Hello Friends, I am so excited so share these party crackers with you. I have been wanting to make these for years! The great thing about these is the supply list…. toilet paper rolls and copy paper!
Today you will see these featured at the Penny Black blog along with the talented Elizabeth. Be sure to check out Monday and Tuesday’s post if you haven’t already. They will be showcasing packaging and tags all week. Maybe you will hop over there to leave a comment instead at the
PB blog instead of here? Hope you don’t mind if I say this ? I would be happy to hear feedback on this matter.
In order to differentiate the boys from the girls I colored the bows blue and red for each gender.
We always give money to my nieces and nephews and every year I usually end up taping the money to the bottom of a cereal box then wrapping the box. This year they have to work a little bit by unrolling the money but, I think it will be fun. Sort of like money confetti.
Search your kids room for unwanted and forgotten little bits of stuff. That’s where I found the rubber bands, paper clips and some other small toy. I purchased the banana erasers & the fun bubble gum.
I added some small perfume samples for the girls. You really can get carried away thinking of things. Nail polish, make up, jewelery…girls are so easy. Ok let’s great started.
I try to avoid measuring at all costs so rolling a sheet of copy paper make this pretty simple. Secure it with tape. Why copy paper…it’s thin and easy to scrunch at the ends.
After rolling scrunch, gather or pinch the ends. They will stay this way until you are ready for ribbon or string. The rubber bands are the ones for the girls.
I love this paper from Penny Black and I was thrilled with the richness the distress ink gave the paper. (check the paper out here) After distressing I added a little stippling with the distressing tool. This gave the paper a little bit of variance with the color.
I was happy to find some gold embossing powder in my craft room and some gold embroidery thread that I used to tie the ends off. Stamp the holly tags with embossing ink and emboss in gold. I tried a few different ways to color the leaves. I liked the result of the copics best for this application mostly because I wanted to leave a white boarder around the holly.
If you would like to read the traditions of the Christmas cracker that originated from England you can read more about here. Thanks for stopping by and leaving all of your encouraging comments. You all rock. If you are in the states have an awesome Thanksgiving. I am grateful for ALL OF YOU!
Hugs, Kathy
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wowsers!!! they look amazing!
Fab idea, it’s nice to have something to unwerap even when the gift is money.
Ohmy….another AMAZING Project,Kathy!!!
They are simply superb..love the gold embossing on the wrappers!!simply beautiful
Sorry Kathy had to leave a comment here as well as I am blown away by these stunning crackers. They are truely fabulous and probably alot cheaper to make than the inferior ones they sell here in England.
Hugs
Sally
Wow, Kathy!! Even something so simple as this gets really pretty in your hands!!
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Love idea!!! I´ll feature on my blog…hope you don´t mind!!!
Hugs from Brazil
Wow Kathy these are soo awesome! LOVE that distressed background. Such a fun idea š
wow Kathy love this idea! so simple to make for all those neices and nephew. Thanks for sharing. wanted to let you know that I award you the stylish blogger award. It is on my blog. thanks
Ohh I love all your projects. But this is beautyful and simple and very good idea for small gifts. Thank you for inspiration! Greetings from Poznan – Poland
A MAZ ING!!!!!!!! SO fun…the kids will love them!!!
Ahem… can you please stop being a creative genius… you are making the rest of us feel bad!!! LOL!!! Another amazing project… wow!
Dee
great project! I use the TP rolls to make a countdown calendar! I’m in the process of making them now.
Wow, Kathy! These turned out beautifully! the rich red distressing looks so fabulous with the gold embossing! Such a fun, little gift for the kids! Thanks for the tutorial too! Enjoy your Thanksgiving, my friend! Hugs! š
Beautifully done! I recall making these a few years ago. But, surely I didn’t take so much trouble to decorate them.
Beautifully done! I recall making these a few years ago. But, surely I didn’t take so much trouble to decorate them.
Wonderful Kathy!! Crackers are a big part of Christmas in England, they have varying levels of quality, these custom made ones will be a huge hit. Beautifully done.
Happy Thanksgiving :o)
Gorgeous !!! OMG these crakers are so beautiful ! It’s an excellent idea and I think i’ll pick it for new year eve. Hugs
Beautiful, love these.
How wonderful! I love the idea. Thanks so much for sharing.
*smiles*
debbi
la trovo un idea geniale… davvero brava!!!
Absolutely BRILLIANT, Kathy!
So wonderful! Who knew copying paper could look so mesmerizing along with your leaf and the beautifully distressed paper? Wishing you a Happy Thanksgiving with your family!
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This is one amazing idea!!!!! I love you can stuff random things in the tube and can it be contained and very stylish in the outside. This is great, thank you for sharing this with us.
Hugs,
Calypso
These are so great, Kathy! Thanks for the tutorial. I think I will have to try this! Happy Thanksgiving!
Wow this is a marvellous tutorial x thank you so much x Leigh x
OMG Kathy these are awesome, they look so much fun too with all those surprise gifts.. Thanks too for the tutorial. Happy Thanksgiving xx
Love love love these!!!!
The colors are so rich looking… nice job!
Kathy, Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family. Hope you have a great day. Hugs from across the ocean, Deirdre
this is so fun, sista! love what you put in them, too cute! have a wonderful Thanksgiving! =)
Such a brilliant idea. You are a very talented lady.
I like this idea!!!Thank you for this!
What a great idea to use up those toilet paper rolls.
We have a shop in our area called “Recreate” and kids have a wonderful time creating things from recycled, unused objects, such as toilet paper rolls, wire, innards from computers, all kinds of things. People take their kids there for parties and it’s lots of fun. Many business people drop off things they don’t use.
Wow – these are gorgeous!!! Your work is amazing!
I really love t his idea!! I think my sons pre-school class would like this as a little Christmas treat.
I loved this idea too. Very cute. Congratulations…
wow awesome! Samantha :0)
Simply stunning! Kathy. Hugs ALi x
Simply stunning! Kathy. Hugs ALi x
Fun fun fun…love this gift idea, Kathy! Great for decoration too, brilliant!
blessings to you!
what a cute stocking stuffer idea!!
Such a fun idea with gifts! And as always, stunningly beautiful! =)
WOW!!! You are such a genius!
What a spectacular project, Kathy!!!
These are beautiful! What a creative and fun idea, love it!!!
I’m only a year and a half late leaving feedback! These are beautiful! I’m a great recycler, so I love the tp tube use. It could also be shortened paper towel or wrapping paper tubes. I thought these would be great for wrapping money.