Holiday Projects: Gift Boxes

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It’s very near the gift giving time of year again isn’t it. Here’s a quick selection of gift box tutorials to use for your own projects.

• Exploding Box with Template or Exploding Box without Templates download the template and print it over your favorite backing paper for a quick n simple box.

Exploding Box with Template

• Fold Over Box

• Gift Box

• Mini Bon Bon Box

• Sara’s Bon Bon Box As demonstrated by Sara from Crafters companion on Create and craft.

• Origami Box Featuring Clarity Stamps, includes video. As demonstrated by Barbara from Clarity Stamps on Create and Craft.

My Origami Gift Box. Decorated using Clarity Stamps

Dig out your favorite cardstock or make your own with rubber stamps or printed paper from CDs. Some of these projects are also suitable for children to try too.  Hand made gift boxes don’t have to be time-consuming and are simple to make. Have fun, and I’d love to see your results.

Best wishes and thanks for reading, see you soon

Billie

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Free Download; Calendar page for November 2011

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Today I would like to share a free download with you. A calendar page for November 2011. I can totally see why artists love painting skys, they are ever changing and so spectacular, check out this sunset!

Calendar-November-2011

How to Use

• Click on the image to open the calendar picture to full size.
• Click on File, then choose landscape option for paper orientation.
• Click Print

To Change the size of the calendar

• Click on the image to open the calendar picture to full size.
• Right Click and choose ‘Save As’ from the list of options.
• You can print it as, is or open a Word Processing programme and insert the image. (Once it is on your machine.) This will give you more control of the final size of the calendar page.

  

Feel free to tell your friends about this offer and forward them a link to this site. 

Let me know what you think, of these calendar pages. If comments suggest this is popular…it just might become a regular feature. 

Best wishes and thanks for reading, see you soon 

Billie

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Free Calendar page for October 2011

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In today’s post I’d like to share a free download of a calendar page for October 2011.

Free download; Calendar Page for October 2011

 

How to Use

• Click on the image to open the calendar picture to full size.
• Click on File, then choose landscape option for paper orientation.
• Click Print

To Change the size of the calendar

• Click on the image to open the calendar picture to full size.
• Right Click and choose ‘Save As’ from the list of options.
• You can print it as, is or open a Word Processing programme and insert the image. (Once it is on your machine.) This will give you more control of the final size of the calendar page.

  

Feel free to tell your friends about this offer and forward them a link to this site. 

Let me know what you think, of these calendar pages. If comments suggest this is popular…it just might become a regular feature. 

Best wishes and thanks for reading, see you soon 

Billie

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Free Download; Calendar page for September 2011

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Today I would like to share a free download with you. A calendar page for September 2011.

Free calendar Page; September 2011

How to Use

• Click on the image to open the calendar picture to full size.
• Click on File, then choose landscape option for paper orientation.
• Click Print

To Change the size of the calendar

• Click on the image to open the calendar picture to full size.
• Right Click and choose ‘Save As’ from the list of options.
• You can print it as, is or open a Word Processing programme and insert the image. (Once it is on your machine.) This will give you more control of the final size of the calendar page.

  

Feel free to tell your friends about this offer and forward them a link to this site. 

Let me know what you think, of these calendar pages. If comments suggest this is popular…it just might become a regular feature. 

Best wishes and thanks for reading, see you soon 

Billie

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Free Download; Calendar page for August 2011

Welcome Back

Today I would like to share a free download with you. A calendar page for August 2011.

Free calendar Page; August 2011

How to Use

• Click on the image to open the calendar picture to full size.
• Click on File, then choose landscape option for paper orientation.
• Click Print

To Change the size of the calendar

• Click on the image to open the calendar picture to full size.
• Right Click and choose ‘Save As’ from the list of options.
• You can print it as, is or open a Word Processing programme and insert the image. (Once it is on your machine.) This will give you more control of the final size of the calendar page.

  

Feel free to tell your friends about this offer and forward them a link to this site. 

Let me know what you think, of these calendar pages. If comments suggest this is popular…it just might become a regular feature. 

Best wishes and thanks for reading, see you soon 

Billie

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Free Download; Calendar page for June 2011

Welcome Back

Today I would like to share a free download with you. A calendar page for June 2011. 

Free Download; Calendar Page for June 2011

 

How to Use

• Click on the image to open the calendar picture to full size.
• Click on File, then choose landscape option for paper orientation.
• Click Print

To Change the size of the calendar

• Click on the image to open the calendar picture to full size.
• Right Click and choose ‘Save As’ from the list of options.
• You can print it as, is or open a Word Processing programme and insert the image. (Once it is on your machine.) This will give you more control of the final size of the calendar page.

  

Feel free to tell your friends about this offer and forward them a link to this site. 

Let me know what you think, of these calendar pages. If comments suggest this is popular…it just might become a regular feature. 

Best wishes and thanks for reading, see you soon 

Billie

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The Ultimate Blog Candy! Free online classes for life with Julie Prichard

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Bit of a different post today. Just had to tell you about this wonderful chance of winning free classes for life with Julie Prichard & Chris Cosen online classes.

Julie Prichard is an amazing artist I have taken several classes with her, she rocks. Her classes ROCK and Chris Cozen does too. When you buy a class you have access to online video tutorial and a whole network of help. From making new creative friends to interactive help from the tutors and fellow students.

I highly recommend Julies classes, take one now for the amazing chance of winning all future classes with her and Chris in the Land of Lost Luggage Network.

Please visit Julie’s Blog, for full details T&Cs.

Click here to see our available workshops.

 

Thanks for reading, see you soon

Billie

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