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#145149 - 03/21/08 10:13 PM Re: Christmas Card Board [Re: Sandpiper]
jawjaw Offline
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Registered: 07/02/03
Posts: 12025
Loc: Alabama
I'm cutting and pasting the instructions and I just had a thought. Wouldn't these make great Christmas gifts? Just think, I could make one for the local VA home, Dancer, you could make one for the VA home where you volunteer (next Christmas) and Chatty, the animal shelters where you go, and ...and...listen to me. I'm on a roll. Somebody tell me to put a cork in it...

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#145150 - 03/21/08 10:26 PM Re: Christmas Card Board [Re: jawjaw]
Eagle Heart Offline
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Registered: 03/22/05
Posts: 4876
Loc: Canada
This is beautiful Sandpiper. I've been trying to figure out a way to display all my Christmas cards but didn't find anything I liked in the stores this past Christmas. Your card board is perfect! We hang our cards on the back door (which is in our living room), so if we hung this vertically, and custom designed it to fit the door's dimensions, it would work perfectly. Thanks for sharing this - and I especially like the timing - I wouldn't have had time to consider making this just before Christmas, but sharing it here now gives us lots of time to buy the materials and put it together at leisure.
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#145151 - 03/21/08 10:35 PM Re: Christmas Card Board [Re: Eagle Heart]
Louisa Offline
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Registered: 07/11/04
Posts: 2132
Loc: MA
I love the Christmas one. Just so pretty.

Does anyone remember years ago, making bed dolls? I use to make them in every color and they were so easy. but you can't get the materials anymore. I made them when I was a child. We bought these boxes of white or colored round things called filter disks made by Johnson & Johnson. They came in all colors. You folded them in quarters and it made the base to the dress. You used yarn with it. You had to pull yarn through the points of each one and tie it tight around the dolls waist. Theny you attached another disk to each one with yarn, making a bow. Then you folded eacn one almost like a canoli would go around the cream and fastened it with a bow. You attached each one to the other with another bow made from the yarn. We made little hats for them. They were so pretty. It would be fun to do with granddaughters if the stuff was still around.

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#145152 - 03/21/08 11:17 PM Re: Christmas Card Board [Re: Louisa]
jawjaw Offline
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Registered: 07/02/03
Posts: 12025
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Louisa, I've never heard of these. I hope you can find a picture of one. I would love to see it.

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#145153 - 03/22/08 12:16 AM Re: Christmas Card Board [Re: jawjaw]
Louisa Offline
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Registered: 07/11/04
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If I find a picture I will send it. I have a picture somewhere, but I don't know where.

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#145154 - 03/22/08 02:00 AM Re: Christmas Card Board [Re: Louisa]
Sandpiper Offline
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Registered: 06/19/05
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Loc: Kissimmee, Florida
What I like about them also is that you can make them any size you want to as long as you find the foamcore boards. They are so light weight that it's not a problem hanging them.

You know I didn't think of doing any and giving them to organizations, cool idea JJ. Eagle see you can turn it to the long side and make it work the same way, all you have to do is configure your ribbon to work.

Oh, I must say that after I put the upholstry or chair pins in, I also glued them tight. Just a precaution.

I'm glad everyone likes the idea, we had a great time with them. Matter of fact, they are still hanging in our respective rooms. Need to get them down and put away so I can enjoy them for next Christmas.

Louisa I never heard of those dolls either but they sound pretty and lots of little girls would enjoy making them with their grandma's.
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#145155 - 03/22/08 02:04 AM Re: Christmas Card Board [Re: Sandpiper]
Sadie Offline
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Registered: 10/08/04
Posts: 1274
Loc: MD
Sandpiper,
I saw Martha Stewart do that one day on her show , but I like yours better . Hope that name is not a nasty word on here . I love what you did . That board is good for posting notes also in the Kitchen and etc . I love it . It has many uses .

Love it . Renee
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#145156 - 03/22/08 02:06 AM Re: Christmas Card Board [Re: Sadie]
jawjaw Offline
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Registered: 07/02/03
Posts: 12025
Loc: Alabama
Nope, Renee...I admire Martha Stewart and the empire she's built. Hey, I think we should give her the dues she earned. She is one smart cookie...

Sandpiper...mind my asking what kind of hangers you used to hang it? Just curious.

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#145157 - 03/22/08 02:10 AM Re: Christmas Card Board [Re: jawjaw]
Sadie Offline
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Registered: 10/08/04
Posts: 1274
Loc: MD
I agree JJ. I think Martha Steward has a lot of good ideas and love her craft ideas or at least some of them . I have learned organization from her . Lot of cooking ideas too . Thanks JJ.

Renee
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#145158 - 03/22/08 12:47 PM Re: Christmas Card Board [Re: Sandpiper]
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Registered: 08/22/07
Posts: 1761
Loc: Southern Maine, USA
Sandpiper, I absolutely adore these!! A technical question...do you hot glue the ribbons under the batting (on all sides to secure) or directly to the back of the foam? Also, what did you use to hang them? They're soooo cute and what great gifts they would make. One could even get carried away and make them seasonal!! I was especially excited to see the card I sent you....excited like a little kid! Love it...
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