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| Bottle Shaped Bookmarks and Cards |
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| Bottle Shaped Bookmarks and Cards |
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| Bottle Shaped Bookmarks and Cards |
Here is a quick Tutorial on how to make it:
Easy Basket Tutorial
Materials
Sturdy Card stock
Pattern paper to decorate- optional
Single Hole Punch and 2 Brads - optional as you can always use glue instead
Single Hole Punch and 2 Brads - optional as you can always use glue instead
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| Basket Tutorial |
Take an 8 x 6 ½ inch card and score on the 8 inch side at 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 and 7 inches. Turn and on the 6 ½ inch side score at 2½ and 4 inches.Cut on the red lines as shown in the picture above and fold along the scorelines.
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| Basket Tutorial |
Decorate the rectangles using pattern paper if you wish
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| Basket Tutorial |
Punch holes as shown above on all six 1 inch rectangles.For a neater finish, round the outer corners of the inner four 1 inch rectangles as shown in the picture above.
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| Basket Tutorial |
Bring the two innermost 1 inch rectangles towards the center and using their holes as a guide, punch a hole in the central large rectangle.Bring all the other rectangles towards the center and thread a brad through their holes
and secure. Do this on the other side also and your basket is ready!
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| Handmade basket |
My 12 year old daughter is learning about elements and compounds in Chemistry and is using the Bottle shaped cards as flashcards to help her learn chemical names.
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| Bottle Shaped Bookmarks and Cards |
The lacy flowers on the basket were made using foamiran and Crealies dies.The leafy vine is a ribbon.
I hope you liked this project idea.
Supplies : Dies : All from Crealies and here is the list with link to the Crealies website:Crealies Dies:Cardzz No.09,Crea-Nest-Lies XXL no.76 ,Text Dies no. 14,Partz No.31,Set of 3 no.41,Duo Dies no.39,Duo Dies no.41,Duo Dies No.51
Other Supplies : from Crafters Corner : Papers : K and Company Susan Winget Spring Blossom
Flowers made using Foamiran. Coloring Media : Artists Soft Pastels