Mini Tissue Boxes

I have been working on a 3D project today. mini tissue boxes. It took me a couple of attempts to the  measurements right. But I got there in the end and it was so worth the effort to see hubby's face when he saw the completed box. He laughed and said "that's sooo  cute".  He said they'd be good taped to the dashboard with the new magic tape.

 So I have prepared some instruction for making these. You'll need a piece of card 6 3/4 x 7  1/4 inches.  Score down the long side at the measurements shown in the photo above.

 Turn the card around and score down the short side at the measurements  in photo above .

 Mark the panel where the hole is going to be and the sections you need to cut away. (Click on the photo above for a larger view.) 

  Make sure the hole panel and the flap are on the same section.

 Cut 2  strips of pretty paper 3/4 of an inch wide by  3 7/8ths of an inch for the side panels. Then you'll need 2 more strips  3/4 of an inch  wide by  1  3/4 inches long for the end panels.  and one piece 1  3/4 inches wide  by  3  7/8ths of an inch long and glue  in the panels as in the photo above.
Remember when gluing the top panel, you're going to cut a hole in it and you will want to make sure the layers don't lift when the tissues are pulled out, so spread a little glue over the top where the hole will be.

Die cut the hole for the tissues to be pulled through. Unless you have a larger die cutting machine you will have to fold the closure flap over so it will fit through the  machine without getting damaged .   Fold the box  on the score lines and add glue to the long flap and press the side together. Add glue to the short flaps to seal the end.  Place the tissues in the box and close using the flap.  Having this flap closure means the box can be refilled .

 I have to say Hubby is right,  these little boxes are really cute.

book marks from coffee stirrers.

I was given a book mark made from a  wooden coffee stirrer from one of the well known coffee shops. 

 I thought I would make my own version of this bookmark. 

I used card stock to make the flowers rather than coffee filter paper which means the flowers are far more robust. I  also inked the edges of the flower petals to give more depth to the flowers. On the rose I added a touch of glitter to edges.  ||It doesn't show up  as glitter on the photo very  at all. But it does look far nicer on the real thing.

Mini Milk Cartons

At long last the school summer holidays have arrived.
I know I am ready for the break and my house is definitely in need of my time and way over due for a  spring/summer clean & de-clutter.  ( I can hear my hubby's voice in my head saying that'll be the day and laughing his head off )
If you remember last year one week into the  summer holidays I fell down the stairs and injured my ankle ending up in plaster and out of action for the following six weeks. 
The previous Easter I injured my shoulder and was out of action for that holiday.
So I am going to be more careful this year. 

Being the first day of the holiday and sunny I thought I'd start with the washing. Three hours later the white washing was hanging on the line and drying  really well in the glorious sunshine.       
Half an hour later I had to bring it all in an wash it all over again. 
The starling s picked  today to attack the cherry tree. The result was my glowing white laundry was covered in cherry juice and  bird poop. It's been a very frustrating day,  a three steps forward and two steps back kind of day. Not my idea of the perfect way to start the holidays. I am hoping tomorrow will be a better  more productive day. 
I am banning myself from crafting until I have completed my  housework.

Anyway  my gift to my seventeen children this year were these mini milk cartons.
The girls had the pretty in pink cartons decorated with the stippled blossom stamp set on to a band of whisper white card and wrapped around the carton. I added a little tag bearing their name.
The inks used were;  pretty in pink, regal rose, lucky limeade, and old olive .

The boys had the  real red cartons decorated with  1 1/2" strip of  SU Halloween DSP  (discontinued). I really don't like spiders but I have to say I think this paper is really cool. I wish I had bought two packs of it now.
The boys loved them too, maybe because they knew they were full of sweets though. ha ha.
The Skull and cross bones tag is from  one of last years Halloween stamp set call monster munchies ..... I think.