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Izze Holiday Craft Challenge

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Hey guys!!  I am so excited to share with you a fun project that I've been working on.  A few weeks back Izze {the sparkling juice company} contacted me to see if I would be interested in participating in their first ever Holiday Craft Challenge.  You know me, I'm always up for a challenge, plus I am a huge Izze fan… So, of course I said YES! They sent over a box of goodies for us to work with.  The challenge… we could only use stuff from the box.  We could use as much or as little as we wanted to create our projects.

 

Here is what I came up with…

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Gingerbread House 2011

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Last weekend Christene hosted her annual Gingerbread House party and we had a ball!!  Christene is the Gingerbread House QUEEN.  This woman has it down to a fine science and she really knows how to throw a great party.  Here is her Gingerbread House 101 post from last year. It comes with recipes for the gingerbread and the royal Icing (the glue), a printable template to help you to create your structure plus a tutorial.  It's your Gingerbread one stop shop!!

Here is my creation for this year…

What are some of your traditions for this time of year?

How to Make a Fabric Bow | A Tutorial

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If you’ve be reading WhipperBerry for any time at all, you know I LOVE good packaging.  I love those extra special embellishments that really say that you’ve taken the time and effort to make the gift or goodie something extra special.  Not too long ago I saw a tutorial on how to make one of those generic bows out of burlap from For the Love, and it got me thinking… I wonder if you could make a fancy stacked bow out of fabric and have it still have a crisp form?  I started to play around and sure enough, you can.  Here is how to make a DIY fancy bow out of fabric…

Fabric Bow Tutorial
Learn how to make a fabric bow

Here is Your Supply List to Make Your Own Fabric Bow

  • Fabric ~ I used fat quarters and they work perfectly for this.
  • Interfacing ~ I used Wonder Under
  • Stapler & Staples
  • Glue Gun & Glue Sticks
  • Iron & Ironing Board

If you don’t have some of these supplies it’s quite easy to find them. You can get them at Amazon, your local craft store, or with a quick Google search online.

DIY Fabric Bow Tutorial

Cut fabric interfacing {Wonder Under} to 8×20 inches. Iron the “right” side of the interfacing to the wrong side of the fabric.

Let the fabric cool and then peel the paper from the interfacing that is now affixed to the fabric.

Place another piece of 8×20 fabric “right” side up on the top of the “wrong” side, with the interfacing sandwiched in the middle and then iron together.

Cut fabric into 9 strips…

  • Three 10 inches
  • Three 9 inches
  • Two 8 inches
  • One 6 inches

Starting with the first 10-inch strip of fabric, make a loop on one end with the tail meeting up in the middle. Flip the fabric over and do the same with the opposite end with the tails meeting in the middle and overlapping slightly.

 

Place a staple or two to secure the two loops.

Repeat with the rest of the 10, 9 & 8-inch strips of fabric.

Start to layer each section starting with the largest {10 in.} loops crisscrossing them and adding a dab of hot glue in the middle to secure.

 

Continue Layering the largest to the smallest in the criss-cross pattern until you have used all of the 10, 9 & 8-inch loops.  With the 6-inch strip of fabric, make a simple loop making sure to size it to bow. Secure with a staple or a dab of hot glue.  Then place at the top of the bow with a dab of hot glue. Voila… You now have a stunning fabric bow!

If you would like to print the instructions for this tutorial click here for the PDF version…

This wraps up my fancy DIY fabric bow tutorial.  Have any other questions or tips for how to make a fabric bow? Leave them down in the comments below. Or, if you want some more crafts to do when you’re bored make sure to check out that page.

 

Holiday Felted Wool Garland | Tutorial

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I hope everyone had a fabulous Holiday!  Mine was filled with food and family and it was lovely. I missed Friday Flair and all your amazing talents and can't wait to see what you've whipped up later this week!

Today, I have an oldie, but a goodie.  We posted this tutorial for how to make a felted wool garland back in September at According to Kelly and I thought I would post it again today just in case you missed it. This is one of my all time favorites!!

There's a lot of buntings and garlands going on in the party world right now, and I thought I would share with all of you how to make a garland out of wool! It's a little more unconventional than your traditional paper garland, and it will definitely last a whole lot longer than paper will (I don't know about your kids, but a paper garland wouldn't last long in my house). Best of all, it's easy and fast!

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