Love this, I cut my templates from a kitchen chopping mat I buy at Dollar Tree you get 2 for a dollar. They are see-through and you can see through them to fussy cut your design in the place you want it.
ahhh Laura...You're such a dear & creative treasure, & with a lovely soothing voice....I'm 68-years-old, & some of my most cherished childhood memories are those spent with my beloved Swedish grandmother...She was a highly skilled fibre artist who specialized in very detailed Japanese fine needlework, but every Christmas season, we'd make beautiful lidded boxes with used greeting cards, an old awl & yarn...This wonderful tutorial of yours brings back years & years of pure happiness for me...God bless you...
What a cute idea. If you make the the right size, you can put a gift card or money inside, or put a hole in the little purse handle and hang it on the tree!
I use an old magazine, phone book or stack of recyclable boxes. ( Unfolded, of course.). I use a bottle cap to do the finger flap shapes. I also use double sided sticky tape for closing the flap. The tape doesn’t need time to set or dry. Glue always seeps out and makes a mess for me. Also glue doesn’t stick to glossy paper as well as tape does. I always keep an old pen or two to do the scoring on the lines. I also use them to help torn corners on pillows and such.
If you make them bigger, you can slide in an individual bag of microwave popcorn. These were my go to gifts for my daughter to bring to her classmates when she was little.
That sounds like such a fun idea! I love the creativity of sliding in a bag of popcorn perfect for sharing. By the way, I’d really like to be friends! It would be great to connect and share more ideas. What do you think?
Laura, thank you, I have so many cards that are just in a box and now I can picture a whole tree decorated with these little tiny boxes of joy. Maybe even a tiny treat tucked inside or an advent idea. How fun. Now I don’t feel guilty about my thinking I may have to just toss them. Truly s January project. Lol.
Oh, Laura, you are a genius!!! I'm giving my Grandkids money this year and was trying to think of a neat way to package them, this will be perfect and just in time as I was getting ready to wrap everything. Thank you so much, may your Holidays be Merry and Bright 💌
Thank you for showing how to make these! I have always really liked them and now, thanks to you, I can finally get rid of hundreds of cards I have saved because I couldn't throw out the artwork !
This is a great little project for my granddaughter when she comes for Christmas. We will do Valentine pillow gift cards for her teachers to give this year, and mother can get gifts cards for coffee or what ever for them. They will here on Fri and stay till the 2nd of Jan and go back to home base, so trying to get things to keep her busy for those days she is here and this going to be one of them. Thank You so very much. MERRY CHRISTMAS to you and your family and a HAPPY NEW YEAR. Stay safe till we see you again.
Hi from England just found your channel so pleased I found you , this is amazing, unfortunately I gave my cards away but I think I ha e some old ones so it's raining heavy today so I will give it a go , thank you 😊
What a fantastic idea! I’m always tossing greeting cards in the recycling bin. These pillow boxes would be perfect for gift cards! Now I don’t have to buy those expensive little gift card boxes or cards … love this !
I love these little boxes and how you've made one into a purse! Also love the idea of using "used" cards, or an excess fo boxed cards. Love your channel!
Hi Marilyn, how are you doing. I hope this year brings happiness prosperity love and peace all over the world. I'm Thomas from Virginia nice to meet you
OMG! I remember doing this when I was a little kid - thanks sew much for bringing back that memory and I've saved the template so that I can teach my granddaughter!
Just stumbled upon your channel, and I'm very impressed! I was ready to stitch up little envelopes for gift cards this afternoon, but opted for your pillow boxes, instead. It took a little bit of practice to get the hang of it, and I had to widen the pattern a little to accommodate commercial gift cards, but I'm very impressed with the results. Really very nice, and I'll definitely keep the supplies handy to make more throughout the year.
Thank you! What a wonderful idea! Love it! I think people will keep them that receive them and put whatever they want in them! Have a wonderful day and thank you for a beautiful fun idea!
Nice! I’ve been cutting out beautiful scenes from my cards and punching a hole for gift name tags, but this utilizes more of the beautiful card! Thank you😍
I have been doing this for a while. She makes it look easy and it is. I got a pillow box template. This technique is a little different thanks for posting.
What a fabulous idea! This is exactly what I need for the truffles I'm making tomorrow for stocking fillers, and a great way to use all those old cards I can never bring myself to throw out. Thank you so much -you're a genius! Happy Christmas!
If your printer program allows it, you can scale the template to make larger or smaller pillows. I love the idea of making slightly smaller ones as tree decorations.
I have seen these before at craft fairs but never considered making them - but now I can! It will be a nice thing to do tomorrow, as my daughter is recovering from this dreaded virus. Also, you can make up a batch and keep them flat to take up less space. Am off to print the template now. Thank you!
Hi Brenda, how are you doing. I hope this year brings happiness prosperity love and peace all over the world. I'm Thomas from Virginia nice to meet you
What a brilliant idea! I just found your channel and I am blown away with this idea! I run a knitting group and I am always looking for handmade ideas to make gifts for them!
Love these!! I just got a huge stash of old cards to repurpose, so I'm excited to start making these. Great to put pre-wrapped candies in for neighbors, fellow parishioners, and even strangers, just to make their day more special! Thanks for sharing!!
Hello dear Laura, thank you thank you thank you so much for showing me what to do with my Christmas cards! All of my friends and family know how I love cards! I have stacks of them I just can’t throw them away when somebody gives me a card it is so wasteful or it just doesn’t make sense how somebody could throw away beautiful cards and they are very expensive too! This gives me such a nice way to use my cards and to be able to see them! At the same time , this is a nice package, to give gifts in! Thank you so much again and I wish you a happy new year and God‘s blessing to you and your family!💖😍🤩☺️🥰🤗❤️🌟🌟🌹🥰
I started making paper and using them as envelops for the Boy Scouts awards. This would make an awesome way to use my homemade boxes for Court of Honors (award celebrations) thank you Laura!!
These are so cute and useful. I think I’d have to use tracing paper for the pattern because I don’t have the confidence you do in my placement over the designs. Splendid!
I'm watching this late Christmas Eve in the UK. This a definite for next year. Thank you for all your inspirational videos. Happy Christmas to you and your family xx
Thank you so much Laura, I really really enjoyed watching you create these amazing and awesome pillow boxes. Please stay safe and well too and Happy New Year Too xxx Mags
Oh how fun... Do you ever get any rest.. Laura.. Merry Christmas to you and thank you for all your wonderful tip/tricks and tutorials all year long.. Bless you for 2022
@@loridavison6672 Hi beautiful woman Lori, thank you for writing me back. I’m a sailor by profession and i hope you don't mind my friendship, look forward to sharing some experiences in regards to my job. I'm from USA. I wish you Happy New Year.
great idea...I have lots of cards laying around. I am going to make these to put my rosaries in that I sell...thank you...
Love this, I cut my templates from a kitchen chopping mat I buy at Dollar Tree you get 2 for a dollar. They are see-through and you can see through them to fussy cut your design in the place you want it.
Great idea to make the template for long term use and ease of lining up the design.
OHHHHHH That is SOOOOOO Coooool
Very Smart Idea.
Thank you for sharing this great idea.
Cool tip. Thx
Great!
That is so clever, I am not tossing my old cards………..thanks for sharing that idea
Those remind me of McDonald's apple pie back in the day, lol. Thanks for the inspiration🤗
Beautiful!!! Having coffee in bed and now I just want to get upstairs and make these !! Right now lol Love repurposing items♥️
ahhh Laura...You're such a dear & creative treasure, & with a lovely soothing voice....I'm 68-years-old, & some of my most cherished childhood memories are those spent with my beloved Swedish grandmother...She was a highly skilled fibre artist who specialized in very detailed Japanese fine needlework, but every Christmas season, we'd make beautiful lidded boxes with used greeting cards, an old awl & yarn...This wonderful tutorial of yours brings back years & years of pure happiness for me...God bless you...
What a cute idea. If you make the the right size, you can put a gift card or money inside, or put a hole in the little purse handle and hang it on the tree!
Thank you for this sweet pattern, I enlarged these little boxes and used them as gift boxes for my hand made soaps. Everyone loved your idead!
Yvonne
Great idea... Where did you get the pattern?
@@JudiChristopher , the template for the pillow box is in the description. Just click on the little down arrow.
@@ferrelli1001
OHHH Good to know... Thank you.
Oh how nice. When my Mom in law sends us cards, I'll make the into little pillow boxes and send them back with a note inside.
Great idea! Thank you for yr clear and simple instructions!!👌
From RSA 🇿🇦🌈
Cute boxes. My Mom taught me to make these as a little girl in the 50’s.
I use an old magazine, phone book or stack of recyclable boxes. ( Unfolded, of course.). I use a bottle cap to do the finger flap shapes. I also use double sided sticky tape for closing the flap. The tape doesn’t need time to set or dry. Glue always seeps out and makes a mess for me. Also glue doesn’t stick to glossy paper as well as tape does. I always keep an old pen or two to do the scoring on the lines. I also use them to help torn corners on pillows and such.
So cute 💕 throw in some lindor chocolate and a perfect little treat gift
Love this! No more purchases for gift card boxes. Great idea and super easy. Thank you.
Hello Julie, how are you doing?
These would make cute bowl fillers too...an easy and 'free' decor item.
If you make them bigger, you can slide in an individual bag of microwave popcorn. These were my go to gifts for my daughter to bring to her classmates when she was little.
That sounds like such a fun idea! I love the creativity of sliding in a bag of popcorn perfect for sharing. By the way, I’d really like to be friends! It would be great to connect and share more ideas. What do you think?
Laura, thank you, I have so many cards that are just in a box and now I can picture a whole tree decorated with these little tiny boxes of joy. Maybe even a tiny treat tucked inside or an advent idea. How fun. Now I don’t feel guilty about my thinking I may have to just toss them. Truly s January project. Lol.
Great ideas. Thank you.
Oh that's a great idea, make them into ornaments!
These are adorable!!! I think they would make nice place settings with some sweet treats inside! Thank you for this tutorial!
Oh, Laura, you are a genius!!! I'm giving my Grandkids money this year and was trying to think of a neat way to package them, this will be perfect and just in time as I was getting ready to wrap everything. Thank you so much, may your Holidays be Merry and Bright 💌
Piscuchas
Laura
Very good idea!
Thank you for showing how to make these! I have always really liked them and now, thanks to you, I can finally get rid of hundreds of cards I have saved because I couldn't throw out the artwork !
Hi, how are you doing. I hope this year brings happiness prosperity love and peace all over the world. I'm Thomas from Virginia nice to meet you
I love this idea! Would be fun not only for Christmas time - but the whole year through! Valentine’s treats, Easter treats, birthdays, etc
This is super cute. I can see gluing fabric on card stock. Great idea! Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Beautiful! You’re a great teacher. ❤️👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🏆
Oh my, I can’t believe I missed this a great video and tutorial.
Great use for old cards that we always accumulate every year.
Good for money cards.
You're God's gift to us! Thank you!
Perfect for next year. I'm going to pin the template to the December page of my 2022 calendar. Thank you
This is a great little project for my granddaughter when she comes for Christmas. We will do Valentine pillow gift cards for her teachers to give this year, and mother can get gifts cards for coffee or what ever for them. They will here on Fri and stay till the 2nd of Jan and go back to home base, so trying to get things to keep her busy for those days she is here and this going to be one of them. Thank You so very much. MERRY CHRISTMAS to you and your family and a HAPPY NEW YEAR. Stay safe till we see you again.
They’d make terrific money gift boxes
Merry Christmas to you and your family
I safe almost all the cards given to me, that will be a good idea for me to reused them to put my handmade earrings. Thank you
Your cards are beautiful
Hi from England just found your channel so pleased I found you , this is amazing, unfortunately I gave my cards away but I think I ha e some old ones so it's raining heavy today so I will give it a go , thank you 😊
So clever I love cards and to reuse them is great. Thank you
Great idea to use up old cards!
Made 4 of these for family members who are getting some cash under the tree ... so.much nicer than an envelope!! Thank you Laura and Merry Christmas !
What a fantastic idea! I’m always tossing greeting cards in the recycling bin. These pillow boxes would be perfect for gift cards! Now I don’t have to buy those expensive little gift card boxes or cards … love this !
Your sewing room is just Awesome!!! You give great info and tips and great advice!!! Thank you so much for sharing!!!! Hugs Liz...
Hello dear , how are you doing?
I love these little boxes and how you've made one into a purse! Also love the idea of using "used" cards, or an excess fo boxed cards. Love your channel!
Hi Marilyn, how are you doing. I hope this year brings happiness prosperity love and peace all over the world. I'm Thomas from Virginia nice to meet you
Made into a purse? That is such a great idea...
It’s Christmas morning and now I need to make one before I give a present to my friend today. Thank you it’s a great idea and you are really brilliant
Brilliant idea!! Thank you for showing us how to get the most out of the cards!!
Laura, you look particularity stunning today. How lovely for the season. Fabulous ideas
Brilliant. Super simple video.
These little pillow boxes are wonderful and I love they are upcycled. This would be great to use the cricut cutter.
OMG! I remember doing this when I was a little kid - thanks sew much for bringing back that memory and I've saved the template so that I can teach my granddaughter!
I love this idea! Thank you
I have been saving cards for many years. Thank you for the wonderful project to make with them. Merry Christmas
Just stumbled upon your channel, and I'm very impressed! I was ready to stitch up little envelopes for gift cards this afternoon, but opted for your pillow boxes, instead. It took a little bit of practice to get the hang of it, and I had to widen the pattern a little to accommodate commercial gift cards, but I'm very impressed with the results. Really very nice, and I'll definitely keep the supplies handy to make more throughout the year.
Thank you! What a wonderful idea! Love it! I think people will keep them that receive them and put whatever they want in them! Have a wonderful day and thank you for a beautiful fun idea!
👏🏻 interesting creative option and frugal crafting projects..thanks...love it!
Nice!
I’ve been cutting out beautiful scenes from my cards and punching a hole for gift name tags, but this utilizes more of the beautiful card!
Thank you😍
I agree, perfect for giving grandkids money!
TFS this great idea to recycle Holiday cards!!
Love these will make great candy holders for my Red Hat group. Thanks. Have a great Holiday Season.
I love these such a neat idea. And can use up all those extra cards to
I have been doing this for a while. She makes it look easy and it is. I got a pillow box template. This technique is a little different thanks for posting.
What a fabulous idea! This is exactly what I need for the truffles I'm making tomorrow for stocking fillers, and a great way to use all those old cards I can never bring myself to throw out. Thank you so much -you're a genius! Happy Christmas!
Very clever!
Thank you, these will make great wraps for quilt retreat treats!
If your printer program allows it, you can scale the template to make larger or smaller pillows. I love the idea of making slightly smaller ones as tree decorations.
Hi, how are you doing. I hope this year brings happiness prosperity love and peace all over the world. I'm Thomas from Virginia nice to meet you
I have seen these before at craft fairs but never considered making them - but now I can! It will be a nice thing to do tomorrow, as my daughter is recovering from this dreaded virus. Also, you can make up a batch and keep them flat to take up less space. Am off to print the template now. Thank you!
so glad I stumbled across this video! I have a ton of cards without envelopes! Great no nonsense tutorial! Thank you!
What a fantastic idea.
Thank you these little boxes are easy, pretty as well as useful.
Merry Christmas to you and your family! I'm just hanging out and hand sewing with my feet up. I very much enjoy your videos. Thank you for sharing!
Hi Brenda, how are you doing. I hope this year brings happiness prosperity love and peace all over the world. I'm Thomas from Virginia nice to meet you
What a brilliant idea! I just found your channel and I am blown away with this idea! I run a knitting group and I am always looking for handmade ideas to make gifts for them!
Another wonderful project for my crafty granddaughter and I to make together! Thank you for the fast and fun project videos!
Merry Christmas!
Laura, the boxes are so cute. I will have to make some of the boxes. Walk in Peace.
Thank you so much. Happy New Year!!!
Wonderful I’ll be giving this a try
Have a safe holiday! Best wishes!😘
Bert nice. Thank you for sharing!
Thank you Laura for this cute idea, I can’t wait to make some.
This is so fun!!
Hi, how are you doing. I hope this year brings happiness prosperity love and peace all over the world. I'm Thomas from Virginia nice to meet you
Ingenious! God bless.
Just saw this! I love it! Thanks so much!
Love these!! I just got a huge stash of old cards to repurpose, so I'm excited to start making these. Great to put pre-wrapped candies in for neighbors, fellow parishioners, and even strangers, just to make their day more special! Thanks for sharing!!
Saving all my cards from now on for this cute gift box!! Thank you!!
So clever! Love this idea!
This is beautiful and very brilliant project. Thank you for sharing.
Hello dear Laura, thank you thank you thank you so much for showing me what to do with my Christmas cards! All of my friends and family know how I love cards! I have stacks of them I just can’t throw them away when somebody gives me a card it is so wasteful or it just doesn’t make sense how somebody could throw away beautiful cards and they are very expensive too! This gives me such a nice way to use my cards and to be able to see them! At the same time , this is a nice package, to give gifts in! Thank you so much again and I wish you a happy new year and God‘s blessing to you and your family!💖😍🤩☺️🥰🤗❤️🌟🌟🌹🥰
So cute ! Great for birthday gifts.
I started making paper and using them as envelops for the Boy Scouts awards. This would make an awesome way to use my homemade boxes for Court of Honors (award celebrations) thank you Laura!!
Thank you Laura for this wonderful demonstration. I have made these before, but using cards is such a great idea. Awesome! Merry Christmas.
thanks--those are adorable--
These are so cute and useful. I think I’d have to use tracing paper for the pattern because I don’t have the confidence you do in my placement over the designs. Splendid!
Brilliant idea! Thank you❣🌹🦋🤗🙋🏾♀️
Thank you for sharing love these pillows pockets thank you 😊❤️
Theola
Such a great idea! I made boxes out of greeting cards, but had forgotten all about this! Thanks for the reminder!
I'm watching this late Christmas Eve in the UK. This a definite for next year. Thank you for all your inspirational videos. Happy Christmas to you and your family xx
Great idea for those cards! May try using my Maker.
Love them!
Lovely ideas. Thank you for sharing
Really neat.Thank you
Thanks for this brilliant idea I have made a few today so pleased with them. I shared with my craft club they will all be watching you later. Xx
Very pretty good job👏👏👍👍
Thank you so much Laura, I really really enjoyed watching you create these amazing and awesome pillow boxes. Please stay safe and well too and Happy New Year Too xxx Mags
Thank you!! Your hair is beautiful! Happy new year to you and your family
Oh how fun... Do you ever get any rest.. Laura.. Merry Christmas to you and thank you for all your wonderful tip/tricks and tutorials all year long..
Bless you for 2022
Hi Lori, how are you doing. I hope this year brings happiness prosperity love and peace all over the world. I'm Thomas from Virginia nice to meet you
@@thomashanks1033 Hi I'm curious, are you a quilter?
@@loridavison6672 Hi beautiful woman Lori, thank you for writing me back. I’m a sailor by profession and i hope you don't mind my friendship, look forward to sharing some experiences in regards to my job. I'm from USA. I wish you Happy New Year.
Great for gift cards