Making a Cocoa Gift

Craft: Warm Wishes Cocoa Gift

HellofromMhay
Bronze Craft Medal for All Time! 63 Crafts

December 10, 2010

Treat your neighbor to some candy cane Cocoa and present it with a matching Christmas card, all in a fun felt basket.

Approximate Time: 30 minutes

Supplies:

• white cardstock
• Christmas patterned paper
• red ribbon
• red buttons
• pearl stickers
• 3D stickers
• double-sided adhesive
• craft glue
• corner rounder punch
• craft knife, ruler

Instructions:

1. Fold 4 1/4 x 11 inch white cardstock in half to make a 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 inch card.
2. Cut a 2 1/2 x 4 1/4 inch piece of patterned paper. Adhere it to the bottom card front. Use the corner rounder punch to round the bottom two corners.
3. Tie the ribbon into a bow around the card front.
4. Glue button to the center of bow then attach pearl sticker.

 
5. To make the gift:

   Wrap up some candy cane cocoa in medium glassine bags. To shorten the bag, fold the top over a couple of times. Then fold a 4 inch wide patterned paper over the top of bag, then staple in the middle.

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6. Wrap it with red ribbon, adorn with button, pearl sticker, and 3D sticker. Put it all in a fun felt basket and you have a beautiful gift for neighbors.

Sources: KandCo. Patterned paper; Warm Wishes 3D stickers from Michaels [4 pcs. for a $1]; Medium glassine bags from Emmaspaperie.com [10 pcs. for $0.99]

By Maricel from Fairfax, VA

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