet! Lol.

Come back later to see what day 20 has in store for us. I bet it's something fruity!

Until next time...

Jen

Countdown to Christmas - Day 15 - Santa Wind Up Toy Box

Hey y'all, welcome back!! Today's project is one of those boxes that pop open when you remove the lid. I took the original idea from Sam Hammonds and altered the measurements so it would be big enough for my santa wind up toy.

You will need the following supplies:

Three pieces of card stock that measure:
7 1/2 x 8/ 1/4 (for the box)

4 3/4 x 4 (for the lid)

2 1/4 x 6 1/2 (for the insert)

Several pieces of DSP of your choice. I used presents and pinecones in my project.

4 pieces measuring 3/4 x 2 5/8

2 pieces measuring 3/4 x 1 7/8

3 pieces measuring 2 5/8 x 1 7/8

2 pieces measuring 2 5/8 x 2 5/8


On the insert, score on the 6 1/2 at 1 7/8, 2 7/8, 4 3/4 and 5 3/4

On the lid, score at 1 on all 4 sides

On the box, score on the 8 1/4 at 2 3/4 and 5 1/2

on the 7 1/2 side, score at 2 3/4 and 4 3/4

You will need to watch the video to see the assembly of the box since I did not take any photos of the scoring and assembling of the box.

To watch the video, click here.

Thanks for stopping by and I'll see you next time...

Jen

Countdown to Christmas - Day 13 - Heck it's a Hexagon!!!

Hey y'all, thanks for joining me for another Christmas project! Today's project is a hexagon box that I saw originally on pinterest. I believe the original designer was stamp with Peg.

I decided to make a few of these to hold oddly shaped Christmas presents. My original was made with the fruit stand DSP for the lid and I stamped the woodgrain background on the cardstock for the base. For my video example, I used early espresso card stock and a piece of DSP from the presents and pinecones pack.

You will need a piece of  12 x 12 card stock. Cut a piece that measures 11 3/4 x 7 3/4 and save the other piece for your top and bottom scallop circles. 

You will also need a piece of DSP that measures 4 x 12. 

Take your card stock and score on the 11 3/4 side at  1 7/8, 3 3/4, 5 5/8, 7 1/2, 9 3/8, and 11 1/4. On the 4 inch side, score at 2 1/2.

You will score your lid on the 4 inch side at 2 1/2. On the 12 inch side, score at 2, 3 7/8, 5 3/4, 7 5/8, 9 1/2 and 11 3/8.

You will probably want to watch the video to see what pieces of card stock to remove and how to adhere the box together. You can do that here.

Next we will make a project for the wine lovers in your life!!!

Until next time...

Jen