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How to make a notebook and pen set

How to make a notebook and pen set

by Crafty Carol | Dec 18, 2023 | Christmas cards and gifts, Craftalong Videos, Instructions

I thought I’d give you two final projects this week as a bonus Christmas present!  Here I show you how to make a pretty notebook and pen set for Christmas, although they could be used as a gift at any time of year using different colours and DSP. At this time of...
How to make a simple tea light box

How to make a simple tea light box

by Crafty Carol | Dec 15, 2023 | Christmas cards and gifts, Craftalong Videos, Instructions

I’m giving you ideas for small gifts and gift boxes in the final few videos in my Christmas Countdown. This is the box I made as a gift for my Christmas class attendees.  I wasn’t sure how best to use the Snowflake tag topper punch but I love this idea from Heidi...
T4S Blog Hop – Wishes All Around gift box

T4S Blog Hop – Wishes All Around gift box

by Crafty Carol | Dec 12, 2023 | Christmas cards and gifts, Craftalong Videos, Instructions, Tech 4 Stampers Blog Hop

Another month flashes by! This month’s T4S blog hop theme is “Events”. It’s the big event of the year for many of us very soon, so I made some small Wishes All Around boxes to fill with chocolates to give as gifts. I’ve made these boxes...
How to make a hexagonal star box

How to make a hexagonal star box

by Crafty Carol | Dec 8, 2023 | Christmas cards and gifts, Craftalong Videos, Instructions

This unusual hexagonal box fits the small pillar candles available from Tesco or other retailers. The star name comes from the pattern formed at the top when it is put together. Thanks to my upline, Gillian Duffin, who first created this star box – I re-sized it...
How to make a Star decoration

How to make a Star decoration

by Crafty Carol | Dec 1, 2023 | Christmas cards and gifts, Craftalong Videos, Inspiration ideas, Instructions

Christmas is coming! I I plan to put up my tree next week, so I wanted to make some pretty decorations.  In today’s post and video, I show you how to make a beautiful star decoration out of just one sheet of 6” x 6” DSP. This star can be used either as a...
How to make any size of gift box

How to make any size of gift box

by Crafty Carol | Nov 28, 2023 | Christmas cards and gifts, Craftalong Videos, Instructions

I love to make packs of cards and other gifts to give as presents at Christmas. So I need a lovely box to present them in and what better than to create your own gift box, custom-made to fit your present? In this video, I show you how to measure to get the correct...
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