Happy Halloween!!!
I am a bad prograstinator! I spend all afternoon yesterday making Pixy Stix holders for Rebecca’s class.
Her class shares a classroom with another third grade. So guess what? I got to make those for 31 kids. It took me 3 1/2 hours to get them done.
I started out stamping Boo from Autumn Apparitions in Pumpkin Pie on Whisper White cardstock.
The small spider was stamped over it in Black Palette ink.
Then the image was punched out with the 1 1/4″ circle punch, layered first on a 1 3/8″ black circle and then on a scallop Lavender Lace circle.
For the pouch, I cut a 5 1/2″ x 6″ piece of Basic Black cardstock and scored it at 2 1/8″ and 4 1/2″. I punched a half circle in the center panel with my 1 1/4″ circle punch.
I taped it together by adding Terrific Tape to the bottom on the side of the pouch. I just recently got this tape and I LOVE it!
You know how the red plastic of the Sticky Strip is static and clings to everything? Terrific tape has a different backing that doesn’t do that and is at least as strong as the Sticky Strip.
Next I crimped the bottom of the pouch with my paper crimper.
A 3″ x 4 1/2″ piece of Creepy Crawly Designer paper was taped in the center of the pouch. A 1″ x 4 1/2″ piece of Basic Black cardstock was added over that and topped with a 7/8″ x 4 1/2″ piece of Whisper White cardstock stamped with Happy Halloween.
The Boo circle was added with dimensionals and Pixy Stix were added. Now typing this I can’t believe it took me so long to finish those suckers!
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The pixie stix holders are darling. The kids will love them!
Posted by: Cathy Whiteman | October 31st, 2007 08:34
Very cute! Happy Halloween!
Posted by: Jessica | October 31st, 2007 08:58
cute! no wonder you didn’t answer the phone yesterday afternoon! Missed you!
Posted by: jbalcer | October 31st, 2007 08:59
OH these are ADORABLE! I’ll bet EVERYONE loved to see Rebecca coming!
So, so cute!
Posted by: Charmaine | October 31st, 2007 09:01
These are adorable!!
Happy Halloween!
Posted by: Sarah(mustang) | October 31st, 2007 09:28
Great job! Your last minute work turned out perfect!! And I finished my newsletter, so we both done good!
Huggs,
Jana
Posted by: Jana | October 31st, 2007 09:37
Adorable treat holders, I’m sure the kids are going to treasure them!
Posted by: Rose Kerry | October 31st, 2007 10:12
Holy Cow, what a lot of work, but the kids will love them. Super cute!
Posted by: Joanne B. | October 31st, 2007 11:13
These are super fun. Who doesn’t like Pixie Sticks–good sugar rush *lol* Thanks for sharing.
Posted by: Alli Miles | October 31st, 2007 11:16
So cute! You used PURPLE…is that cause you can give it away? LOL…I like how it looks on the packages…makes them POP!
Posted by: Dawn E. | October 31st, 2007 11:55
These are AWESBOMB BEATE!! I’m working on my stuff this morning like a mad woman! Happy Halloween girlie!!
Posted by: Cambria Turnbow | October 31st, 2007 12:14
Cute, the things we do for our kids!
I’m so glad I got my Halloween treat bags done early, I had to make 55 of them!
Posted by: Michelle | October 31st, 2007 12:57
These are sooooo neat. I received something similar over the weekend with pencils in the holder instead. I would of never thought to put in pixie candy instead. Thanks!
Posted by: Nancy Grant | October 31st, 2007 14:15
3 1/2 hours but well worth the effort! You go, girl!
Posted by: Courtney | October 31st, 2007 14:29
Happy Halloween! You made your kids proud today. I bet they had the best treats of all!
Thank you for always providing such wonderful directions to your projects.
Hugs,
Colleen
Posted by: Colleen | October 31st, 2007 16:36
This project is really cool! How nice of you to made all those!
Posted by: Pesc | October 31st, 2007 17:17
The kids will love these - they are great—happy halloween!
Barb
Posted by: Barb J | October 31st, 2007 18:03
Can you say “Super Mom” thats what you are in my book…Those kiddies are gonna Love you!!!
Posted by: Lisa Banks | November 1st, 2007 00:50
But what a good Mom you are!!!!!! And think how happy the kids were! They are so cute! Elizabeth
Posted by: Elizabeth Glass | November 1st, 2007 06:23
Beate,
You are not alone!!!! I always put off the large projects til the last minute! I think I work better under pressure…..
I miss doing things like this for Connor’s class. But as a 7th grader he now tells me kids would think he was a nerd! Wouldn’t even take things in for his teachers! Maybe I need to adopt a younger child!
Posted by: Joan Hajek | November 1st, 2007 08:15
How cute are those?! I’m sure the kids loved them!
Posted by: amy | November 1st, 2007 12:43
What an adorable project! They turned out super, Beate! I bet everyone loved them!
Posted by: Rose Ann | November 1st, 2007 12:46
I love the pixie stix holders!! I only had to make 15 of my treat bags and that took long enough. I’m impressed that you made 31!!
Posted by: Heather Hawkins | November 1st, 2007 17:16
These are adorable! Hope the kids enjoyed them (I remember one year I made sucker covers for my kids and saw them all in the garbage…all they wanted was the candy underneath…sigh!)
Jane
Posted by: Jane | November 8th, 2007 21:55