Happy Birthday Pillow Box

Hi guys!  It's Jamie with you today! We are often looking for little gifts for classmates or to go with cash gifts for parties and clear pillow boxes are so much fun!  I filled the large pillow box with plastic army men, one of our favorites, and used the gorgeous red grosgrain ribbon to tie a pencil to it to complete the package!

 

Tutorial:

1.  Cut a piece of white cardstock to 3/4" x 12" then adhere the flag border from the We've Got Your Border #57002, Birthday.  Fussy cut the border leaving a small white edge around the flags.

2.  Cut the border in half, leaving one a flag larger than the other so none of the flags are cut in half.

3.  Trim the top edge of the white cardstock so there is just a slight white border across the top.

4.  Fill the large pillow box with army men and close.

5.  Place the large circle cupcake sticker from the We've Got Your Sticker Plus #54002, Birthday to the center of the pillow box front.

6.  Next use the Happy Birthday sentiment from the Sitckers By the Dozen #62001, Birthday below the cupcake sticker.

7.  Adhere the smaller banner across the top of the pillow box as shown.

8.  Adhere the larger banner piece across the top in the opposite direction as displayed in the photo.

9.  Cut a 20" piece of red grosgrain ribbon and tie it around the top of the box, placing the flag banners over the top of the flat ribbon.  Tie a bow with the red ribbon toward the right edge of the box.  Cut a 9" piece of Maraschino twine and tie it around the red ribbon bow.

Supplies:

Red Grosgrain Ribbon, Ribbons Unlimited, Inc.
We've Got Your Border #57002, Birthday, SRM

We've Got Your Sticker Plus #54002, Birthday, SRM

Stickers By The Dozen #62001, Birthday, SRM

Large Pillow Box, SRM

Green Happy Birthday Pencil, SRM

Maraschino Baker's Twine, The Twinery

White Cardstock, Creative Memories

Plastic Army Men

Thanks so much for stopping by today!
-Jamie

Gift Card Holders with Pinky!

Hey there friends, 

Everyone has envelopes and we just toss them, so why not cover them 

up and make them pretty turning them into something useful!

I took some Metallic Envelopes and made them into 

gift card holders. Here let me share how I created them. 

Fold envelopes in half. 

 Stitch up the sides with sewing machine.

 Trim off threads. 

 Stamp front of gift card holder. 

Wrap using Ribbons Unlimited Wired Single Faced Satin Ribbon (Lavendar) 5/8"

adhere embellishments., decorate any way you like!

You could cover them with paper if they were written on- or use that 

for a vintage style background. Just spritz with some color and start creating.

I hope you enjoyed my ideas today. I had so much fun making them. 

Until next time- keep on creating!!

Pinky Hobbs: Ribbons Unlimited Design Team

Products Used:Ribbons Unlimited Wired Single Faced Satin Ribbon (Lavendar) 5/8"

Envelope A7, Avocado Arts A Mother's Love Stamps, Ribbons,

vintage buttons, sewing machine. 

Gift Bow with Jamie Cripps

Good Morning Ribbons Fans!

Jamie back with you today to share a fabulous tutorial for making homemade gift bows I found over on Monica Edward's blog!  The bows are super easy and the results are stunning…just have a look!

The image to the left is after the bow was removed from the template and the image to the right is the finished bow once pulling all the layers apart!

For this bow I am using the Giraffe Print Grosgrain Ribbon in 7/8".  This ribbon is a little stiffer than some of my other grosgrain ribbons so it wrapped around the template well and also holds it shape!

You can find more Animal Print Ribbons through the link below:

http://shop.ribbonsunlimitedinc.com/animal-print-ribbon-c153.aspx

And be sure to check out Monika's tutorial to create your own gift bows!

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

-Jamie

Gift for Teacher by Jamie Cripps

Hi guys, Jamie back with you today and I have been working on Teacher gifts for our class interns!  I wanted something that the new teacher could sit on her desk as she starts her new career in her very own classroom next year!

I used my Silhouette with Samantha Walker's Pear Blossom Silhouette cut and  brown vinyl 

to create this personalized Teacher Gift and I love how it turned out!  I used the Celadon Lyon French Wired Ribbon to create the bow then tied a piece of white twine around its center.  

Then I added in amber colored gems to the flowers on the glass container 

and then tossed in some new pencils to get her collection started!

I was able to put the entire gift together in under 30 minutes and for less than $6.00!

Love that.  Are you working on Teacher gifts?  Be sure to link us up in the comments section so we can stop by!