I went for a drink to a pub in Chester and spotted 2 Small Pringles cans on a vacated table. I pounced on them before the bar staff could clear them away. I've seen so many of these and other containers and jars altered for Christmas pressies and thought I'd have a go.
Good what a bit of red and black paper can do. The buckle was made with silver glitter card and scalloped plain square punches. I bought a huge reel of the braid at Abakhan for £1 last year and have used loads of it on various gift boxes. I glued a circle of red paper to the lid and edged it with silver stickles.A week later I went back to the pub in the hope of scrounging a couple more tins but guess what? They don't sell them any more. Typical !!
Friday weight, 9st 2lb (target weight) Christmas is coming though............
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Welcome to my blog. I hope you find plenty of inspiration here. Nothing too fancy, no great skills required, just lots of cards, gifts and perhaps the odd bit of shopping.
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Friday, 25 November 2011
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Another brilliant idea, love those buckles
ReplyDeleteThese are terrific. Lee x
ReplyDeleteThese are really fab. x
ReplyDeletewell done, shame there is no more lol, lovely idea
ReplyDeleteTilly
Oh Di,you do make me laugh.I have this mental picture of your face lighting up when you saw them and then pouncing on them LOL.They are really Fantastic.Thanks for inspiring us and for sharing your brilliant ideas.Don't know what i'd do without you.xx
ReplyDeletethese are stunning di, great gift holders :D
ReplyDeletexx coops xx
language barrier - silver stickles does that mean glitter?
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