- Two base flags can be cut from the card caddy die. Refer to photo to show where to cut to form two flags.
- The card panel can be trimmed slightly on the two side edges to make a bit of framing. Refer to photo.
- Cut the base flags from felt. NOTE: These can also be made from papers if desired. Cut as many base flags that you'd like for the banner.
- Cut fabric with card panel thinlit die for each of the base flags. NOTE: If using fabric, it's best to stiffen it with either a faric stiffner or using some forn of interfacing, the fabric will cut better. If using paper, not need to worry.
- Cut 2-3 of the smaller sunflower petals for each flower.
- Cut 2 of the sunflower leaves for each.
- Cut 1 sunflower center for each.
- Cut 2 of each other leave die or pine branches for each.
- Shape the sunflower petals for added dimension. Add ink if desired for shading.
- Add white and/or black dots to the brown centers for added dimension if desired.
- Glue card panel shape to the felt base flags.
- Arrange the sunflowers and greenery onto fabric panels and glue all pieces into place.
- Finish by glueing each flag onto a flat ribbon for hanging.
- Hang your new decoration!
Sunday, October 13, 2024
Fall Flashback Ideas
Monday, June 3, 2024
New Ideas Released With A Re-Release of Fabulous Dies + More
It's another release time from Eileen Hull Designs! It's also been slightly a different release this time around! With Eileeen traveling and teaching in various places across the pond, the re-release of three dies and a new addition of stencils and matching thinlits became available to some. Eileen is back from a whirlwind trip and we are here to show off mor ideas using the latest release.
Thursday, February 29, 2024
Hop By To A New Release Coming Your Way
A NOTE FROM EILEEN -
PS, can also be found in her Etsy shop and show her your support!
Now onto how I chose to use the new dies ...
THE STORAGE BOX
Basket made using the larger part of the storage box |
Box made using two of the smaller top sections of the storage box |
View of the top of the box |
Storage box made from distressed corrugated board |
Yellow box topped with a hand felted flower and vintage wooden button |
Box made with 2 tops, covered with balsa wood and crepe paper rosette flower |
Inside of book |
Front, back covers and spine with dangles |
Password book - embossed foil |
Inside embossed foil password book |
Foil embossed pouches hold a collection of felt flowers |
A single "welcome" banner/flag to hang on a door, in a window or on a wall |
Card fronts using the Faux postage thinlit parts |
Monday, January 29, 2024
Die-cut Dream Catchers
With the latest die release from Eileen Hull Designs for Sizzix, ideas are flowing! After making several projects with the three re-released dies more inspiration started. I chose the Embroidery Hoop die to play around with for this post.
Take a simple circled shaped die-cut and see where it takes you! Dream catchers and sun catchers just happened to be something I began to think about. I made a little project for the release earlier this month and sent it off to Eileen as one of the samples.
Here it is - I consider this more of a "sun catcher".
That got me to thinking about how else to use the cuts from this die. Originally I was going to make a traditional dream catcher and use string to make the inner design, then the idea came to see how can I make one but use dies instead.
Creating the hoop -
I cut 4 to 5 hoops from stiff board. I chose to use packaging from cereal boxes to cut the shapes. It's inexpensive and most have boxes like this that can be recycled for such projects. The hoop cuts are all glued together to form a thicker ring. The glued circle hoop shape could e painted but I chose to wrap it. For one I used a white thin, flat cording and the other a narrow (1/2") fabric. After tightly wrapping each with the two different materials I had to decide what and how I would add for design to the center.
This is what I used for wrapping the hoops -
Creating the center motif -
To make the center designs I went to some materials that again could be recycled. The list is patterned tissue paper, paper towels saved from cleaning up other art projects and cereal bag packaging. The two different saved papers are fused between two layers of the cereal bag packaging. The process of fusing with cereal bags can be found by searching online. NOTE: Maybe in the future I can make a short video of the process. From this fused material, I then die-cut patterned shapes using two Sizzix dies. One is the thinlit, Heart Mandala (665587), the other is an old steel-rule die called "Vintage Doily" (657420). They are adhered to the back of the hoops with glue. For added embellishing, I die-cut pieces from felt using a simple leaf shape and cutting along the sides to give it the look of feathers. These are then attached to hang from the bottom of the dream catcher.
NOTE: There are numerous ideas online for ideas for making these in a variety of different ways, and instructions to string them the traditional way.
Dream Catcher - (Found this explanation online.) "Native Americans believe that the night air is filled with dreams, both good and bad. The dream catcher, when hung over or near your bed, swinging freely in the air, catches the dreams as they flow by. The good dreams know how to pass through the dream catcher, slipping through the holes and slide down the feathers so gently that the sleeper does not know they are dreaming. The bad dreams, not knowing the way, get tangled in the dream catcher and perish with the light of a new day."
Monday, January 1, 2024
New Year, New Release of New Dies (Sort of) with Loads of Inspiration
Eileen Hull Designs has a new release of dies to share. Actually it is a te-release of some vintage dies. Here are images of the dies. I was a fan of these dies the first time around. One in particular as has been a very favorite of mine, more about that to come.
The cantilever sewing box brings back memories for me too because my mother also had a larger wooden version! The embroidery hoop die replicates actual hoops and can be used for many projects. The needle case die happens to be one of my favorites and have used this die so many times for various projects. Those that have seen my projects may notice that this one is the base for many of my banners.
For this latest release I made this version of the cantilever sewing box. Added some decorations to the top, using the flowers and leaves cut from felt and wool.
This made me decide to use the same extra thinlit dies for the embroidery hoop and the needle case for a trio of coordinating projects.
Saturday, October 21, 2023
Halloween Treats Without The Calories
Had some fun with creating a few new handmade (non-caloric type) treats for Halloween again this year. With the projects completed I figured it was time to do some sharing, so I went back and found some previous makes and decided to make a post of all Halloween related ideas!
NOTE: For each of these projects Sizzix dies were used to create them. The majority of projects here use dies designed by Eileen Hull for Sizzix, but several other dies and products used are also from other designers, all for Sizzix.
Here goes -