12 Days of Gift Card Holders: Joyous Kwanzaa Greetings

Joyous Kwanzaa Greetings

Designed by Cheryl Ball

Enhance your Kwanzaa gift giving with a colorful symbol African culture and heritage. This traditional-looking holder adds special meaning to your gift and is easily assembled with felt, Aleene’s® adhesive and Tulip® 3D Fashion Paint™.

Materials List

• Aleene's® Fabric Fusion® Permanent Dry Cleanable Fabric Adhesive
  
  
• Tulip® 3D Fashion Paint™
  
  

  65408 Gold Metallics

• Miscellaneous

  •   Needle and thread
  •   Felt Squares – black, green, red
  •   White chalk sharpened to a point
  •   Sewing machine with matching thread
  •   Scissors
  •   Sewing pins
  •   Paper towels

• Patterns

  • pattern 1
  • pattern 2 

  Instructions

  1. Cut red felt for envelope.  Layer and sew red felt horizontally.  Sew on three sides to create pocket.

  2. The front section can be cut slightly shorter on one side so back shows.

  3. Sew a ¼” seam then trim to a scant 1/8”

  4. Cut out dip in top layer if desired when finished.

  7. Pin and cut patterns pieces from felt then glue in place. White chalk can be used to draw patterns onto felt if needed.  Brush off excess chalk after glue is thoroughly dry.

  5. Test flow of 3D Fashion Paint on paper towel using an even pressure on bottle for a smooth line.  Detail with Gold Metallics in pattern shown.  Keep tip of paint bottle wiped with paper towels for clean lines.  Let dry.

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