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Photos: Alma Pretorius

June 2019

Volume 14 — Issue 4

by

ALMA PRETORIUS

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www.xcentricideas.co.za

How to re-use old postcardsand greeting cards…

Idea: http://www.someplaceinthyme.com/catalog.php?item=764Photo: Alma Pretorius

Bookmark

Easy 5 minute craft.

Cut out a pretty picture from a postcard or greeting card. Punch a hole and tie a pretty ribbon.

You can also cut out 2 pictures and glue them back-to-back for your bookmark.

This is an easy craft for your kids. Perfect littlehomemade gift for someone in the family.

Napkin ring


Cut a strip from a pretty postcard / greeting card. Fold it in a circle & tape the edges together. You can further decorate the napkin rings with beads/feathers, etc.

Photo: Alma Pretorius

Wine glass charms

Easy 5 minute craft. At parties people put their glasses down … get confused whose glass is theirs.

Cut any shape from a pretty postcard / greeting card – punch a hole and tie around the wine glass with ribbon or pipe cleaners.

Idea: http://cfabbridesigns.com/entertaining/diy-wine-glass-charms/#.XFm0gc2xXcu


Notebook / Journal / Recipe book / Photo album

Use same-sized cards and same-sized paper. Punch holes on top or on the side of cards and paper pages. Fill in-between with paper pages. Tie together with ribbon or hoops.

Idea: http://www.doodlebugblog.com/2017/11/thankful-for-traci.html#.XMcD1aSxXcsPhoto: Alma Pretorius

New greeting card

Double-sided tape Thick khoki penOld greeting cards / postcards Thick plain paper, folded in card

Bit ironic to make a new greeting card using old greeting cards or postcards….

Draw (or let a kid draw) flowers with a thick khoki pen on greeting card / postcard. It doesn’t have to be perfect flowers. Now cut around the flower outlines (see on picture). Stick flowers onto card with small pieces of double-sided tape. Draw stems and leaves.

Idea: http://mamaisdreaming.blogspot.com/2015/07/kids-craft-paper-scraps-greeting-cards.htmlPhoto: Alma Pretorius

Paper flower

Paper fastener/brad (picture right)Flower cut-outs from postcards / greeting cards

I chose cards with more or less the same colors … after I’ve cut out the flower shapes, I cutinto the petals to make them ‘stand up’.

Scrapbook shops have lovely paper fasteners (brads), so I punched a hole in all 4 flowersand pressed the paper brad through. Use this for scrapbooking, decorating any card, etc.

Idea: http://piecesofmepapercrafts.blogspot.com/2012/09/3d-paper-flower-tutorial.htmlPhoto: Alma Pretorius

Puzzle


I strongly suggest that you make a color photocopy of

the postcard / greeting card – to use as a reference.

On the back of the card, draw straight lines and cut

it.

Since my card was reallyquite busy, I had to check

the original card a few times… lots of fun for everyone!

Also perfect little gift.


Tetris Board Game

Did you play the computer version of Tetris? Use postcards / greeting cards to cut out the different shapes – make sure that you use coloured pieces (cause you can’t use the white reverse side). Here’s the template:

http://onemamasdailydrama.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Tetris-printable-game.pdf

Idea: http://onemamasdailydrama.com/tetris-printable-game-board-pieces/Photo: Alma Pretorius

Paper Earrings

This was a lovely striped thick greeting card.

I cut out the shapes, made little holes,attached the hoops and earring hooks.

You can cover it with lacquer to keep longer.

Glue on beads, feathers, glitter, etc.


Little paper box (a)

2 postcards / greeting cards OF THE SAME SIZEScissorsRulerBlunt object (eg: blunt letter opener)PencilCellotape

How deep you make your box is up to you! Remember this:

the top lid has to be 2 mm bigger than the bottom!!

Idea: https://oliveonblonde.wordpress.com/2012/11/20/diy-gift-box-from-recycled-cards/Photo: Alma Pretorius

Card 1 -Going to be the top lid

Card 2 -Going to be the bottom

lid

Little box (b)

Top box lid (left):

With ruler, mark 1.8 cm all around the card as border. If you want deeper box, make the border bigger.*

Bottom box lid (right):

With ruler, mark 2 cm all around the card as border. If you want deeper box, make the border bigger.**

*GOLDEN RULE: Top lid’s border has to be 2 mmSMALLER than the bottom lid!

**GOLDEN RULE: Bottom lid’s border has to be 2 mmBIGGER than the top lid!



Little box (c)

Now you have a border outlined on the back of both

cards.

Now! Cut along the short crossed lines on 2 opposite ends only!!! (I’ve cut it on

the short sides of the card –meaning left and right on the picture (left). You do that on

both cards.

What I mean by that is you don’t want to cut the corner squares out… you just want to create a flap. So you just

cut along that little line!

(If unsure, go to the link below.)


Little box (d)

Take your ruler and blunt object (blunt letter opener) and ‘score’ onto the pencil

border lines.

Then using the ruler on the line, carefully fold up the border edges – on all 4 sides of

both the cards.

Little box (e)

Now you fold in the cut ‘flaps’ to form one side of the box. You can then cellotape

the flaps together or hot glue it – or staple it.


Little box

Here I’ve used bigger borders on my postcards. For the bottom lid, I used a border of 3 cm.

For the top lid, I used a border of 2.8 cm.

You can see the box is smaller, but deeper! I’ve also just stapled the flaps to form the box.

Place sweets / chocolates / jewelry in the box. What a lovely homemade gift!!!

You can of course further decorate the outside of the box using beads, feathers, etc.

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