Hello and welcome. Isn't modern technology wonderful? 'm dictating this to my phone while my car is parked at the side of the road and I'm waiting for my husband to come back from his parents' house. I can be doing something useful when otherwise I'd be twiddling my thumbs, and save time for crafting...marvelous!
I really can't get enough of playing with these mini pizza boxes. As well as being super useful for giving small gifts, they're very handy for keeping little bits and pieces of crafty stuff in. In case you haven't seen one of these, the inside is coated with a glossy surface, which is great if you want to gift things like sweets or biscuits. The outer surface is super-smooth and takes colour very well. I wondered how well heat embossing would work on one of these pizza boxes , so I gave it a try . And guess what? It worked very well indeed . Here's the video -
After I finished making this video, I thought I'd go back and embellish the box a bit more. So this is the Blogger exclusive video for today - and it's actually longer than the main YouTube video! I do hope you enjoy it!
Usually at this time of year, SU demonstrators are hitting the road with joyful cries of "Telford, baby!" - this being where OnStage Local (our demo conference/training event) is held. This year, for a change, it's "Solihull, baby !" as the venue has changed, and that is where I shall be, so I'm really, really hoping that the scheduling for this post and the YouTube video works!
When I was a little girl, my sister and I loved pretending to be posh ladies, fanning ourselves with bits of paper concertina-folded and drinking "champagne" (otherwise known as cherryade) out of our mother's sundae dishes. Sometimes I'd spend my pocket money on a paper fan from the market and swan round the place, being very grand and fluttering my fan like mad. It must have been hilariously funny for onlookers! Still, I did love my fans!
I made a full-size version of these folding fans back in the summer and I thought a mini version would make a nice item to swap with other demonstrators at OnStage. It does get quite warm in the conference room - so I hope these will be a nice practical item. They'd also make nice party favours or goody-bag items. I've scheduled the video, and you should be able to link from it here - https://youtu.be/5OA-MkbktL4 It wasn't easy to keep track of where all the score lines needed to go while filming, so as I promised, here's where you need to crease the paper. Score at (all measurements in inches) - ¾ 1 ½ 2 ¼ 3 -3 ¾ 4 ½ - 5 ¼ 6 6 ¾ 7 ½ 8 ¼ 9 9 ¾ 10 ½ 11 ¼ Turn the paper over and score at- 3/8 11/8 17/825/8 33/8 41/8 47/855/8 63/871/8 77/8 85/8 93/8101/8107/8 115/8 If you find that the ball tool jumps out of the channel a lot, you can help it run smoothly by lubricating it - rub it on a bit of dry soap, a tumble-drier sheet, or even rub it on the side of your nose! I'll be telling you all about OnStage (well, as much as I'm allowed to) in my next post and I'll also be showing you what I got in exchange for my swaps next time, so please do come back on Wednesday! Keep Crafting! Crafty Hugs, Keren
