Okay, remember how we discussed that the quality isn't necessarily the goal of these Seven-Day Creativeness Challenges? Yeah. Just note that I began and completed the project within the span of one poorly-acted, made-for-TV Christmas movie (sans commercials).
With that disclaimer, here is a handy little guide to making your own gift card holder:
Step 1: Buy felt.
Step 2: Measure your gift card.
I'm guessing they're all about the same size. 2 1/4 inches wide. I only bothered to measure the width. The length doesn't matter so much.
Step 3: Cut the felt.
I cut a strip 2 1/2 inches wide, and however long the piece of felt was...I forgot to measure it.
Step 4: Fold the felt and pin in place.
Don't fold it completely in half; see how the gift card is sticking up a little? I folded mine like that on purpose, so that the card is easy to grab. The rest of the felt will make a flap to fold over.
Step 5: Get some thread (I used embroidery floss).
(It's important to keep your floss organized.)
Step 6: Sew it all up, cut out some flowers, sew them on, sew on a couple of buttons, cut a button-hole.
Mine ended up looking like this:
Ta-Dah!
Check out Mary's blog for her first project. She probably painted the Christmas equivalent of the Mona Lisa.
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