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Apron Pocket Card

I love apron cards because of their unique and fun shape. The pocket allows the wonderful opportunity to include fun recipes. They're always a great hit for wedding showers or housewarming parties. I changed this Apron Recipe Card file up a bit in that I didn’t make the pocket that was included in the cutting file. Instead, I used the shaped pocket from the Star Pocket Card cutting file. This way, I could add lace around the pocket. Insert Kitchen Utensils into the pocket to add to the effect and then add your favorite recipes. I put seam binding at the waist to make the apron even more realistic.

Pocket Card Gift Box

I was excited to see the new addition of the Pocket Box Card to the Craft Room Library.  The little box is just the right size for fun gifts.  This project was enlarged to 11 1/2" width. After covering the box card in pink papers, I added some of the Handful of Hearts file sized at 4 3/4”.  I love to add sewing to projects and so my absolute favorite tool is the Piercing Tool as it makes pierced holes that are separated by whatever spacing you want.  Hand stitching has never been so accurate and easy!

Ice Skate Box

Ice Skate Gift Box

This ice skate box makes a great gift box or party centerpiece. Cut two Ice Skate and one Cereal Box from the Craft Room Library. No need to change the sizes of these as they are perfect just as they are. Assemble the cereal box. Apply decorative paper to the ice skates and cereal box. Cut two 3" x 6" pieces of white corrugated card stock. Align and glue the bottom edge of each corrugated piece to the bottom edges of the longer sides of the cereal box. The corrugated cardstock not only provides extra support for the project, but looks like leggings.

Wine Bottle Wrapper

One of the many things that I enjoy about the Pazzles Inspiration is the amazing capability of the software. This wine gift wrap was actually formed by just joining six Skinny Tags together. Size the skinny tag to 9" height and then join six of them together with kiss cut lines between each one. This can be easily done by selecting the Move Point tool and using the Cut Path advanced function to separate out the left and right sides of the interior tags after you break group. The Craft Room video Construction Points is helpful to understand this process.

Trinket Book Box

I found this amazing cutting file on the Boxes and Bags CD. It is a great size for holding small gifts or photos. I enlarged the cutting file so that the size of the box ended up being 4” x 5 3/4”. I used the piercing feature in the software and the Piercing tool to pierce the stitching pattern for the word “Wish” on the side. This cutting file is a true treasure and one I'll be using many more times!

Purse Photo Folio

I modified the Purse Box to make it into a mini photo display that I could sit on my work desk to remind me of my recent wonderful trip to London.

Center Step Vintage Friend Card

This card is one of the Fun Folds Card Bases Collection Files. I love all of these unique card styles so decided to make this Center Step one.

Tea and Napkin Holder

After returning from a great trip to England and Ireland, I decided to celebrate those memories by making a tea and napkin box.

Grandfather Clock by Tara Brown

A gorgeously detailed, vintage Grandfather Clock that looks fancy but is so easy to make! The open panels of the clock are covered with clear transparency so this would make a gorgeous gift box filled with treats.

Sweetheart Round Box

I have been waiting for Pazzles to post a completely round box cutting file so was thrilled when the Diploma Box was posted a few months ago! This little round box measures about 3 1/2”x 2” deep and uses only four of the cutting file pieces.

Bohemian Decoupage Chest of Drawers

You can design a unique chest using as many of these cute little matchboxes as you want. For this particular project, cut and assemble 15 of them. Divide them into three groups of five, and then take each group and glue the matchboxes one on top of the other, making sure to line them up perfectly.

Hanging Hearts Decoration Tara Brown

Hanging Hearts Wall Decor

This wall hanging features hearts from the Craft Room Library’s Handful of Hearts and lots of flowers made with “Rose” from the project Twirled Flowers. I have discovered a wonderful treasure with these twirled flowers cutting files.

Altered Pringles Can Gift Box

Sometimes you need something sturdier than cardstock to hold a heavy gift.  I’ve never altered a can before, or any container for that matter that wasn’t designed for crafting, but discovered that a Pringles can is great for altering!