Cartonnage boxes tutorial

As promised here is the final part of my box making tutorial. Part one can be found at this post here. I did not have enough fabric to make it exactly the same as in the previous post because I did not have enough of the roses fabric left but I think it looks nice in the checked fabric. If this is your first box making I need to give a little tip here, don't use checked fabric as it is a little fiddly to line up straight! Continuing from last week in the previous post: Place the finished box…

DIY Project: Jewellery Box of Cardboard Tutorial

I am so glad to let you know that I have updated my DIY cartonnage kits! That was in my mind for a long time and finally I made them much more functional, not just to use in my classes, but also for everyone that wants to make fabric boxes or other pieces using Cartonnage technique. Each DIY kit now has 2 options: * STARTER kit with instructions, that comes with all pieces of paper board, poster board and kraft paper precut to make the project and a CD with instructions that contains lots of…

I am so excited to share with you that I have started registration for my FREE online Cartonnage Workshop that will be happening from September 26 to October 03! The workshop will be a serie of online videos where I will be sharing the basic about the technique, as well as I will be making one fabric box and also will teach you how to design and make your own box with the dimensions you want! The fabric boxes are great handmade gifts and we can have so much fun making them! To be part of…

DIY fabric box

Making Card Boxes Tutorial - Photo step by step tutorial. Simple tutorial for simple yet elegant box for handmade cards. This box is A6 size but... Have fun

Hello. The 2-tier box (pictured above) that I posted in my previous posting, HERE , was the first 2-tier box I made. I encountered a f...

It was a classic example of needing organization. I'd been using a variety of colors of embroidery thread to quilt my next project and t...

Three tiers of storage to slide outwards or stack upright. A tray on the bottom, matchbox middle tier, and cigar box top layer. Today I am beginning a new strand: Papercraft Fabrications. Here I will feature papercraft projects and techniques inspired by textiles, sewing, and needlecraft. This first project is perfectly timed to coincide with National Sewing Month - be prepared! I recently watched and enjoyed Le Havre, the arthouse feelgood movie. The art direction was tops – and the mood…