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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...
How to make a simple fun fold arrow card

How to make a simple fun fold arrow card

by Crafty Carol | Nov 24, 2023 | Christmas cards and gifts, Craftalong Videos, Instructions

I love a fun fold card. This arrow card is such a simple fun fold but it still has a wow factor. I’ve used the Wishes All Around bundle and A Walk in the Forest DSP for decoration.  I first saw this arrow fun fold card a year or so ago on the Frenchie Stamps...
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