Pocket watch 2.0

Well, give me long enough and I can think of a dozen different options to most craft projects. Creativity is not my problem...narrowing my focus and editing down is where I have trouble. LOL


With that said, here are the new improved versions of the pocket watch I introduced last week.

I revised the pocket that I made last year for Father's day to hold the pocket watch.

Here is a video showing how to assemble the pocket..

(If you have the files from last year, I changed the holes slightly on this one)

Next, I added a small box to the watch...

It is difficult to see it in the picture above, but you can see it in the middle of the picture below.

Then I added an acetate cover and put the clock face in the bottom of the box.

Then, it dawned on me that the original pocket watch needed a place for a picture.

( yes, that handsome young man is my son)


Here are videos of assembling the box and a few of the options that can be used with these files.

I will be working on a motorcycle cut file to add to the front.
For now, the cut files with the wildlife coverscan be purchased at my Etsy store.

Toolbelt card and jeans pocket card

How Stinkin' cute is this!

It is a toolbelt card with tools and the belt buckle actually works so the belt can be opened and closed.

 

The belt can go in the front or in the back.

I used tan colored cardstock and TH Distress ink (Antique Linen & Frayed Burlap) to make the paper look like real leather. I added stitches with white embroidery floss.

(mu first draft of this card just had white stitchmarks from a pen but the embroidery floss looks much better IMO)

Then I added miny brads to the corners of the pockets to replecate the grommets in a real tool belt.

I considered using eyelets but did not want to go dig through my stash to find them...LOL.

I went back and added stitchmarks to the cut file. It took FOREVER to get them just right. (which is why I did not post for a week and missed out on all the fun challenges this past week :(

All in all, I have to admitt it was worth the effort.

And what is a tool belt without tools...

I even added an accessory loop on the side for the hammer!

(My dear husband gets credit for that idea)

If you look really close, you can see all the little bity holes I added to the handle of the hammer!

I am not sure whether or not that is hard on the digital cutter, but how cute is that!

Can you tell I am excited about this project? Actually some of that excitement is just from FINALLY being through with it :)

Oh, and underneath all that cutness is a card...LOL...I almost forgot about that part :)

Oh, yeah! That is what this project started out as...a card...ha-ha

I ended up making several of these so I put one up in my new Etsy store. I also put the svg files and pdf templates for the card on Etsy. You can see them here.

But don't worry, I am not sending you home empty handed...

After making the pockets for the toolbelt card, I started thinking how cute a pocket on jeans would look.

Sooo cute!

Of coarse, I had to make something to go into the pocket...

A key chain for dad. (actually you could put anything on this key chain so the possibilites are endless.)

I twisted the edges of the middle layer of the keychain to make it look more realistic.

I cut a slit in the round part of the ring so the key would fit onto it, then covered up the slit with the tab on the keychain.

I just happened to have some denium patterned paper that I stashed away several years ago.

(I confess to hoarding paper)

I also had a little bit of bandana material left over from a project I did a few years ago.

(ok, I hoard all kinds of craft stuff, but how else would I be able to make this cute little card???)

This pocket would be great for cash or gift cards. I can just picture a sling shot and a toy rubber snake hanging out of the pocket too. (OH, I should have added a little red tab on the side of the pocket!)

I forgot to mention the wrench in the card was from my toolbelt card. I included it in the pocket card acessories.

Here is the link for the free cut files and PDF's .

Jeans pocket card

Thanks for hanging in there for this really long post and for sharing in my excitement over these two cards.

Happy Crafting!

I am entering these cards in :

the Stampin' Sisters In Christ Challenge : Father's Day or Praising our heavenly Father.

Scripture: Ephesians 6:2-4 (NRSV) "Honor your father and mother"--this is the first commandment with a promise: {3} "so that it may be well with you and you may live long on the earth." {4} And, fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

and the My Craft Spot Challenge : Project for Dad

Flower pot pocket card

Hello my crafty friends! I have seen a lot of these flower pot cards lately and am finally getting around to making one myself. It has been on mu to do list for a long time. Somehow, I am really good at making lists but not as good about doing the things on the list...LOL.

(Speaking of lists, wait until you see the new cards with motion and boxes that I am working on. They are sooo cool!)

Back to the flower pot card. Since I am not any good at keeping real plants alive, I figured this was just the thing I needed. It will last so much longer than a real one.

I made a cut file for the card where the fold is on the bottom and tabs on the left and right fold in to form a pocket.

This is an A2 card (5.5 by 4.25). I am thinking of making one a little larger and adding an easel for my sister. She just moved into a new house so this would be a great housewarming card:)

If you do not have a digital cutter and Make the Cut or Sure Cuts A Lot, I am including a PDF. You could also install Inkscape and print any SVG file. Inkscape is a free download that can be found at Inkscape.org.

I love it.

 

THESE FILES HAVE BEEN MOVED TO MY ETSY STORE.

REMEMBER: It takes quite a long time to make cut files and I put a lot of effort into them. I offer the files for free for you to use for PERSONAL use. You can not sell my files or make things to sell using my files unless you ask me. Please give credit where credit is do when you use my files to post projects or to enter challenges. I don't mind sharing, but I do mind when someone takes my work and claims it as their own.