Teacher’s gifts don’t need to be expensive — the best ones come from the heart and warm the soul. This little Tea Bag Holder Card is the perfect example! With the sweet sentiment “You are a great TEA-CHER, thanks for all you do!” it’s sure to bring a smile to your teachers' face. The best part? It’s so easy to make! Just Print then Cut on your Cricut, fold, and pop in a tea bag of your choice. That’s it! A thoughtful handmade gift in minutes — perfect for all the busy moms (and dads!) out there. Grab the FREE layout/design on my Cricut Design Space here , and start creating your own TEA-riffic gifts today!
Soooo… I may have taken on even more projects for Polkadoodles, and I'm happy! Especially because today I get to share my first “extra” make—just in time for Christmas in July!
I finally made something I’ve been meaning to create for years now: personalized shaker Christmas ornaments for me and my husband! These have been on my craft wishlist since before I even owned a Cricut. I’d see them being sold online and tell myself, “I’ll make one soon!” But by the time the BER months arrive, life gets busy and we’re usually off to Manila for the holidays—leaving little room to craft for Christmas.
So I’m glad I got a head start this July! I made our shaker ornaments using the Pretty Poinsettia digistamp from Polkadoodles. I just really like this one—it’s simple, elegant, and comes with both a colored and black & white version. And right now, it’s on sale for less than a pound, so grab it while you can! It’s such a great deal and perfect for all kinds of Christmas crafts.
What I Used:
Cricut Maker
Mirror Cardstock (gold & red)
Polkadoodles’ Pretty Poinsettia Digistamp
Acetate sheets
200gsm plain white cardstock
Shaker bits
Bearly Art Glue
Ribbons
Instructions
I’ll be sharing the Cricut Design Space project link here (click Customize when it opens). Just a heads-up: the Poinsettia won’t appear in the project file itself, because Design Space restricts non-DS uploads from being shared. But don’t worry—I’ll walk you through how to add it, or any digistamp you want.
How to Add the Digistamp
In Design Space, click Upload > Upload Image > Browse and choose your Polkadoodles digistamp.
Follow the prompts: Continue > Apply & Continue > Flat Graphic > Continue > Upload.
Resize and place it over the top ornament layer to see how it fits.
With the digistamp selected, click Offset, adjust thickness, and hit Apply.
Select the offset layer, change Operation (from Print then Cut) to Basic Cut, and color-match it with the top layer.
Hide the digistamp temporarily.
Select the offset + top layer, then Combine > Weld.
Unhide the digistamp and move it on top of the welded layer.
If you’re using a DS image instead of a digistamp, just go to Images, pick your design, and start from step 3.
Personalizing with Names
Want to make it extra special? Add a name!
Click Text, type the name, and choose a script font for easy cutting.
Position the name on the top layer, making sure the first and last letter touch the edges of the circle.
Select both the name and top layer, then Combine > Weld.
Place the design above the top layer.
Cutting Tips
I used 8 layers of 200gsm white cardstock for the middle layers (they’re hidden anyway, so use your stash - in my case, I have so much white cardstock!)
Both the top and back layers are cut in mirror cardstock.
The gray shape is cut from acetate.
You’ll get 4 ornaments layer per A4 sheet using this size.
Assembly Time
Glue the Poinsettia digistamp onto the front mirror layer.
Adhere this to the acetate layer.
Stack and glue all the white cardstock middle layers.
Attach the middle stack to the red mirror cardstock back.
Let dry completely.
Add shaker bits and glue on the front layer. Press with a book while drying so the glue seals well.
Don’t move it until fully dry to avoid shaker bits sticking to any gaps.
Finish it off with ribbon!
Join the Fun!
If you want to try this or any holiday-themed crafting, Polkadoodles has a gorgeous selection of Christmas digistamps—and many are on super sale right now!
Don’t forget to join Digi Choosday every Tuesday for crafty inspiration and special deals.
You can also follow me on Design Space to see more of my Cricut projects!
Happy crafting, and Merry (early) Christmas! 🎄
xo, Ana
Beautiful shaker ornaments sis!!! 😍😍😍
ReplyDeleteThis reminds me of Sabrina Carpenters’ song “Christmas the Whole Year Round”. Well, why not? The Bible does not specify the exact date of Jesus’ birth. And, the true spirit of Christmas is a feeling of joy, goodwill, and generosity which should be the case not just during Decembers but should be felt all year round. Seeing your shaker project in July made me open my Shoppee app and other online shopping apps to browse and window shop for gifts for this coming holidays.
ReplyDeleteYour step-by-step tutorial was great. So generous of you to share this project to everyone. I would love to try make this shaker but I think I would settle on reading your blog which is easier (am not that tech savvy to be using digital gadgets).
Looking forward to more tutorials and blogs. -aMOMymous