Happy June everyone!
The Crafty Secrets girls
and I are back to share some more fab tutorials and invite you to join
our Linky Party for June. All you have to do to play along is to create
something with fabulous Crafty Secrets products and link it up
here on the blog.
Today
I'm here to share with you a tutorial to create a gardening gift. I had
seen a few tutorials online and decided to try my hand and share with
you all today. This is for a seed packet gift package for someone to
start a garden.
I
started with 3 paper bags. I like to up-cycle so these have logo's on
the backs from where I had gotten them. But don't worry. You won't see
them once we are done. Put the logos facing inwards towards the centre
bag. Both the front and back should be free of logos. Using hot glue I glued all of the bottoms of the bags together.
Next
I took my bean packet and set it on the bag and measured so that I
could trim the top of the bag so they don't stick out of the top.
Once
I marked a line I cut slightly above it to account for my border punch.
If you don't want to use a border punch, just leave it plain or use
pinking shears. For either of the latter options you can cut right on
the line.
Once
you have your tops punched or cut, using hot glue again, join the back
of the front bag to the middle bag and then do the same for the back
bag. You will end up with 3 large pockets. Now we are ready to cover the
front and back.
Here I'm using gardening papers from CD 2- Creating with Vintage Illustrations and the font included with the new
Flower Garden digital set. Since I have 3 pockets I've divided up my seeds into 3 categories.
Printing
2 of the patterned papers,I used the brown paper bags and traced around
them, then leaving about a quarter inch around each edge I cut it out
and scored 1/4 inch on both sides. This will allow for us to join the
front to the bag. I used a tape runner to add adhesive here.
The
scored paper should fit just in the first fold of the side of the bag.
Repeat the process for the back side and this is what it should look
like.
Add the divider labels to the tops of the bags and add your seed packets.
Embellish
the front and add a large ribbon to tie the packet to keep it from
opening up. I created a little rhyme to add to the front to explain what
the gift is...
All tied up and ready to give to someone to help them start a garden. You could add a pair of cute garden gloves as well.
Be sure to see what the other DT members have created this month:
Vicki Chrisman (Team Leader)
Michele Kovack Darlene Pavlick Melissa Bove Sheila Rumney
Be sure to get crafty and link up for the chance to win a gift certificate to use in the
shop:)
Stay sweet!
~Becks
