A custom-sized box

Hello and welcome!

Sometimes you need to make a box to fit a particular item.  If you are going to make a box with a fitted lid, you measure the length, width and height of the object  and then you need a piece of card that is  Height+Length+Height by Height+Width+Height in size.  

Your score lines need to be at the Height measurement on all 4 sides. 

To make the lid, you either need to cut the card a tiny bit bigger or, and this is the method I prefer, cut it the same size but use a shim to adjust the position of the score lines (watch the tutorial to see what I mean!)

It's reasonably easy to calculate the dimensions if your item is a nice, regular shop, but what if it's irregular, like my polymer clay dragon here (based on the work of Christi Friesen who makes the most AMAZING polymer clay creations and writes wonderful books showing you how to make your own!)?

I'll show you how I do it in the tutorial below!

I do hope you enjoyed the video!  My finished box had a little bit too much room for my dragon, but that's because I was too generous with the "ease" I allowed.   You need some ease so that you can get the item in and out without too much trouble, but I was a bit too cautious.  I used some tulle to fill the gaps, and it looks really quite posh - so I'm calling it a happy accident!

Keep crafting,

Keren

The Perfect Gentleman

Hello, and welcome!  

Have you seen the film Kingsman? If not, I can recommend it.  I didn't think it was going to be the sort of film I'd enjoy but I really did.  It's in the 60's secret agent style- think James Bond or the Man from U.N.C.L.E., with a villain bent on world domination and fun (and deadly) technological toys.  

Anyway, one of the hallmarks of a Kingsman is sartorial elegance, understated but immaculately dressed at all times, so of course the True Gentleman suite made me think of the films.  I'm always happy when I find supplies that will work for masculine projects - with a husband, two sons and several nephews and great nephews (and even a couple of great-great nephews) in the family.  

Here's the tutorial for the card I made with some of the supplies from the suite.  (I've got a top tip for using the stamp-ma-jig with a small surface in the video too!)

Thanks for stopping by - please do come again soon!

Keep Crafting,

Keren

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Truly Tailored Clear-Mount Bundle

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Night Of Navy 3/8" (1 Cm) Corduroy Ribbon

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Fun with Flags

Hello bloggists and welcome!

“Fun with Flags”, for those who don’t know, is a YouTube channel run by Dr Sheldon Cooper of the Big Bang Theory TV programme.   And as my inspiration for today’s post was national flags, I thought it was a good title for this blog.   

As a matter of fact, it was really flags at second hand.  The real inspiration was a polymer clay pendant that I made a few years ago (and now can’t find to photograph!).  It was heart-shaped, white at the top, green at the bottom, with a small red heart in the middle.  I made a few variations – a bit like the card toppers today.

Today’s tutorial also shows how I finished folding a rosette, which got left out of last week’s video (there was a bit of a technical hitch that meant the crucial bit wasn’t recorded).  Here’s the video –

   

Hope you enjoyed it.

By the way, can you believe that it’s almost halfway through June already?  If you’re thinking about joining Stampin’ Up! as a demonstrator, don’t forget that if you sign up before the end of June you can choose two stamps sets – ANY stamp sets in the catalogue -  for FREE as well as your starter kit (£130-worth of items of your choice for a payment of £99).

See you soon,

Crafty Hugs,

Keren

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