Magic Milk Carton - now on Craftsy

This is a heads-up to let you know that I've just posted my Magic Milk Carton (Quad) for sale on Craftsy. It's an exploding box update - fun milk carton design in a pretty bandana print. Lift the lid - tah dah - four flip-top triangular mini-boxes. And... a bonus... there's a secret storage compartment in the "attic" of the lid.

I'm selling a PDF download, but I can supply .svg cutting files for all my Craftsy designs on request! :)

Yay! I'm on Craftsy

Yay! I am now selling my original printable papercrafts on Craftsy.
The designs are .pdf files (plus step-by-step instructions - so you will have to cut them out by hand (no outlet for digital designs - yet). 

I am selling my patterns as The Papercraft Trading Post - to differentiate them from my blog, The Papercraft Post. The patterns that I am selling have never been on my blog - they are all fresh and new.

The first two Craftsy patterns are suitable for Valentine's Day or all-year-round. There's a Tea-L-C Mug Hug Organizer and a Scandinavian Heart Ice Cream Cup.

I am a big advocate of the Craftsy website. Their courses are superb!

Soutache-inspired Gift Bag

I've been admiring a lot of soutache jewellery lately - flat braid, rolled like quilling and interspersed with beads. A form of passementerie. Love the scrolls, swirls, and squiggles.(Not that I'd actually wear it - but it looks great fun to make :) ) Like this:

(I have not read the above book,Elegant Soutache but I have been clocking it on Amazon - looks tasty, does it not?)

Back to today's project - a souctache-inspired gift bag, suitable for packaging Valentine's treasures. (Note inspired by - lots of swirls and arabesques - and beadlike circles.)

Here is your free gift bag:
SoutacheGiftBag1of2.pdf 
SoutacheGiftBag1of2.studio3 

SoutacheGiftBag2of2.pdf 
SoutacheGiftBag2of2.studio3 

There are two print-outs because you have to join two pieces to make
a big enough gift bag. Either use glue or double-sided tape to join the seams. The notches are there to indicate scoring lines. For best results, score the patten templates before cutting them out. Make sure you score around the side triangles. You must also cut a slit in the box base, a small rectangular hole in box side (this takes the closure tab, and you must cut around the semi-circular closure tab (in hot pink on the top flap) with a craft knife.

I make the bag out of 160gsm printer card - but you could also use plain copier paper.

The box design is sort of a milk carton cousin - an easy-close variation.
Quick to make, fun to give. Enjoy.