Monday, July 4, 2011

July Teasers, Day Four!

Hello there! Happy Independence Day to all my American friends! I hope you have something fun planned for today. We'll be going to the local parade this afternoon and grilling this evening. :)

Today's MFTeasers are all about summertime! We're previewing Inspired by Summer and the Die-namics Perfect Pinwheel die and stamp set. I chose to work with Perfect Pinwheel for my project. My first instinct was to make something red, white and blue for the holiday, but at the last minute I went in another direction. I decided to make a little back-to-school treat bag. I used school-themed papers to make my pinwheel, and I attached it to a bag of Smarties. :)


First I placed a straight pin through the center of a red felt Pretty Posy, then I placed it through each section of the wheel as I bent it in. Then I used the pin to attach the pinwheel to the eraser of the pencil. I bent the pin down and taped it securely to the pencil so no fingers would get pricked.


I topped the felt posy with a button and some Cappuccino Twine.


I tied the pencil to the bag with creme twill, then I tied the sentiment flag to the twill with more twine.



Be sure to stop by Kim's Blog NOW to see which designers have Teasers today! There's one more day of Teasers tomorrow, and then the Release is tomorrow night at 10 pm EDT! :)

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Have a fantastic 4th of July! :)

Happy 235th birthday, USA!

Christina
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32 comments:

  1. jeanne girlJuly 4, 2011 at 12:55 AM

    Fun, fun idea for the pinwheel here too!!! :)

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  2. starqueenJuly 4, 2011 at 2:22 AM

    Hi Christina,
    Love your sweet gift idea! Hope things are getting back to normal after the flood.
    Thanks for sharing!

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  3. Kim CJuly 4, 2011 at 2:23 AM

    What a cute project! Great idea for using the pinwheel this way. Thanks for sharing!

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  4. HeatherJuly 4, 2011 at 2:50 AM

    So cute, what a great gift idea :)

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  5. GabbyJuly 4, 2011 at 4:53 AM

    Neat pinwheel treat bag! Fun idea! :)

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  6. lilscrappersJuly 4, 2011 at 5:04 AM

    The pinwheels have such inspiration to step outside the card :) Great gift idea!

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  7. Sarah GoughJuly 4, 2011 at 5:58 AM

    genius way to attach the pinwheel!

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  8. bernshwagJuly 4, 2011 at 6:01 AM

    Love your pin wheel gift bag Christina, you are so creative!

    Hugs,
    Candi

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  9. SassyJuly 4, 2011 at 7:47 AM

    Too darn cute - loved the add of the twine and button

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  10. MeganJuly 4, 2011 at 7:52 AM

    I love that you used this to make a teacher gift--totally perfect!

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  11. CraftyMomOf3July 4, 2011 at 7:52 AM

    Fabulous Christina!!! Love the bag of Smarties!! It's so quintessentially summery!!!

    Crafty Hugs!
    Meredith

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  12. Playing with PaperJuly 4, 2011 at 8:22 AM

    So fun!!! I love the center of your pinwheel cute!!

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  13. DawnJuly 4, 2011 at 8:49 AM

    So cute Christina! Love the pinwheel attached to a pencil.

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  14. Holly AKA KopyKatJuly 4, 2011 at 9:03 AM

    This is so adorable, love it

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  15. Nancy ThomasJuly 4, 2011 at 9:44 AM

    Such a cute idea Christina!

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  16. BarbaraJuly 4, 2011 at 9:56 AM

    So creative, Christina!! Love this idea!

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  17. CheckerBeadsJuly 4, 2011 at 10:18 AM

    great treat bag! Too cute!

    Anne

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  18. SusanJuly 4, 2011 at 11:29 AM

    Wow! These cute pinwheel project ideas just "Rock". Too clever!

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  19. Rachel GJuly 4, 2011 at 11:52 AM

    Another super cute pinwheel idea! Love it!

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  20. ElleJuly 4, 2011 at 12:23 PM

    What a brilliant idea! Simply yummy!

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  21. Jody MorrowJuly 4, 2011 at 2:46 PM

    What a Smartie idea! No, seriously... I love it. SO cute!

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  22. LeslieJuly 4, 2011 at 4:32 PM

    Eeek! I always give the teachers on our staff a welcome back favor for the first day of school - guess what I just decided to do for this year?!?!? CANNOT WAIT to get this set!

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  23. Shabby PatiJuly 4, 2011 at 7:15 PM

    Very cute! My favorite little candies too....

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  24. krussellstudioJuly 4, 2011 at 8:41 PM

    Cute. Great job!

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  25. anniJuly 4, 2011 at 9:05 PM

    Love the idea of a pencil handle for the pinwheel! Too cute!

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  26. AngelJuly 4, 2011 at 9:49 PM

    Darling! Although, I'm not ready to think about "back to school" stuff yet! :)

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  27. KaryJuly 4, 2011 at 10:23 PM

    Fabulous idea, Christina!! Love it!

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  28. Jan GarberJuly 4, 2011 at 11:04 PM

    SWEET gift/party favor idea!

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  29. tiffJuly 4, 2011 at 11:20 PM

    Love it! Great pinwheel project!

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  30. CynthiaJuly 5, 2011 at 12:16 AM

    Very fun use of the pinwheel die!

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  31. Jodi CollinsJuly 5, 2011 at 10:11 AM

    What a FAB Idea! LOVE this!

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  32. AllisonJuly 5, 2011 at 1:04 PM

    What a fabulous back to school project! Love that you put the pinwheel on the pencil!

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