Christmas Ornaments from Christmas Cards

I like to reuse and recycle.
Here's a great idea my daughter bought home from school one day many years ago. It is a great way to be able to save some of those favorite Christmas cards from years gone by.
A very simple way to make a Card into an ornament, for hanging on garland or on your tree.
Like little presents!

Start by cutting the card in half.

Fold all the edges

and cut the corners. Fold the middle flap down  to create a pocket

Fold the corners in to create your box end and fold the middle flap down over them.

You can tape it or glue it. I chose to staple. simple and quick.
Do this to both sides of your card, to create a little box.

and go ahead and fit the top onto the bottom!

You wind up with some cute stuff on the back of the box. Nice verses...Signatures from old friends...

And the finished product is a delight!
Just slip a ribbon  thru the top flap.

And you are ready to hang on your tree or garland!

Happy Holidays

Thank you for stopping by!


I'll be linking up with a hand made ornament party, at Under the table and dreaming!
 Stop by and get some ideas!

An Interview with a young Doll Designer

So often I am asked by people, "What on earth does someone do with just a yard of fabric?"
Well the answer is as varied as the people who buy fabric are!
Some people will recover a couple of chairs, it only takes a half yard to recover a typical dining chair.
Some will make a skirt.
One of my clients who is an extremely talented young lady, hand makes dolls with the cloth she buys.
Her name is Syndey Cooper and she has her own etsy shop SuperCooperCreations

I recently interviewed her to see what makes her tick. Syndey is only 13,

 and yet she exhibits a rare and substantial talent!

FreshCutFabrics:

1. Syndey, you are very creative. Your dolls are unique and charming.

 What or who inspires you?

Syndey:

 Well, before I started making dolls, my mom did. She still does. Everything that she learned was from Patti Culea and her books.

 When I was 11, I made a couple of dolls and then revisited it again now when I am thirteen. So the people my inspiration probably comes from a combination of that.

FreshCutFabrics:

2. On average how long does it take you to make a doll?


Syndey:

Well, during the summer it took about a week or week and a half. Now that school has started I may only be able to make two or three in a month.

FreshCutFabrics:

3. Do you model your dolls after any real people that you know?

Syndey:

No, not necessarily. Once a doll is made and it comes time to give it a name, then you realize if it looks like anybody! Sometimes in my earlier descriptions, I named them after people they looked like.

FreshCutFabrics:

4. How did you come up with the etsy shop name Super Cooper Creations?

Syndey:

"Cooper" is my last name. I think it is important to have part of your name somewhere in your shop. I also used "Creations" because it is a  general topic and allows me to put many different things in my shop. I think that everyone believes that their creations are "Super!!!"

  

Visit Sydney's etsy shop SuperCooperCreations for a glimpse at a unique and unusual talent.

 Perhaps you can commission her to make a doll for someone you know.