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Airplane mobile

Feb

Hi everyone! I’m Eva Pizarro and today I want to show you how to make a cute mobile for your child or to give as a gift.

I recently had a baby boy (he’s the cutest), and I knew right from the start I wanted to make a mobile for his bedroom! I found my inspiration in this paper from the We Go Together line. I just really loved that airplane! Let me walk you through this mobile step-by-step so that you can have one for your little sweetheart or to share with a friend!

To make this mobile, you are going to need to get your hands on two embroidery hoops. Use only the inner hoops and attach them together using fishing line. The airplanes are very light, so simple knots will be enough to hold them.

Next, you’ll need to make your airplanes. I made 14 of them to fill my mobile. It is very easy to make these little airplanes – you probably remember how to fold them from when you were a kid, but just in case you don’t, here’s a step-by-step image.

Start with a 4 x 2.5 inch piece of paper and bend it in half. Bend one corner to the fold (center of the paper). Then bend that triangle in half. This will create one of the wings. Repeat this process with the other flap to make your second wing.

Use a stapler to keep the airplane together and prevent the paper from opening.

With a needle and some fishing line, make the hanging wires for the airplanes. Tie a knot on the bottom to hold the fishing line in place and use liquid glue to give the airplane the right direction (some facing up, down, straight).

Attach the fishing lines to the embroidery hoops. I hung 4 airplanes in the outer circle, 8 airplanes (2 for each string) in the inner circle and 2 airplanes in the center of the mobile.

Your mobile is now complete! I know your little one is going to love it! As I was making this mobile I had the idea for one with paper gems made using the triangle score board from WRMK would be amazing! Maybe I’ll save that for next time… 🙂
Bye!
Eva

Supplies:
We Go Together Sending Love (732721)
We Go Together Lovable (732724)
We Go Together Hugs and Kisses (732725)
We Go Together Roses are Red (732726)
We Go Together Be Mine (732727)

Free Valentine’s Day Mini Envelopes

Feb

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Happy (almost) Valentine’s Day, friends!
We love celebrating with you and helping you add the perfect finishing touches to all your beautiful homemade projects and gifts.

Today we want to help you wrap up any tiny goodies, gift cards, or handmade notes that you want to give to your sweethearts!

We’ve made these darling mini envelopes just for you! And the best thing about them, aside from the fact that they’re perfectly adorable, is that they’re absolutely free!

Just click here to download the pdf version. Or if you have an electronic die-cutting machine, you can download our svg files here!

Happy Valentines-ing, Pebbles fans! We sure do love you!

Valentine’s Mailbox

Feb

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Holly here from Ribbons & Glue sharing a Valentine’s Mailbox made with the adorable Pebbles Inc. We Go Together collection.

What I love about We Go Together collection, is it’s full of cute and fun Valentine’s sayings and images that make it so easy to create quick and simple projects with.

To make this Valentine’s Mailbox, I wrapped a strip of We Go Together patterned paper around the outside of a tin mailbox.

Then, I adhered a We Go Together epoxy phrase sticker saying on the front lid. Super simple and super easy!

Then to make this Valentine’s Mailbox delivery extra special, I adhered a glitter heart on each chocolate kiss inside the Valentine’s Mailbox.

Follow the Pebbles Blog for more inspiring projects made with the We Go Together collection!

Supplies:
We Go Together U R Sweet Paper
We Got Together Epoxy Phrase Stickers
We Go Together Glitter Heart Stickers
Tin Mailbox
Twine

Easy Valentines Treat Bag Toppers

Feb

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Hi there, it’s Becki, here to share with you some super easy Valentines treat bag toppers. These bag toppers took about 30 minutes, start to finish. I started with the We Go Together 6×6 paper pad. I cut 3 sheets of it down to 5 inches (because that is the width of my bag) and then scored it at the 3 inch mark.

After scoring and folding my patterned paper I dug into my stash of embellishments and embellished each topper with lots of stickers and a few bits of patterned paper.

Once I added my stickers I was ready to attach them to the treat bags.

Because I didn’t want to fill these giant bags clear full of treats I trimmed them down to 5 inches long before I added the treats.

I thought it would be fun if I sewed the topper to the bag with my sewing machine.

After a little bit of trial and error I found that it was easiest to sew the bag closed before putting the topper on. By sewing the bag shut first I didn’t have to fight those little Hershey’s Kisses to stay in the bag while I was stitching the topper on.

After I sewed the bag shut I taped it to the topper (just with a tiny piece of tape to hold it in place while I was sewing).

And finally it was time to sew the topper to the bag.

And here’s what they look like all stitched together and full of treats:

Thanks for joining us at the Pebbles blog today. Grab some stickers and patterned paper so you can make your own easy Valentines treat bag toppers.

Supplies:
We Go Together Cardstock Stickers 732733
We Go Together Epoxy Stickers 732736
We Go Together Epoxy Heart Stickers 732737
We Go Together 6×6 Paper Pad 732747
We Go Together Accordion Folded Heart Stickers 732746

Candy Heart Gumball Machine

Feb

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Happy February! Amanda here today with a super cute and super fun Valentine’s Day craft. Conversations are my all time favorite Valentine’s Day candy. I love the colors, the little messages, and the fun little heart shapes. I almost fell over when I saw the UR Sweet paper from the We Go Together collection. It was everything I loved about conversation hearts on a single sheet of paper. I thought it would be fun to pair this cute paper with some candy conversation hearts to create a Valentine’s Day gift.

Valentine’s Day pretty is pretty low key at our house, but every year I like to make my kids a fun little candy gift. I gathered a few plastic Christmas ornaments (the kind that come in two halves) and some patterned paper and put my die cutting machine to work. A few minutes later and I had some cute little gifts ready for Valentine’s Day.

The gumball machine base is the key to the whole project. I found that resizing the base to be the same diameter as the ornament makes for a well balanced gumball machine. And although not functional, the little dial on the front is still a lot of fun. Secure the spinner with a brad to add an interactive element to your gumball machine.

Tie the halves of the plastic ornament together with a piece of baker’s twine and top with a conversation heart sticker.

Before you begin assembling the gumball machine base, adhere the dial components to the base. This will eliminate a lot of hassle after the base is assembled.

Fold the tabs on the bottom piece, one at a time, before you adhere the larger gumball base piece.

Apply a strong adhesive (I prefer This to That double sided red tape) to the inside of the gumball base and not to the tabs on the bottom portion of the base. Adhere tabs one at a time as you work your way around in a circle.

As you near the end of the base, apply double sided red tape to the inner tab and adhere the base together.

When you are done, your base should look like this. Gently fold the top tabs inward and place your ornament on top.

Happy Valentine’s Day!
Amanda

Supplies:
WE GO TOGETHER DOUBLE-SIDED CARDSTOCK 12″X12″ U R SWEET
WE GO TOGETHER CARDSTOCK STICKERS 6″X12″ 2/SHEETS ICONS & PHRASES
WE GO TOGETHER DOUBLE-SIDED CARDSTOCK 12″X12″ LOVABLE
PEBBLES PAPER PAD 6″X6″ 36/PKG WE GO TOGETHER
BAKER’S TWINE VALUE PACK 5YD SPOOLS 24/PKG
THIS TO THAT DOUBLE-SIDED SUPER STICKY RED TAPE
3D Gumball Machine