My friend works at St. Luke's Catholic School in Shoreline, and since my husband and I both have our own businesses, she asked us to share our talents by teaching some elective classes to the 7th & 8th graders this trimester. My husband is teaching a class on the Art of DJ-ing and I decided to do some floral & gift projects for my class.
Here is a photo of the first project we made on Monday! This gift package would make a nice shower souvenir or parting gift and includes a set of bamboo chopsticks and a paper fortune cookie. The girls loved that they got to make one for themselves and they all said they felt like Martha Stewart, lol! I will share all of my projects with you... I'm doing this twice a week until June, whew!
This project is super easy. Here are the details so you can make one yourself...
Materials:
- Origami, Scrapbook, or Colored Paper for fortune cookie and tab top
- White Paper for fortune saying - 3/4"W x 4"L
- Chopsticks (I got mine at Daiso... 12 sets for a $1.50... or try the dollar store)
- Faux Floral sprigs
- Ribbon
- Glue Dots
- Green floral tape
- Biodegradable Clear Bag - approx size 4.25"W x 9.75"H
Instructions:
1) Make paper fortune cookie.
Great instructions here. I used a CD spindle to trace a circle, and glue dots to keep the cookie closed. Insert fortune saying.
2) Assemble chopsticks.
Take a floral sprig and center it over the pair of chopsticks. Wrap floral tape snuggly around both. Finish with a nice ribbon bow.
3) Insert into clear bag.
Slide in the fortune cookie first. Use chopsticks to push into place. Slide in the chopsticks at an angle. Cut a folded rectangle to fit over the bag opening like a clamshell. Staple to seal bag. You can write "Thank You" or a Name/Note on the tab.
4) Give to someone special!
How totally cute!
Posted by: Asianmommy | Mar 11, 2009 at 01:09 PM
That is so awesome, what you're doing. Those kids are lucky to have you as their crafty teacher : ) Love that chopstick/fortune cookie combo!
Posted by: Henny @ D*LSH | Mar 12, 2009 at 10:11 AM
Great project! So excited to see what is to come!
Posted by: Annette | Mar 15, 2009 at 06:50 AM
It looks simple but yet its creative.I think your class have fun while doing this project.Thanks for sharing it to us.
-Grace
Posted by: Gifts Philippines | Apr 01, 2009 at 08:50 PM
Thanks for sharing this interesting project.I appreciate your effort by sharing the tutorial of this project.
-Aubrey
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Posted by: star trek dvd | Apr 27, 2009 at 01:18 AM
Interesting views.i like the concept of your post,most i love is your creation,looks simple but yet, very useful, it can be presents, or souvenir of some occasion.Will certainly try doing that myself. Thanks for the tips! I learned a lot here.keep it up!
-khatie-
Posted by: Gift Philippines | May 11, 2009 at 08:28 PM
This is a very nice gift set!
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