Make a Tri-fold greeting card

Get well card

A sorority sister's mother has recently been released from the hospital.  I made her this get well card.  It is a tri-fold card with surprises on the inside.

1.  You start with a piece of card stock and cut it to 5 1/2 x 12".

2.  You turn it the long way and score the card at 2", 4", 8" and 10".

3.   Turn the card stock so the short edge is closest to your body.

4.   This is when you will cut.  The cuts will be made from each side.  Measure in 1 1/2" and this will be your cutting line.  You cut from the score line at 2" to the score line at 10".  You now have two cuts.

5.   Fold it in on the first score line and set the crease.  Fold it out on the second score line and set the crease.  Fold it in on the third score line and set the crease.  Then fold it out on the last score line and set the crease.

6.   Open it up and with the middle section you will fold the two score lines in the opposite directions.  Now is when you start to decorate the card.

You can decorate this in any fashion you want to.  I used a very light blue solid for my card.  Then I used purple papers for the decorations.

7.   For this card you will need the following pieces.  Of course you can change it up anyway you want to, but for my card this is what I used.

2 - 1 3/4 x 5 1/4
2 - 1 1/2 x 5

2 - 1 1/4 x 3 3/4
2 - 1 x 3 1/2

2 - 2 1/4 x 1 3/4
2 - 2 x 1 1/2

1 - 2 1/4 x 3 1/2

4 - 1 3/4 x 1 1/2
4 - 1 1/2 x 1

8.   Once these are cut you tape the smaller pieces onto the larger pieces, centered.  Then you tape them onto the section they match in size.

9.   Add a sentiment either to the large outside space or the large center space.  For this card, my sentiment is on the inside.

10.  Then you can add things to make your card fun.  I added a clear fleur de lis, a white flower with a blinged out center, and some flower stickers on the inside.  On the outside front I placed a little girl with an umbrella I had colored.  On the inside back I placed a violet that I had colored.

11.  Always remember to sign your work on the back.  You can  either have a specialty stamp made, or you can just write your name on the back.  It is all up to you.

Opened card

Home made pillowcases

Sorority Pillowcase

Sorority Pillowcase

I like making pillowcases.  They are quick and fun to do.  I joined Tri Sigma National Sorority while in college in Louisiana, therefore the Saints pillowcase.  The sailboat one is also associated with my sorority, it is one of our symbols.  We are forever moving forward.  I have not had the letters embroidered on it yet.

You need 27" for the body and 10" for the cuff.  Some people like to add a band and that will need to be 3".

You can buy matching or coordinating fabric for your pillowcase.  For the band I have used fabric and ribbon and if you want you can use ricrac.

INSTRUCTIONS:

Lay the cuff down right side up.

Iron band, wrong sides together, lengthwise and place on top of cuff with raw edges even.

Place pillow case portion, right side down, on top and pin all three layers together.  [You may omit the band if it doesn't work for the fabrics you have chosen.]

Once pinned, fold the pillowcase portion in half, an inch from the top.  Fold the pillowcase portion in half two more times.  You should now be able to see the cuff.

Fold the cuff up over everything and pin.  The band and the pillowcase portion should now be inside of the cuff.

Sew 1/4" from edge.  Remove all pins.  Pull the band and pillowcase portion from inside of cuff

Iron the cuff at seam to be smooth on both sides, then create crease on other side of cuff.

Fold in half lengthwise and sew seam together, then sew bottom seam together.  Once both seams are done you can then serge the seams together so they will not ravel.

If you do not have a serger then you will need to do French seams.

The first always takes awhile to make.  But once you've done this two or three times you will no longer need the pattern and it will come naturally.  I rarely use the band, but that is a personal preference.

Now, you can pillowcases for your children or grandchildren, so when they go on sleep overs, s/he will know exactly which pillow is theirs.  There won't be any arguments.

Flag Day/July 4th project

Front door hanger

This was June's project.  Great to hang on the door in both June and July.

Very simple project.  Cut a 3/4" board 9x18, drill holes on top on each side for hanger.  Sand the board first to get rid of rough edges and loose pieces of board due to cutting.  Take dry cloth and remove dust from sanding.

tape off top edge to have 6" and paint dark blue.  after it is dry remove masking tape and you will have a nice even space for your star section.

next, place tape over blue edge to keep it smooth and clean.

I did seven stripes, but you can do only five if you wish.  It is all up to you; it depends on how wide you want your stripes.  It is hanging on your door so you should get what you want.

place masking tape along long edge to make smooth lines for strips.  I then painted the red stripes.  I left my "white" stripes natural as opposed to the cream as in the star.

While the stripes are drying place a star cutout on the blue and paint it cream.  You can do white if you want.  Remember, this is your project, so do what makes you happy.

After the project is completely dry then take a sander and go over entire project.  This will help make it look rustic.

The final step is the hanger.  Get a wire gauge heavy enough to hold your board and cut to length you want.  Put one piece through right side, from the back and curl into four or five circles.  This can easily be accomplished by wrapping it around the handle of your foam paint brush.  The put the other side through the left side, from the back and wrap it also four or five times around your foam paint brush.  the last step is optional.  Take some raffia and tie it into a bow around the top of the hanger.  If your nail is small enough it should cover the nail while hanging.

This was an easy project and best done with several friends.  Enjoy the project and the company.

I haven't been blogging, but I have been working on my chair.  It's beginning to take shape which is great.  It's just been toooooo hot to sit outside and work on it. I hope we cool off soon.  I don't care that it is the end of June.

I was too tired yesterday to work on my table and chair set.  Since I was off today I wasn't too worried about it.  But I worked 4 plus hours on it today and I'm nowhere near done.  But it's nice to see how it's coming along though.


I got the white done on the table and the chair.  I got the first coat of purple on the table and it is really beginning to take a nice shape.  I'm hoping to have it done and finished by Saturday and I will post pictures.

I am exhausted!!!  I started on my table today.  I worked for two hours today.  I sanded the table nice and smooth.  It had a layer of mint green [like mint chocolate chip ice cream] and then a shade of medium olive green paint.  Then I brushed off all of the dust from the sanding and then I used a sponge to wipe off all of the left over dust. It looks soo much better.


After that dried I painted the first coat of white paint.  Tomorrow's POA is to put on the second coat of white paint.  It looks like a four day project, but it gives me something to do other than the boob tube.


And that's just the table.  The chair is in good shape.  No sanding there.  All I need to do is to clean it off, let it dry and then paint.  Lots of painter's tape used today and some more to be used. Oh boy...

Today I got a square table at Deseret Industries for $5. Then I borrowed my friend Kathy's electric sander. Tomorrow I will start on the sanding.  When it is nice and smooth I will be painting it both purple and white.  I hope it looks as good as the table I did two years ago.  Stay posted.