PROJECTS FOR NATIONAL GOOD NEIGHBOR DAY

 

I have the pleasure of working at a club in a 55+ community, and today I get to teach a paper craft class featuring the above projects.  They were designed with National Good Neighbor Day in mind, which is September 28th.  

Cookie Box

First up is the adorable Cookie Box.  I love the generous size of this box, which will hold a LOT of cookies, but it's large enough to hold other gifts/treats, too.  It's 6" wide and 3" tall!

Like the other projects planned for this class, I tried to keep things simple because I don't know what anyone's experience with paper crafting might be.  The box has a sweet little label and a scrunched flower decorating the top.

Slide-Up Gift Card Holder

We all love a project that has a little hidden wow, and this one seemed perfect for my class because it's so super easy to make!  Again, the design was kept very simple.

As you can see in the below photo, a little pocket slides up from the bottom when the card is opened.  The pocket can easily hold a gift card, cash, check, etc.

Square Column Card

If you follow my blog, you know how much I 💗 Square Column cards!  I still have several pieces of cardstock cut and scored--just ready to decorate and mail.  Because they're so easy and quick to make, I had to include one for this class.  In the below photo, it's folded flat and ready to mail:

Below you can see it on display:

The sentiment is from Stampin' Up!'s retired "Sidekick Sayings" stamp set.  I thought it was very fitting for National Good Neighbor Day.

I thought the attendees would need something they could put their completed projects in to carry home, so they each will get one of these bags:  

Although the decoration for the bag isn't one of the class projects, I couldn't resist the opportunity to provide an idea for how to make a bag pretty.  I like this way of holding a card so it doesn't get lost or overlooked.  The card and flower were designed in Cricut Design Space and cut with my machine.  The Cricut even did the writing on the card holder!

I'm excited about the class today and quite pleased with the projects!