Box making for beginners

Hello bloggists, and welcome.

Today’s project is all about the box.  Specifically, it’s about how I go about creating a box to fit a particular item, and it’s “by popular demand” – by which I mean someone asked me to make a video about how I calculate the measurements I need for a box.

I created mine to fit a project that I’ll be sharing with you soon and it’s one of the easiest boxes to make – the “all in one” box or “pizza box” style.

Here’s the process –

Measure the length, width and depth of the item you want to box up – don’t forget to allow a bit extra for ease of access.  The calculation for the all-in-one box is –

Width = (Depth + Width + Depth)

Length = (Depth + Length + Depth + Length + Depth)

Here's the tutorial

And - oops!  I somehow forgot to schedule this post so it's going up late!  Terribly sorry folks, don't know how I managed to do that!

Hope it's a case of better late than never!  And before you ask, I have checked tomorrow's post IS ready to go.

Forget my head next ....

Crafty hugs,

Keren

Can I per-suede you?

Hello Bloggists!

So, after all the excitement of OnStage, this blog is back to its normal routine- well, almost, because we're now counting down to the launch of the 2016-17 Annual catalogue.  There are some gorgeous new things coming along, but to make room for them, we are saying goodbye to some old favourites and the Retiring List is out - and there are some surprises on it!

Something that wasn't a surprise was that we are saying goodbye to the 2014-16 In Colours.  I'm going to miss Blackberry Bliss and Lost Lagoon in particular. Over the next few weeks - until the new catty comes into play - I'm going to be posting "Use it Up" projects, as well as teasing you by showing you some of the new things coming your way.

This card features Blackberry Bliss, which I've treated to give a suede-like finish.

Would you like to see how I did it?  Here's the tutorial...

Hope you liked it!

See you soon?

Crafty Hugs,

Keren