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I’m delighted to join the Spellbinders design team with a happy collection of stamps and dies: Joyous Celebrations! Because life is so full of reasons to celebrate. Today we’ll build a little paper house that can be a gift or favor box, place card, cake topper or even (yes, really!) the cutest to a bunting you ever saw. You’ll want the Build a House die set. Cut three of the roof / base piece, two of the front / back piece, two of the side piece, and as many as you like of the remaining pieces. I always cut extras and love to use both prints and solids in a variety of mix and match colors. Use a nice hefty card stock. If you’ve got a darling lightweight paper you’re dying to use, simply glue it to a piece of coordinating card stock to reinforce before cutting. The pieces go together very quickly. I use a hot glue gun because it sticks so firmly and works fast but you can use whatever adhesive you like best. Assemble the four walls first, then glue the house to the base. Now attach one side of the roof to the little flap that is at the top of the wall. If you only attach it to one flap, it acts as a hinge so you can open the top like a box. Now attach the opposite side. Your house is complete. But poor thing! It’s so plain. Let the fun begin! Time to embellish. Gather the glitter, rhinestones, washi tape, ribbon, paint, tiny buttons… whatever you like best! And decorate to your heart’s content. You can use other dies for embellishments, too. I used pieces from the Swallow and Heart die to decorate these little houses and tucked the completed Swallow and Heart pieces inside as a gift, with ribbon so they hang as a necklace. Notice I used the pieces but didn’t assemble them as a group. You can use any tiny dies you like. I love flowers for this kind of decorating and because I am a defiant crafter I often use the dies in ways that are nothing like the pictures on the package. Look how I use the flowers and swallow as extras on the roof. To use as a gift or favor box, glue ribbon at the top to close and tuck some tissue and your little gift inside. If you want to make a bunting, the same ribbon ties will attach your houses to a ribbon or you can simply glue the roof shut. Sometimes I make light strands by sticking twinkle lights through the roof. If you’re doing this you’ll want to plan ahead and cut the window and doors out from the walls before you assemble the house and glue vellum to the inside so it glows sweetly. Whether you’re using your little houses for a birthday party, tea in the garden, valentines, or a housewarming, I guarantee you’ll love the process. I should warn you: once you make one, you may find yourself like me with a million ideas and a whole new paper crafting addiction!
The National Day of Reason is an annual secular celebration for humanists, atheists, secularists, and freethinkers. It is observed each year on the first Thursday in May and was established in 2003 as a response to the National Day of Prayer. The goal of this effort is to celebrate reason—a concept all Americans can support—and to raise public awareness about the persistent threat to religious freedom posed by government intrusion into private religious beliefs.
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CLICK ON erosgifts above to see a lot more! Download Eros's UNIVERSAL LOVE CELEBRATION Day 5 April 5, 2023: Angels of the Morning, Eros & Psyche Opening Heart-Shaped Treasure Box Beloved Eros and I have decided that to celebrate our 14th anniversary of April 1-7, we will present a little gift each day to entertain the people. Today's writing presents the current state of the world's education process and a love poem I wrote for Eros. UPDATE: For special reasons, this year our celebration extends to April 9. Eros says, "Get up to speed. . . things are heating up!" We are trying to help you be prepared for what's coming. He's so funny. There is a special HOT event coming up SOON. You will have to check out our Eros and Psyche of the 21st Century writings, including "We're BACK, and We're Bad to the Bone" and many other writings for more information and guidance. And be sure to shop for gifts at Eros Gifts! More to come. . . NOTE: COVER PHOTO IS LICENSED THROUGH SHUTTERSTOCK.
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