Golden Teapot Gift Box

OK, so I couldn't resist. I saw this gold glitter cardstock and knew exactly what to do with it!

The card was a little tricky to work with at first, but it was well worth the effort. It has a gorgeous texture to it, and the teapot sparkles beautifully in the sunlight.

I tried something a little different with the decoration on the lid, and am really pleased with the effect. The rose came out slightly smaller than usual, so I created thin spirals to bulk it out a bit.

What do you think? I hope you like it as much as I do!

Teapot Template!

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I am so pleased to be able to say that my Teapot Treats template is now available!

The PDF templates come as two A4 pages (but can be resized) and will make a teapot box measuring approximately 16cm (W) x 10.2cm (H) x 7.8cm (D)  /  6.3" (W) x 4" (H) x 3.1" (D). It has clear instructions (in English) and is available through my Etsy shop.

To make one of your own, you will need:

• PDF template
• Coloured or patterened cardstock (200-250gsm / 80-92lb recommended)
• Craft knife / scissors
• Scoring tool
• Ruler
• Craft glue / double-sided tape
• Embellishments (optional)

For those of you who will soon be hard at work, crafting your own little teapot boxes, I  would love to show some of your wonderful creations here.

This first one was sent to me by Lynda, from London. I love the roses on the lids, Lynda. So pretty.

These next two photos are from Mexico, showing that these teapot boxes can easily be adjusted to suit any colour scheme or design. Such pretty handles, and they look amazing with the matching teacups too!

I can't wait to see more!

Happy crafting!

Angry Birds Twister Game

Whilst researching ideas for an Angry Birds party, I was inspired to try this fantastic idea - converting a standard Twister mat into an Angry Birds Twister mat!

There are numerous free printable templates online of the Angry Bird characters, and after a lot of searching I decided to use these:

For the birds' faces, I printed each one 6 times, and for the pigs, I printed King Pig 5 times and Foreman (moustache) Pig once.

After cutting them all out, I laid them onto the Twister mat to see how they looked, and decided to have them all facing the same way.

Next, I started placing each of the faces (right side down) carefully onto clear sticky-back plastic (contact paper).

Then I cut around them, leaving a 10 mm edge all the way around, and started sticking them in place on the mat, making sure they were all pressed down firmly. Using sticky-back plastic means they can easily be removed again after use.

For the pigs faces, I cut around the nose, eyes and mouth as one part, and cut the eyebrows out separately. I changed the position of some of the eyebrows to give the pigs varied expressions, and I added one crown for King Pig.

It looks great! And hopefully it'll survive the party!