Today’s How To’sday by Liz Qualman is super cute - I will certainly be trying this one myself!
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Merry Christmas! Have you done a lot of baking and need to share the goodies with some with your friends and neighbors before you eat them all yourself? Why not deliver them in a special container to hold all of the delectable creations? I found this snowman shaped box at my local grocery store (on sale since it was so close to Christmas). It was already somewhat decorated, but I decided to make it even more adorable by recovering it with one of my favorite holiday collections from Simple Stories called Handmade Holidays (how fitting).
I chose two pieces of patterned paper to line the outside of the box. Then I measured and cut the strips of paper, matching up patterns where I could since it took more than one strip to go around the box. Then I used a tape runner and glue gun to adhere the paper to the box. I would recommend using something like Modge Podge to seal the paper to the box in order to make it more durable and ready for a second use.
To recreate the design, I used a plain piece of copy paper to trace some of the elements on the box and then cut them out as a pattern. Then I used the pattern to trace on the papers I selected to fit my own style. Pop dots on the buttons and part of the scarf make the design more fun and dimensional.
Finally I added some sentiments with cardstock stickers from Simple Stories Handmade Collection. This will be a fun gift for a neighbor or a friend.
Hope you have a safe and wonderful holiday week!
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Liz, thank you so much for sharing with us today! This is such a cute idea – perfect for any neighbour gift! I just wanted to say a big thank you to Liz for being a part of our Fall Design Team – you have shown us so many wonderful things over the last three months. We hope to see you around the community and on our Facebook page.
If you have an idea that you would like to share as a How To’sday tutorial, please send your photos and directions to ksharrock@steals.com.
Have a great day and be sure to stop by tomorrow for some inspiration!
