7 Days to St. Patty's - Day #3: Fry Box

Welcome, Wednesday Readers!!

We are now T-6 days away from St. Patrick's Day which means that it is time for me to share my third project with you ... a Petite Fry Box!! You probably recall that the first fry box I made was for one of my March SU! CreativeCrew Design Team projects; however, this one is much smaller so it takes a lot less candy to fill it. That means I get to eat more and share less it is much more economical to give as a gift or party favor.

Rather than continuing to bore you with my babbling, I present to you, ladies and gentlemen, my Irish themed Petite Fry Box!!

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Quick, cute, and perfect for giving to your child's teacher and/or classmates, a co-worker, or a friend to enjoy!!

That's all for today so I will leave you with tomorrow's sneak peek:

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Hallie's Helpful Hints:

 

It was brought to my attention by one of my Canadian readers, have I mentioned that I LOVE hearing from y'all?!?, that she could not leave comments on my blog when using her iPhone; however, she could comment when using her computer.  After doing a bit of research, I found this article, which I believe is the solution for all of you iPhone, iPad, iWhatever users. It worked for her so I am hopeful that it will work for you as well.

Hugs, Blessings, and Happy Stampin'!!

~Hallie

7 Days to St. Patty's - Day #2: Pour Box

Hello Readers!

On the 6th day before St. Patrick's Day the Handmade by Hallie blog gave to you ... oh nevermind!!! 

Let's be honest, you can only greet your readers day after day in so many clever ways and since this is my 18th blog post, I'm quickly running out of greetings. I suppose I could make a game of it and start translating how I greet you into various languages and then you could guess the language and then translate it back to English; however, I'm sure you'd prefer I just greet you with a boring greeting instead. If for some crazy reason you like the first idea, leave me a comment and I will aim to please. In the meantime, I will move forward and share with you today's St. Patty's Day item. A Pour Box ... with a spout ... and M&M's. 

This is actually the second pour box that I've made. I made the first one a couple of Decembers ago and filled it with Magic Reindeer Food in order to attract some venison for our freezer as a treat for Santa's reindeer.  You can see that version here. No need to fret, no reindeer were harmed that Christmas Eve, or any other Christmas Eve for that matter, because I do not like venison. But I digress .... 

Pour Box with closed pour spout:

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Pour Box with open pour spout:

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The pattern and instructions for this nifty little pour box can be found here. I printed the pattern out on Crumb Cake cardstock and then cut it out using my totally awesome, all-time favorite, off limits for my husband and boys, Stampin' Up! Craft Scissors (Item #: 108360). Trust me, if I post the item number ... you NEED them!! I added some Gumball Green DSP to each of the panels and used the Pansy Punch to punch the window. I cut a square from a transparency sheet and used Sticky Strip to secure it to the backside of the window. After that, I assembled the box according to the directions and used Sticky Strip to stick each of the sides together. Next, I wrapped a piece of Gumball Green Ribbon around the box and tied a bow at the top. To finish my pour box, I printed the sentiment using my laser printer, cut it into a banner, and attached it under the bow using a glue dot.

Hallie's Helpful Hints: 

It is best to fill the pour box BEFORE you seal the top closed, otherwise you will have to insert your candy thru the pour spout.

Sticky Strip is a pressure sensitive tape. This means you need to apply pressure to it, using something like your bone folder, in order to release the red "bologna" tape so that it peels off easily.

Have a blessed Tuesday and I will see you back tomorrow.
~Hallie