Still all About the Stash

It’s  June 

Let’s Keep Using Your Stash 

Here we are in June, school holidays for the Jubilee, exams, graduation and end of school year are looming. Finances are being stretched and crafting is a little down the list of priorities for some. But it need not be, lets see what we can make from our stash, no spending and some saving with small Thank You gifts, Teachers gifts, and Birthday party crafts that can be made from items you already have in the cupboard. 

June is going to be all about small gifts and practical cards. 

I have been using up any papers for May posts and as always when making something, other ideas pop into my head. I had a few makes during May that were extensions of what I was doing, so I have put them aside to show you in June and to demonstrate how to make them.

Project One 

Seed/Coin Wallets 

This is one of my current favourites, you saw a sneak preview in my blog 1st May when I showed some flowers I had used to decorate the front.

This idea came from Pinkstrawberryz and you can see her project from the link below:

https://youtu.be/XB0kGSF0r3k

I made several after the initial one as I loved making them, they used up my stash of 6 x 6 papers and made great Thank You Gifts for friends and family, who have shown you some love recently. Particularly friends who love their gardens. The summer is a great time to visit gardens and buy seeds for next year so you could get some extra packs to pop in your wallet, or if you want to be really good gather your own seeds from your flowers when they have finished flowering this year take a picture of them in bloom and label well. This would make a truly personal and caring gift.

You will need 7 6 x 6 sheets of paper

A score board 

Double sided tape/glue

Flower decorations

Start by making the packets 

Take 4 sheets of your 6 x 6

Score each one at 1/2”, and 31/4”   To make the body of the wallet

Turn and score at 1/2” and 4 1/2” this will be the bottom and top folds

Lay the  main body flat on your craft table with the 1/2 corner to the right 

Cut away the corner with a slight wedge shape and the cut the bottom flap from the left side to the middle score line and again cut a small wedge at the middle score line

At the top of your paper cut away the top panel from the left side to the middle and from the right side cut away the 1/2” side piece slightly wedge the remaining centre section which is your lid flap and round the corners if you like them finished this way. Glue sides and bottom panels together. Corner the top flaps. 

Set aside your 4 pockets 

Next cut 2 matching panels for front and back at 2 7/8” wide by 4 1/4” high and use the spare piece to cut another bit 2 7/8  x 3.5” for the lid

Cut the last piece 2.75 x 4” and score along the 4” at every 1/2”

Concertina the folds 

With the first fold laid flat add a pocket to the the next mountain fold facing you by gluing the base 1/2” of the pocket to the fold. Do this with the next pocket and fold until you have glued all 4 onto the concertina folds 

Next glue the front and back panels to the outside edges

This just leaves the top flap to glue on and you just need to eyeball this piece. 

Hold all your pockets together and place the top flap onto the back panel folding over to the front. I rounded the edges and then fastened with Velcro dots .

I also added some circular embellishment to each of the pockets to hold down the flap, no fastenings just a little extra weight to help them lay flat.

 I added some flowers to the front to finish.

You could add the letters SEEDS or anything appropriate.

These have many uses and I thought they would make great alternative party bags with a small bar of chocolate, a mini notebook, some pencils and hair bands or puzzle 

Dee