Saturday, July 27, 2019

Did someone say savings? Stampin' Up clearance rack Xmas items!


Did someone say savings?  Christmas in July and August with super savings of Stampin' Up's Christmas items in the Clearance Rack!!

Everyone loves a good bargain, and Stampin' Up! provides a great selection of savings. Check the Clearance Rack regularly to see what has been recently added - I did and saw there are many Christmas items marked down!  I often find that when I see a project made from a Stampin' Up product, I have to buy it, so I thought I would share some of Christmas products on sale in the Clearance Rack with you today!  There are some really great discounts and you can purchase them in my online store:  http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/marynoble/

You can order as much as you want to Clearance Rack products, but only while supplies last, so don't wait to order.   

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Christmas Stockings Thinlits Die:
 




 Christmas Around the World Embellishments



Many Mittens Dies:


Card Front Builder Dies:






Bring on the Baubles:


Dashing Along Designer Series Paper:  

Cross Stitched Christmas:
 


Cambridge Carols:


I'll Be Home:
 

Joy & Noel:

Happiness & Cheer:

Great Joy:


What a fun way to beat the heat, stay cool, save some $$, and get ready for Christmas now!
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Tuesday, July 16, 2019

Napkin flower holder tutorial - with Stampin' Up products?





Tutorial for folding napkin into a flower (rose, tulip, calla lily, rosebud, or amaryllis)
using the plastic flower holder
Compiled by Mary Noble, PhD
(mklecuyer@hotmail.com) - July 2019
 
 I purchased 8 of the plastic flower holders that you can find all over the internet, but was disappointed that they did not come with any instructions or any photos on how they should look.  Therefore, I used my research skills together to put together a tutorial on how to fold the napkins in various ways so they could be put into these holders. If you would like me to email this tutorial to you, you can send me an email at mklecuyer@hotmail.com for the Tutorial for folding napkin into a flower using the plastic flower holder.

In addition to paper napkins and regular cloth napkins, it may be possible to make the flowers (rose, tulip, calla lily, rosebud, or amaryllis) from lightweight, flexible papers or other types of fabrics….?  If you do this, it would be great to share these creations with others, so feel free to email me pictures of yours and any comments you might have!  Since I am a Stampin’ Up demonstrator, I plan on trying some of the papers with these holders…maybe vellum, envelope papers, ribbon…?
The holders are advertised on various websites as:  Plastic holders that transform your napkins into flowers!  These holders work with paper napkins, but they also work with cloth, providing it’s not banquet-size.

Shown below are some pictures from the many videos I found online on how to fold the 6.5” x 6.5” napkin in half, at an angle, or on the diagonal for the flower napkin holder (taken from various facebook pages as they are sold by several different companies – I have left the webpage’s identifying address & info on the pics so you can locate them; more photos are also shown on Pinterest). Basically you fold and/or pleat the napkin, insert it into the holder, then twist the holder to roll the flower.  Two visual summaries of the napkin folds are at the end of this tutorial.

 

 First napkin is folded in thirds (not in half as it stated)

 

 


As you roll the holder, you will need to stop occasionally to straighten the napkin ends out so they are the same on both sides (see below for pictures of this):



Since this tutorial is very long, I was unable to post the rest of it here so if you would like the entire lengthy tutorial, please email me at mklecuyer@hotmail.com and I will be glad to send it to you! 

Hope this tutorial helps you to enjoy the napkin folder holders more!  I plan on trying some of my Stampin’ Up items that are sold in my online store (http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/marynoble) with this holder in the future, so check back and/or follow my blog for them; thanks!

Here are 2 quick visual summaries on the folding that might also be helpful: