You will never guess what today's Fourth of July mini faux firecracker treat holders were inspired by - a toilet paper roll. There are so many great craft ideas that can be made with a toilet paper roll. Don't worry these treat holders were inspired by the shape of them and not don't use actual toilet paper rolls.
I was trying to design a new container shape for a Fourth of July celebration. I have made a lot a boxes, bags, and wrappers over the years. I was really stumped for new ideas.
I brainstormed all of the symbols, colors, traditions, etc. associated with the Fourth of July. I kept coming back to firecrackers. I have made
firecracker treat holders before, but not as the container themselves. I kept thinking what shapes do we have that I can make a firecracker shape from. What shape is a firecracker? The same shape as a toilet paper roll, and you can roll designer series paper to make a tube. This treat holder is what I came up with.
I rolled a 3" x 3" piece of Celebrate Everything Designer Series Paper and adhered the ends together with both Tear & Tape Adhesive and liquid glue. I am not good at lining up edges of paper, so I used liquid glue to provide a little more time to work with the Tear & Tape Adhesive.
The scalloped circles are adhered to the top and bottom of the rolled designer series paper. The designer series paper edges are pretty narrow, so I scored 1/2" from each end and snipped every 1/4" or so to make tabs for the scalloped circles to adhere to. The tabs act almost like mini platforms for the scalloped circles to sit on.
Below is my first firecracker treat holder prototype. I used a scalloped circle that was just too small to fit the designer series paper tube onto, and the sparkler is huge. However, there is a better view of the tabs that hold the scalloped circle onto the designer series paper in this photo. Look at the top scalloped circle on the right side.
The sparklers are made with narrow strips of Silver Foil Paper adhered together in an asterisk shape. The bottom of the sparkler stem is scored to create a place to put adhesive and glue it to the top of the treat holder.
Below are the measurements and supplies to recreate these Fourth of July mini firecracker treat holders.
Measurements
- Designer Series Paper: 3" x 3"; scored at 1/2" & 2-1/2" (Celebrate Everything Designer Series Paper)
- Scalloped Circles (cut 2): 2-1/2" x 2-1/2" (Pacific Point Cardstock or Sweet Sorbet Cardstock)
- Greeting Circle: 1-3/4" x 1-3/4" (Celebrate Everything Designer Series Paper) - use the 1-1/2" circle die
- Greeting: 3" x 1" (Basic White Cardstock)
- Sparkler: 2" x 1/8" (cut 1) and 1-1/2" x 1/8" (cut 3) (Silver Foil Paper) - score the 2" x 1/8" piece at 1/4"
Supplies
#152517 Celebrate Sunflowers Stamp Set
#159268 Sweet Sorbet Cardstock
#111350 Pacific Point Cardstock
#159276 Basic White Cardstock
#159913 Celebrate Everything Designer Series Paper
#159216 Sweet Sorbet Ink Pad
#147098 Pacific Point Ink Pad
#132708 Memento Tuxedo Black Ink Pad
#104430 Dimensionals
#110755 Multipurpose Liquid Glue
#102300 Bone Folder
#103579 Paper Snips
#130148 Grid Paper
#152392 Paper Trimmer
#149653 Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine
#118490 Clear Block H
#151770 Layering Circle Dies
The Celebrate Everything Designer Series Paper pack is a 48-sheet pack of patterned paper that will be a HOST special in the upcoming July-December Mini Catalog. The July-December Mini Catalog will debut on July 1st. I know that is not a lot of time to place a qualifying order for this designer series paper. However, I wanted to share with you the versatility of this paper pack not only for fall and winter holidays but for summer holidays too. I know you are going to love the Celebrate Everything Designer Series Paper.
For today's faux firecracker treat holders, I recommend substituting with another designer series paper or stamping a 6" x 6" piece of Basic White cardstock with the solid flower image from the Color and Contour stamp set (#154994) to create a firework pattern.
I hope you enjoyed today's mini faux firecracker treat holders and make them for your Fourth of July celebration! If you would like to recreate this treat holders
and need some supplies, please, shop my online store HERE.
If
you have any questions about today's project, please, don't hesitate to
ask me. I am happy to help you with your stamping questions!
Thanks for stopping by! Have a great day!
Beth
