the twinery | sizzix fresh vintage blog hop

Welcome to The Sizzix Fresh Vintage by Eileen Hull Blog Hop! I can't wait to show you the fun project I created using the Bag Caddy from Eileen's new Fresh Vintage line of Sizzix dies. 

As a Design Team member at The Twinery, we are so honored and excited to be a part of this blog hop with so many other talented designers! There are over 60 designers participating...which can be quite a bit...but don't worry! It may seem like a lot, it’s all been broken down for you. Here’s how the blog hop is set up:

• Each week, for 6 weeks total, new projects are featured in the hop. Each day in the hop will feature a new die with numerous ideas. You won't have to worry about finding a long list of blog hop designers or a specific "start" post for the hop...because the Fresh Vintage Blog Hop has it's own little button to help you navigate your way through the 6 week hop! It will automatically take you to the most recent projects - just click "HOP BACK or HOP FORWARD". 

(Don't worry about not remembering where this button is...I have it over in the sidebar as well!)

• Did you miss a day or miss a week in the hop? No sweat! Just visit the “FAQ” section at the bottom of this post for more info!

Now, let's see what I created using the Caddy Bag die by Eileen Hull! 

What a happy coincidence when I found out that those ever useful sticky note pads are the perfect size for the Caddy...like a match made in heaven. I'm thinking these will make sweet Christmas gifts for my daughter's school friends, oh and Teacher's gifts as well, or how about party favors - another good idea.

I started with the cream mat board, which coordinated so well with my cream colored felt and gives this project such a sophisticated edge. Eileen suggested spray adhesive, but I went renegade by using my Elmer's glue stick and it gets an A+ for stickiness! The enclosed instructions are well documented and there's even a diagram of the "sandwich" you need to create to make sure you get a the job done right the first time. After the easy assembly, I wrapped Denim baker's twine around my caddy and attached the leaf stem to the caddy by tying it with twine. I then took the two strands of twine and ran it from the backside of the flower die cut to the front and tied two small knots to keep it attached. Clean and Simple.

To package my Caddy, I used the negative round piece punched from the top of the caddy handle as an embellishment to hold the blue felt flower I cut, using more Denim baker's twine from The Twinery to knot on two more punched flowers that are part of the Caddy die cut from Eileen Hull.

To show that you can also use thinner boards, I first tested Eileen's die with a recycled cereal box, using the same steps as I did with the mat board.

And now let me show you the test run version of my Caddy Bag using the cereal box instead of the mat board. It's not as sturdy nor does it offer as impressive a product, but in a pinch I wouldn't hesitate to do it again. Of course, a little Lemondrop baker's twine certainly helps the cuteness factor as well. Wondering what's inside the Caddy? Two Dove dark chocolates fit inside a small glassine bag so well. And two of those glassine bags fit inside the Caddy Bag nicely. Chocolate is a girl's best friend, right?

For another chance to win, the Oh My Crafts blog is giving away a Flowers, Layers #9 die, so be sure to stop by over there and leave a comment. It's cute!