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| Bird House Tea Light Holders |
Hi friends,
Teacher's Day is celebrated on September 5th in India and my daughter and I love to use this chance to give small tokens of appreciation to her teachers . Over the years we have made Photo-frames, Pen Stands, Post it Note Holders, Paper Purses and Mini Albums[Here are the projects:
Teacher's Day Gifts]
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| Paper-craft Bird Houses |
This year I was struggling for ideas and thought only a card will have to do when a wonderful parcel containing fantastic
dies from
Crealies arrived all the way from
Netherlands !
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| Crealies Dies from Netherlands |
My regular readers will know I love working with dies and when
Annelies from
Crealies contacted me some weeks earlier asking me if I would like to work with her dies I literally jumped at the chance as I loved her die designs!!
The gorgeous
Create a Box Bird house set gave me the idea to make Tea Light Holders!
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| Teacher's Day Gifts- Paper House Tea Light Holders |
I had to make 9
Tea Light Holders as my daughter has 9 teachers this year and as all are ladies I went with a feminine
Shabby Chic theme!
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| Paper House Tea light Holder |
I wanted the frame work to be sturdy and so used the base die to cut thick kraft card stock.
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| Crealies Create a Box -Birdhouse Die Set |
I loved that the die set was cleverly designed and contained extra dies to cut all the decorative panels !
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| Paper House |
I used pretty papers from Papericious which I distressed with
Abandoned Coral Distress Inks to line the panels of the Bird house.
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| Crealies Decorette XL-Quatrefoil Die |
So in love with Quatrefoil die...such an intricate design and it cut so beautifully! I loved it so much that I used it to decorate the walls and cut small strips to form decorative borders!
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| Paper House |
The original design is meant to open at the base of the house but I modified it to have a side door and attached a brass "door knob"
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| Adding Door Knobs |
Also attached magnets on the door and back of the house so that the door would be securely closed.
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| Adding Magnetic Closure |
The ruffled pink polka dotted ribbon and lattice roof [made using a
Wild Rose Studio Floral Frame die] helped complete the "Shabby Chic" look!
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| Teacher's Day Gifts |
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| Teacher's Day Gifts |
Here is how the tea light fits inside the "Bird House"!!
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| Tea Light Holder |
The birds in the die set are
mirror images which is super cool as you can easily make birds facing either direction !
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| Crealies Double Fun- Birds Die Set |
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| Paper Craft Bird House |
Love how the bird dies embossed even without using an extra embossing pad!
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| Bird House Teacher's Day Gift |
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| Teacher's Day Gift |
Feathers are quite the fashion in the crafting world but I have never had a die to make such delicate beautiful feathers so this
Crealies die was especially delightful!
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| Crealies Double Fun-Feathers Die Set |
I used the die to cut feathers from matching pattern paper.
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| Paper Feathers |
And tweaked the die cut to keep the central feather element!
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| Paper Feathers |
This Tea Light holder all lighted up looked so pretty in our garden!
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| Tea Light Holder |
It was so much fun designing the 9 bird houses differently while still keeping to a theme!
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| Teacher's Day Gifts- Tea Light Holders |
My daughter has some very special teachers and I really hope they liked our presents!
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| Teacher's Day Gifts |
I hope you liked our Teacher's Day gift idea !
Also please do check out the Crealies website too....they have some amazing die designs and especially the unique and fantastic
Crealies Create a Card dies !
Supplies :
Dies : Crealies Create a Box -13 Birdhouse,Crealies Double Fun-33 Birds,Crealies Double Fun[34]-Feathers,Crealies Decorette XL-02 Quatrefoil, Marianne Craftables CR1307 Tiny's Forget me not,Cheery Lynn Flourish 13,Dienamics [MFT] Stitched Circle Scallop Frame,Wild Rose Studio Floral Frame, Tiny Butterfly from Winnie and Walter Essentials Audrey Cutaways , Partial Bow from Memory Box Precious Hearts
Papers : Papericious Its Peach Time
Edited : This project was featured as the
Gold Star at the Pixie's Snippets Playground and was also featured
runner-up at Cuttlebug Mania Anything goes themed Challenge
Oh wow Sonia, these gorgeous little bird houses are stunning, what a great job you and our daughter have made of them too.
ReplyDeleteSue xx
Bee-utiful bird houses. Never heard of Crealies but now that you have shown them off here I have to ck them out. Like the papers you used. Your daughter's teachers are going to love them. Last mth a Ring-Neck Dove nested in a nest that was on top of our electric meter on outside of our house near our garage. Saw & photographed the 2 eggs. Then saw & photographed the 2 birds after they hatched. Saw & photographed the birds when they were learning to fly. I raised Ring-Neck Doves when growing up in FL.
ReplyDeleteMelissa
"Sunshine HoneyBee"
Wowwie these are super gorgeous dear! Love the delicate design..kudos for making 9 of these with different designs...the lighted one in the garden looks awesome! Must be such a treat for the eyes in real. Thanks for your sweet comment dear. Always feel loved by your comments. I am so happy that my humble humming bird sits on your table and makes you smile :). Love
ReplyDeleteOh wow, these are absolutely amazing!! I love, love the dies you used and want them!! I love how you decorated the birdhouses!! They look so stunning!! These will be treasured, my friend!! Have a great day!! Big hugs :)
ReplyDeleteLisa
A Mermaid's Crafts
These are really pretty sweet bird houses I love watching birds. I know the teachers will love these. I love it.
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WOW! They are just beautiful! The teachers are going to love them!!
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful day,
Migdalia
Crafting with Creative M
Oh my these are so beautiful what wonderful dies, you have created something so lovely
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lorraine x
What a sweet teacher's appreciation gift, Sonia, ESPECIALLY with the little tea light. Teachers are our future. They are the light our children see! hugs, de
ReplyDeleteTeacher's Day is fabulous for your daughter's teachers! I wish be one of them!! LOL :D LOVE these birdhouses tealight holders! They are so sweet and feminine, and full of adorable details! Love all the Crealies dies you used, thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteSooooo beautiful gifts for the teachers! Sooooooo cute! I just love them, Sonia!!!!!!!!! Kisses, my friend.
ReplyDeleteThese are very beautiful Sonia!! The papers are lovely!
ReplyDeleteOh Sonia these are just soooo beautiful. I am sure your daughters teachers were very happy to receive them.
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Margaret M
Such a sweet gift for Teachers Day! They will absolutely love it! And you decirated them so beautifully, love them! Never heard about Crealies, now will check, as you know I am also love dies:)
ReplyDeleteOh WOW! Those Teacher gifts are Gorgeous! I LOVE the papers you chose and what fantastic dies! Beautiful work!!
ReplyDeleteTheresa
Wow.. what a lovely gift for teachers! You come up with brilliant idea for the gifts. I remember the fancy bags and the pen stand you had created.
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness Sonia, so many little birdhouses and each one individual, the teachers will cherish these.
ReplyDeleteB x
what gorgeous bird houses Sonia,love the colors and papers you have used, such a unique gift for Prisha's teachers,am sure they will treasure these !!
ReplyDeleteSonia, these are just great, I love the colours and the overall design, thanks for sharing all the extra information as well. I always admire the detail you put into all of your posts.Thanks so much for sharing your creation at
ReplyDeleteAnything goes September link-up, Just keep on creating
Susan xx
Wow! They are stunning.Fantastic idea!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful bird houses.Lovely gift for the teachers.Beautiful dies, too.
ReplyDeleteGr, Sylvia
Wowwwwwwwww! These are gorgeous! And what sweet gifts for the teachers!!!!
ReplyDeleteThis is totally awesome and lucky teachers !!
ReplyDeletecheers
These are over the top gorgeous! What a beautiful die set indeed. I bet the teachers love their candle holders.
ReplyDeleteI am sure Prisha's teachers myst be delighted to receive such pretty gift that too in pink ;) I loved the pink and kraft combo and the ruffle lace makes even more prettier .
ReplyDeletewow - these are beautiful - I love them!!! Hugs rachel x
ReplyDeleteHow beautiful! And what a lovely gift for teachers !
ReplyDeleteHugs,
Chriss
Thease are so Gorgeous Sonia..Loz
ReplyDeleteHi Dr Sonia,
ReplyDeleteoh these are so gorgeous and beautifully created.
Love all the wonderful elements you have added to those fab dies.
Those teachers are going to be very lucky to receive such wonderful gifts.
Lots of crafty love. Jenny L.
Absolutely stunning little birdhouses Sonia! Fascinating step by step, great use of snippets and the most adorable result! LOVE them!
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Di xx
These are absolutely amazing, you daughters teachers will treasure these! Every detail is fabulous.
ReplyDeletewow fabulous these are so sweet and love all of your details and the great photo's
ReplyDeletehugs Kate xx
Oh my goodness!! These birdhouses are so sweet and lovely! And you made so many! There had to be a lot of very happy teachers that day! I love all the details you put into each of these houses! I am sure that they will be treasured! That die is awesome! Thanks for sharing with us at DL.ART Challenges!!
ReplyDeleteThese are fabulous Sonia, lovely gifts - so pretty.
ReplyDeletePauline - Crafting with Cotnob
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stunning!
ReplyDeletelove them all!
Wow--absolutely gorgeous gifts! Love the totally feminine look--so creative to make tealight holders!
ReplyDeleteFabulous bird houses, love them so much :)
ReplyDeleteLucky teachers. These bird house tea lights are beautiful gifts. I love all of the pretty embellishments. Thank you for joining the DL.ART September Lunky Challenge
ReplyDeleteSuper cute as always!!!
ReplyDeleteDoc you are so amazingly creative, love this gorgeous post.xx
ReplyDeleteannie
Sonia, these are amazing! What a beautiful gift for these special ladies! I'm sure they enjoy having your sweet girl in their classes! Thanks for sharing and for always inspiring!!!
ReplyDeleteThese birdhouses are so beautiful, love the way you decorated them. Such a lovely gift for the teachers.
ReplyDeleteThese birdhouses are so beautiful, love the way you decorated them. Such a lovely gift for the teachers.
ReplyDeleteWOW and many more WOW's, this is going to be a gift that will be received with Great pleasure, and with all the beautiful details is so feminine too. I love the bird house and the birds, with the lovely patterned die on the roof and walls and the beautiful frilly edge to the roof.
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Oh my goodness! These are absolutely amazingly beautiful! I love them - so will the teachers! There is so much pretty detail - love the dies. xxx
ReplyDeleteOMG!! I need this die too!!
ReplyDeleteTHIS IS AMAZING, you are so creative!
I bet they loved them!!
Thank you so much for joining us at the “Anything Goes” challenge at Cuttlebug Mania.
Cuttlebugs & Hugs
Jannie
Another amazing creation from your crafty hands. These are exquisite and I love the colour for them. Lucky teachers. Hugs Mrs A.
ReplyDeleteWonderful work, Sonia, you truly are so prolific and imaginative!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your inspiration!
Shaz in Oz.x
{Calligraphy Cards - Shaz in Oz}
These bird houses look wonderful. Lovely idea to make tea light bird houses of them. That's great news, beeing chosen by Crealies to work with her dies. Congratiulations.
ReplyDeleteThese are so pretty and unique.
ReplyDeleteHi Sonia, a stunning project for some very special teachers, you must have had quite the assembly line going with your daughter. They are all lovely. Have a wonderful week.. Mega GD Snippets Playground
ReplyDeleteWauw these are so pretty! The teachers will have loved these, a fantastic gift. Marlies
ReplyDeleteWowzers!!! Love this, thanks for joining us at Cuttlebug Mania.
ReplyDeleteIt's so pretty. Love this creativity.
ReplyDeletemohini vashikaran mantra
Bird houses are super gorgeous...love the colors and die cuts...
ReplyDeleteWOW! So beautiful bird house!! Thank you for your lovely entry at Love To Scrap! Challenge Blog! Hope to see you again soon!! HUGS!
ReplyDeleteAnn DT
http://anncard.blogspot.tw
Stunning! Just wonderful!
ReplyDeleteThank you for joining Cuttlebug Mania this time!
Hugs, Swissie (Liv)
What beautfiul creations! And a great use for some pretty patterned paper. Thanks so much for sharing with us at CraftyHazelnut's Patterned Paper challenge! Hope to see you again next month!
ReplyDelete--Heidi, design team