Innovative Mailbox Tutorial By DT Anila Dikay

Hi Everyone!

Anila Here, I am back again, at the Rainbow Craftykari blog today with a tutorial and walk-through video. 

This is a mailbox shaped box for gifting.

Let's begin with a tutorial.

(This is a picture heavy post.... I wanted to include as many pictures as possible so when you try to recreate this you will have no problem at all)

Materials needed are:

Black CS

Pattern papers

Laces/ribbons

A Brad and a handle

Decorative material.

Method:

• Take a CS measuring 12" x 7". Score the 12" side at 1/2" and 11 1/2". (Sheet 1)

• Take a sheet of the same CS measuring 7" x 4". (Sheet 2) Stick the scored lines of sheet 1 to sheet 2 from the lower side. The box structure is ready.
   

• Take a CS measuring 8" x 5" and score it at 1/2" from all the 4 sides. 
  
  

• Trim the corners as shown and fold up the edges to form a tray.
   

• Cut 2 pieces of the CS, little larger from all sides than the arch shape.

• Make small cuts along the extra edge of the cutout and fold them inwards. Cover the folded edge with a strip of paper.

• Take the other cutout, follow similar steps and stick it to the tray made.
   

• Now cover the box with colourful patterned paper over the arch. 

• Cover the side panel with colourful paper too (cutting the paper little larger and folding the sides inwards to cover the edges) Attach it to the box and stick it in place. This seals one end of the box completely. 

• Similarly cover arched portion of the tray. Stick pattern paper from the inner side of the tray (as shown)

• Adhere lace to the edge of the arch.

• Cut a Flag shaped CS, cover it with pattern paper. Using a single hole punch make a hole. Attach this to the box using a brad. 

• Attach a handle to the arch of the tray. Decorate the mailbox.

The Mailbox is now ready to hold any gifts inside.

Here are some final pictures with gifts inside.

That's all for today. Hope enjoyed making this mailbox with me. Would love to see if you create anything like this. Remember to tag us!

Here is the Walkthrough Video of Mailbox

Don't forget to participate in our ongoing this month challenge "Vintage"

All the above-mentioned materials are available at Rainbow Craftykari store.

Thank you!

Anila

Vintage Card Video Tutorial by Blog Coordinator Aditi

Hello everyone,

A very happy November to you all! We have an interesting challenge this month and we also have a collaboration with Paru's Card Making Blog. Check all the details regarding this here. 

For the challenge, I have created a Tri-Fold Vintage theme card! I have a video tutorial for you all. 

Here's a look at the card, with some close-ups:

Here's the supply list with the basic measurements, before you proceed to the video:

• White Cardstock- 12" x 5.5"  for the card and 1" x 12" for the belly band

• Pattern Paper Kaisercraft Be-You-tiful Pack- cut to the following sizes- 5 3/8" x 1 5/8" (2pieces first flap); 5 3/8" x 2 7/8" (2 pieces second flap); 5 3/8" x 4 1/8" (1 piece last flap); 7/8" x 3 3/8", 7/8" x 4 3/8", 7/8" x 3 7/8" (Belly band)

• Sizzix Thinlits Flower Die- 661806

• Old book page

• Altenew Painted Butterflies Stamp Set

• Gold Stickles

• Staz On Black Ink

• Distress Ink- Vintage photo

All the mentioned materials are available at the Rainbow Craftykari store or can be pre-ordered by sending an e-mail to rainbowcraftykari@gmail.com

Hop on over to see the video tutorial...

https://youtu.be/ansIwYyeVBw

Quilled Ganesh and Lotus Tealight holder by DT Ishani

Hello Dear Crafters,

 

I hope you had lovely Diwali celebrations. What a moment of pride we had when we didn't hear any crackers in our society, a moment of joy today and for our future. We must leave our earth for our kids at least liveable and breathable, just as our parents gave it to us. Lets carry on the cheer and celebrations in this post as well for the festive season of Diwali and let me show you how I made a 3-D Quilled Ganesh Fridge Magnet and a Quilled  Lotus Tea light holder.

3 D Ganesh Fridge Magnet

For this you will need:

Quilling strips (5mm, 3mm)

Quilling slotted tool

Glue

Card board base

Pretty pattern paper

Magnetic sheet

Scissors

1.  I took skin coloured 5mm quilling strips and stuck four of them together and started coiling it and shaping it in the form of Ganesh’s head and trunk. After achieving the desired shape, stick the strip and also apply a coat of glue inside the hollow, so that the shape holds.

2.    With the similar colors I shaped the ears, arms, hands and feet. I used a red color strips for the chest and stomach and orange to make the dhoti laden legs. I used 3mm strips only for His ears, hands and feet. I arranged them to see if they would fit in togeteher. Make sure to apply glue inside or behind the shapes to hold them in place or else while arranging the pieces the coils may slip off.

 

3.    For the base I took an old tag and covered it with a paper (you could use patterned paper) on which I stamped swastika (I earlier did one on crème paper then decided to use orange). Behind the tag I put a piece of 3mm wide magnetic sheet. Check the side which has magnetic effect and stick the opposite side to the tag.

4.    For the features I used 3mm strip of dark brown strip of paper for His eyes, eyebrows, white for tusks and red for the tilak.

 

 

5.   Now that my all elements were ready, I arranged the shapes and stuck them together. 

 

Quilled Lotus Tealight/diya holder

For this you will need:

Quilling strips (5mm)

Quilling slotted tool

Glue

Card board base

Acrylic paint

Brush

Tea light

Washi tape

Scissors

1.  Choose the 5mm strips of the colour of your choice. In my project I use five colours of Orange and red family. I planned to make it a lotus shape and so all the shapes are tear drop shape. 

2. I personally prefer to tear the paper even at the ends before sticking them together. They give a neat look when rolled into any shape.

3. With a slotted needle I roll out the shapes, four strips stuck together, rolled, shaped into a tear- drop shape and stuck with glue after tearing off the end.

 

4. The number of tear drops that you will require will depend upon the base you decide to have. I have a 9cm diameter circle cut off a waste card board, for which my outer most layer had 20 tear drops. I give it a paint coat in similar color of my strips of paper and at the outer edge stick my quilled tear drops with glue (the tweezer and slotted tool are supporting them till they dry).

5.  I put some pretty washi tape  around the tealight, to make it look festive too.  And then, after some sweet labour of rolling and shaping, arranged and stuck the different colored tear drops in two more concentric circles.

 

      

6.  All put together, the quilled lotus tealight holder looks like this.

I hope you liked these and would attempt something similar. Don't forget to join us  in our monthly challenge, hardly any days left!

All the material listed above are available at Rainbow craftykari store or you could also Pre-order by mailing us at rainbowcraftykari@gmail.com.

Sending you - 'Craft till you drop' wishes.

Ishani

Quillish