Archive for the ‘Handicrafts’ Category

More bows

Today you’ll see my little box filled with chocolate – a nice alternative for missing cookies when getting unexpected visitors for a cup of tea or coffee. Just prepare some bows and boxes in advance to assemble and use them lateron. For the box you need 15×15 cm cardstock which needs to be scored at […]

Bow

Paper bows simply embellish every wrapping. They can be made with quite expensive punches but I prefer the economical method of cutting them myself with a template. It’s easily done with paper but they’re looking quite nice with card stock too. Then you should stretch the upper part over a scissor blade. Transfer the selected […]

A new old shirt

Oops, accidents happen. In spite of my great care I got a large spot of window color in the front of my t-shirt. Neither stain remover nor several washes could help. Fortunately the tinkering donkey loves the marine style for summer clothes and there was a peace of white dotted red fabric left over from […]

Royal gift box

Whatever it will be filled with – this lovely crown purse will make every girl’s heart beat faster. The sides are embellished with parts of doily border and little stars are glittering on its tops. The name tag is fixed with a satin ribbon and clearly shows whom it belongs to. It’s crossed to form […]

Cake box

Those who do a lot of baking will perfectly understand my dilemma. There it is, my lovely cake and being invited  by a very good friend I’d like to take it with me for teatime. But not the whole one! To be honest, I planned to have another piece of it the next day too. […]