DIY FELT Goody Bag & Frilly Flower - 4th Day Christmas

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3rd Edition (2012 Edition)

Happy Tuesday Everyone! We are now on Day 4 of my 12 Days of Christmas Crafts Preview. I know some of you are anxious and antsy to get your Christmas projects started in time for the holiday gift giving. I am trying to work as fast as I can so the 3rd Edition will be out ASAP. I hope I will be able to finish it and be ready by next week.

For the Day 4 project, I created a DIY Goodie Bag out of felt. It is a quick project and it does not require a lot of materials. In this project I just used 2 pieces of 8 x 12 felt. The complete instructions + dimensions + the step-by-step photo tutorial of this FELT Goody Bag & Frilly Flower  will be available in the 12 Days of Christmas Crafts E-Book -3rd Edition. 

DIY Felt Goody Bag & Frilly Flower-4th Day of Christmas Preview

This DIY FELT Goody Bag & Felt Frilly Flower can be use in so many ways. It will look great as a Birthday Party Favor, Halloween Goody Bag, Bridal Gift Favor and Holiday Gift Packaging. 

The Frilly flower can be use as hair accessory, brooch or embellishment for your Christmas decors. 

And just like last year, the 3rd Edition E-Book price will be $16.95, That's less than $1.42/tutorial! That's 70% off the price of the cheapest tutorial we sell if it is purchased separately.

For those of who have not had purchased my 12 Days of Christmas E-Book (1st Edition and 2nd Edition), it is still available on my shop.

Day 4 - Christmas Tote Bag ( 2nd Edition E-Book)

Day 4 - Three Kings Gift Box (1st Edition )

Thank you very much for stopping by today. Please come back again.. tomorrow. There will be 8 more projects to go. 

Christmas Explosion Box In A Box - 3rd Day of Christmas

Welcome to the Jinky's Crafts 12 Days of Christmas 
3rd Edition (2012 Edition)

Hello Fellow Crafters!!! I am excited to show you the Day 3 preview project from my 12 Days of Christmas Handmade Crafts E-Book 3rd Edition. I really enjoyed designing and creating this Christmas Explosion Box In A Box. It is very easy to make, it just took me a little more time thinking how I will embellished it. But the outcome is so fabulous, hope you will agree with me on this,LOL!

This creative gift packaging is very special. It will surely make those little gifts or treats extra ordinary! It can be used as packaging for jewelry , chocolate treats, or or bake goods. 

Christmas Explosion Box In A Box-3rd Day of Christmas Preview

This creative holiday gift box is very easy to make and ideal for any level of Crafter. There's no need to bring out those  die cut  or electronic machine to make them. Like previous years, the complete instructions + dimensions + the step-by-step photo tutorial of this Christmas Explosion Box In A Box will be available in the 12 Days of Christmas Crafts E-Book -3rd Edition. 

And just like last year, the 3rd Edition E-Book price will be $16.95, That's less than $1.42/tutorial! That's 70% off the price of the cheapest tutorial we sell if it is purchased separately.

For those of who have not had purchased my 12 Days of Christmas E-Book (1st Edition and 2nd Edition), it is still available on my shop.

Thanks for stopping by today. Hope this project inspires you. Please leave me a comment, Pin it, Share it! Let's all get creative! 

Spring Butterflies Easter Basket

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First butterflies of Spring on my blog. Yay!  I love butterflies! They are colorful, pretty and graceful. Who wouldn't love them? Today's post is a 3D Tuesday Challenge at Paper Craft Planet. Thanks to Adela who shared this beautiful GoldenNugget Box template. Last night when I first printed the template, I stared at it several times and asked myself what will I do with the template besides making a box. 

This morning, I opened the template again and manipulated it by enlarging the size, enough to fit on a 8½" x 11" sheet of cardstock. I decided to make an Easter Basket out of the Golden Nugget box template. I am happy with the result. I think its beautiful.

I cut my butterflies in different sizes  and colors using my Cricut Expression. I used the Cake Basics Cricut Cartridge. I love the way they look resting on my basket and on my flourish. To me, butterflies represent a sense of evolution ..a change..a transformation. It's just beautiful!

The Easter Basket is equally beautiful. I dry embossed my paper with Tiny Bubbles folder by Cuttlebug. I created my basket handle using my Cricut Cake Basics Cartridge - (Border5). I really like the template because it is very forgiving. You can do anything with it. 

Go ahead and try the challenge. Get your free Nugget Box template here. 

Fabric Frilly Flower Using Cricut Paper Template

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My mother-in-law showed me a Flower Frill Paper Template from a Quilt Show she recently attended. I told myself, maybe I can create a Flower Frill Paper Template too using my Cricut. So, today I experimented by making this Frilly Flower using a Cricut 8 Petal Flower Cutout. Here's how my Frilly Flower looked after my experimentation was done. 

I really like how it came out. I think it's beautiful. That's why I would love to SHARE the tutorial to my loyal subscribers and followers. 

Here, I used the Frilly Fabric Flower to adorn my Paper Cake Box. It matches my Cricut cake border perfectly.  

Here's the Cricut Recipe:

For the 8 Petal Flower Template:

 Cake Basics Cartridge

Flower3-  Plain Shadow Blackout

cut at 4" 

Note: any 8 petal flower will do

For my cake box border : 

 Elegant Cakes Cartridge

Border9  

cut at 1½" 

This beautiful fabric flower is super easy to make and can be a great brooch, necklace, hair accessory, or as an accent anywhere. Go ahead and try making some Fabric Flowers. You can email me the photos once you are done and I will be glad to feature your project here on my blog and my website. 

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Crepe Paper Heart Wreath Tutorial

Two more days till Valentines Day and I am still not caught up with my 14 Days of Handmade Valentine Crafts. I will be posting 3 separate projects today so you will still have time to make it before Valentine's Day. 

Day 10 is a Crepe Paper Heart Wreath project. This is very fast and easy to do. You just need 3 materials in this project. A heart shape styrofoam + crepe paper + glue. That's all! Just follow the step-by-step photo instructions below and you will be able to adorn your house with this beautiful handmade crepe paper craft. 

You can also use felt paper or fabric on this same project. If you do not have a puncher, just print a template for a circle scallop or just a plain circle.  Trace it and cut it. There are circle templates available online that you can easily print. Otherwise, you can get a glass or cup and trace a circle into your paper. 

You can hang this Crepe Paper Heart Wreath on your door and you will be able to feel the spirit of  Valentine's  Day right away. 

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Valentine Mini Tote Bag

Who does not want to give or received a  Valentine gifts in a nice packaging? I think everyone does. I myself is very  fascinated with gift boxes and gift bags. My blog is a living manifestation to it. A friend of mine even offering me to partner with her to put up a packaging company business, huh!  Here is a Valentine Mini Tote Bag that you can use to wrap and present your homemade sweets, goodies or small gift treats this  Valentines Day. Perfect for any party or celebration as favors.

This project was meant to be posted yesterday as my Day 7 of the 14 Days of Handmade Valentine Crafts. But of course, like others, I was also glued on the Superbowl XLV game on TV. I just love watching those funny commercials and the Halftime show was awesome.

This Valentine Tote Bag template was from my 12 Days of Handmade Christmas E-Book. But if you would like to purchase for just this specific template and tutorial. Just let me know. 

This is a very easy and fast project. I just used one piece if 12" x 12" of designer paper and one piece of 11" x  8½"  solid cardstock. The embellishment is a Cricut cutout using the Elegant Cakes Cricut Cartridge. 

Decorate your Valentine party, Bridal party or any themed party with these cute Tote Bags. You can customized you own designs like adding your own monogram with your own wedding color or party theme color. The possibilities are endless. 

So, if you are looking for a modern and stylist totes this Valentines Day, this project is great for you. 

Here's some of the other Tote designs I created last Christmas. 

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Japanese Valentine Chocolate Box

Happy Heart Month Everyone!

Today, I present to you my Day 5 of the 14 Days of Handmade Valentine Crafts! 

For those of you who have seen my 12 Days of  Christmas Handmade Crafts E-Book, this Japanese Chocolate Box will be familiar to you. Yes, this was included on my 1st release E-book. Just because I named my 1st E-book Christmas, do you think it's over? No, we are just beginning! The templates are very versatile that you can use them on any occasions- like Valentines Day.

I embellished my box with paper flower rosettes which tutorial was linked on my previous post Framed Heart Paper Rosettes. I hand stamped a Happy Heart Day and wrapped around a fabric to keep the box closed. Don't you just love the color combination? I think, it looks great! If you noticed, I dry embossed the metallic pink cardstock using my Cuttlebug machine and Embossing folder from Sizzix. The dry embossed cardstock adds more elegance on the box.

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This cute Japanese Valentine Chocolate box is a  great packaging for any Valentine treats. You can use it for chocolates + greeting cards + stationeries + jewelries. The possibilities are endless! The finished box measures 7" x 4¼" x 1-1/8". 

Good news! The Japanese Chocolate Box Tutorial is available for purchase now! There is no need to buy the 12 Days E-Book Package unless you want the 12 projects.

The tutorial is a 3 PDF pages with complete step-by-step photo instructions.The instruction measurements are written in inches. All you need is a cardstock or heavy weight paper, scissors, paper cutter with scoring blade, double sided tape and some embellishments.

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Here's another look of the Japanese Chocolate Box I made using the same  Templates and Tutorials. 

Japanese Chocolate Box

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12 Days of Handmade Christmas Gifts - Day 11 (Christmas Ribbon Wreath Cards)

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On the 11th  day of Christmas, my true friend gave to me.

A Trio of Christmas Ribbon Wreath Cards


Who says that sending a special handmade greeting card at Christmas needs to be costly? These three designs of Christmas Ribbon Wreath Cards are easy to make. They sure look elegant and expensive but since I use the Ribbon Wreath as focal point, there is no need for additional embellishments.

For this Christmas Ribbon Wreath with the faux door, I only needed one color of cardstock. To get that distressed look,  I sponged around the edges of my faux door and panels with a chocolate brown stamp pad. The door handle is a black crystal. 

This clever Christmas wreath is made from  weaved ribbon. I weaved this ribbon while watching TV and made it into a wreath. With the addition of red crystals and an accent ribbon, this card looks extra ordinary and is a gift that anyone would be happy to receive and display. 

I  love this Popout Star Card. It looks very elegant, but all I did is embossed my accent paper and created a Popout Star inside the card. 

This is another version of a door and another good project. All I did differently in creating the panels is to cut it out using a craft knife. For this card , I experimented to use a tri-color ribbon to make the Christmas Wreath. I really like how it turned out.  

 You can also check my previous postings for 12 Days of Handmade Christmas Gifts below.

1st Day of Christmas - Japanese Chocolate Box

 2nd Day of Christmas  - Tower Chocolate Box 

3rd Day of Christmas   - Triangular Gift Box

4th Day of Christmas  -  Three Kings Gift Box
5th Day of Christmas - Christmas Cards Galore
6th Day of Christmas - Multipurpose Gift Box
7th Day of Christmas -  Cube Christmas Gift Box
8th Day of Christmas -  Easel Card with Drawers
9th Day of Christmas - Dangling Christmas Tree Card

12 Days of Handmade Christmas Gifts - Click Here for the Tutorials

Easy and Affordable Christmas Paper Craft Projects!

Hexagon Envelope

Here's my take to the Hexy Envy Challenge of the 3D Tuesday Group of Paper Craft Planet. You are supposed to create a gift out of the plain Hexagon Envelope. You can find the template here.

You can find my Hexagon Gift Box here. Give it a try and let me see what your creation out of this cool fun folds projects.