Hi everyone,
Lyn here....Well it's school holiday time again and the kids might be looking for something fun to do.
Why not create a fun Garden Gift for that someone special this EASTER.....maybe someone who loves GARDENING would love to get one of these cute little pots that Katrina Simeck has designed.
I know I'd love to receive something like this instead of EASTER EGGS....even though I love chocolate....LOL! You could use other punches on these very easily.........
I found these over at Fiskars.com
Garden Gift
Designer: Katrina Simeck
There's no better way to ward off end-of-winter blues than planning for spring! One of my favorite ways to do this is to begin to plan my garden. I created these cute garden gifts with spring planting in mind. They’re super easy to make using small terra-cotta pots, seed packets, garden markers, and your Fiskars tools! So fun to share a little springtime with friends!
Instructions:
1. Begin by decorating the terra-cotta pots. I
created a "grass" border for the inside of th pot using Fiskars Leave it
to Weaver border punch. Simply punch a one inch wide strip of
cardstock, then trim one side to create the grass effect. Adhere around
the inside rim of the terra-cotta pot.
2. Use the Lacy Days of Summer border punch to create a decorative strip to adhere to the outside rim of the pot. Add another strip of 1-inch wide paper underneath punched strip.
3. To create the plant markers, use the Tags template to cut a large tag
out of kraft cardstock. Attach a plant marker to the back, using craft
tape.
4. Embellish the top of the tag with punched shapes (I used Fiskars Limited Edition spring punches). Adhere with foam adhesive for extra dimension.
Slip a few seed packets in each pot and a garden marker, and you're sure to make someone smile!
+Supply List
Fiskars®:
01-001044 Border Punch - Leave it to Weaver
01-001046 Border Punch - Lacy Days of Summer
12-73187097 Squeeze Punch: Extra-Large - Oopsie Daisy
12-73107097 Squeeze Punch: Large - Oopsie Daisy
12-74427097 Squeeze Punch: Medium - That’s Amore
01-005343 Squeeze Punch: Limited Edition Spring - Bird is the Word (not available online)
01-005345 Squeeze Punch: Limited Edition Spring - Branching Out (not available online)
48577097 Shape Template - Tags
Other:
Patterned paper by My Mind's Eye
Lyn are the limited edition spring punches available in Australia, my mum is chasing one of them?
Posted by: Annette | March 29, 2010 at 05:00 PM
Great punches and great project - TFS :)
Posted by: TracyM | March 29, 2010 at 06:35 PM
WOW!!!! This is stunning! Thank you so much for the tutorial!
Posted by: Flowers | March 29, 2010 at 09:52 PM
they shall have to be ordered through one of the LSS Annette and they may be able to get them from the US....if they have stock left....
Posted by: Lyn Dwyer | April 04, 2010 at 11:34 AM