Friday, September 21, 2012

Sweet Broom Sticks! - My Creative Time September Mini Release Blog Hop

Good Morning!  Welcome to the MCT release blog hop!  You should have arrived here from Cassandra's Blog.  If not, you can start at the beginning here.
Emma has released 3 sets today.   "All Around Goodies",  "Just for you" and  "Just Tags"! 
I have used parts of all the sets on my "broom sticks".  I love these because the children can rip the bottom open to get at the treats!
 





 
Here is how I made these brooms:
 
 First I took a kraft bag (3 1/2" x 2" x 6 3/4")  and cut it into 2 pieces with pinking shears.
 
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I put my treats inside the bottom part of the bag and "crunched it up and taped it around the pencil.
 
 Next I cut strips from the bottom edge up a little more than half way.  I also cut strips about 1" down from the top, being sure to leave sufficient uncut space in the middle to keep the paper from falling apart.
 
Then wound the "fringe" piece around the bag containing the treat and secured it with a piece of hemp.  I used my bone folder to curl the pieces under a bit.   Lastly I decorated them brooms with the new MCT Releases!!!
 
List of Supplies:
3 1/2" x 2" x 6 3/4" kraft paper bags  -  Celebrate It
Pinking Shears
Pencil and candy or trinkets
Haunted 6x6 paper pad  -  My Minds Eye
True Black, Kraft and Orange Zest Card Stock  -  Papertrey Ink
 YR04 Copic Marker
Jet Black Archival Ink  -  Ranger
10" pieces of Hemp  -  Liz's Paper Loft Boutique
Stickers  -  Jolee's and Recollections
Spiced Marmalade and Black Soot Distress Inks
 
 
 
***BLOG HOP GIVEWAY ALERT***
For our Blog hop giveaway, there will be 2 winners chosen from ALL the comments combined! You will win a "SURPRISE GIFT BAG FULL OF GOODIES" All you have to do is leave a comment here along w/the rest of the design team's blogs AND also leave a way for us to contact you! Emma will use random.org to pick the lucky winners! All you have to do is leave a comment on all blogs in this hop for more chances to win! The deadline is Sunday, September 23rd at midnight! EASY PEASY!!! GOOD LUCK!:)
 
HERE IS THE BLOG LINE UP:
 
You Are Here   -   Cathryn
 
 
Thank you for coming by!  Your next stop is Cheryl's blog.  Enjoy the rest of the hop and good luck!!
Have a fantastic day!
Love and Hugs,
Cathryn :)
 

102 comments:

My Creative Time said...

OMG!!! SOOO FLIPPIN FUN!!! I LOVE HOW THESE TURNED OUT!!!! I'm going to have to try these! AWESOME job my sweet friend!! Thank you!
xoxo,
Emma:)

Amy C said...

What a super creative idea!! My kids would really LOVE these little treat bags. Great job!!

Craft Me This said...

Super cute great idea.

Love it!

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omyn said...

love the brooms! very creative :)

luvtosew said...

These are sooooooo cute! Thanks for sharing.

VICTORIA said...

Cathryn these are soooo cute wonderful project TFS :)

Pamela said...

Wow!! Those brooms are awesome. Super cute!

pruttybird said...

You are one creative lady :). Love these treats!!!

pruttybird at comcast dot net

An'Jenic G. said...

Cathryn your broom stick is so cute. I really love this idea and thank so much for the step by step tutorial. I love them and TFS AJ-

GlendaLea said...

Love this project! Thanks for sharing! Love the treat Bags!!!!

Anonymous said...

This is a terrific design. I love what you did with a paper bag. I just hope I can remember it. haha
stuff@gt.rr.com

CarolynG said...

I LOVE LOVE LOVE your treat holder! OMgoodness!! FABULOUS!! Love the idea of a pencil for the handle! Thanks so much for the instructions on how to make these. It is much appreciated. I am definitely making these for my childs class. Fabulous job and thanks for sharing!!

Kristi said...

Those are so darling! I love Halloween. What a perfect way to use this new release.
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Saundra said...

This is such a cute idea, Cathryn! Love it! ~Hugs, Saundra Luvscrappingtogether at gmail dot com

Crafting Katie said...

Cathryn, these are AWESOME!!! I think I will need to make these for my students! Just too cute!

Angela Crafty Spot said...

Love your brooms!!!! What a great idea!!
Angela
chewiescrappin@hotmail.com

Kim H said...

Cathryn ~ OMG! OMG! I seriously don't even know where to begin with this! First I LOVE, LOVE the idea of the broom! So flippin CLEVER! LEt alone the MCT stamps and dies you used but the whole concept ~ all from a paper bag and pencil! I have to TRY this! GREAT idea!!!! I want one! AWESOME picture tutorial too! Always AMAZING over here! Dang!

jessica said...

Cathryn~ WOW these are sooooo adorable!! Love the use of the new stamps and dies!! Awesome projects!!
TFS and have a GREAT weekend!!
jessica
chick-n-scrap.blogspot.com
eschfamily@yahoo.com

Jayne said...

Your broomsticks are amazing Cathryn!Love them.
Jayne x

Cindylop said...

Love this idea!! I can't wait to try this!

Unknown said...

So creative! Nice job on the brooms!

Cindylop said...

Forgot to enter my email.
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Cindy Beland said...

BEAUTIUFL job with your AWESOME little project Cathryn!GREAT idea too!!Have a great day!!!:)

Alvina said...

Wow I love your idea thanks for sharing! alvinadiaz@msn.com

liz at liz's paper loft said...

oh my cathryn, I almost made something very similar! now that would have been so funny! your's turned out better than I could've every done!

Rosy C. said...

Wowww...pure genious! Love these broomstick treat holders! They are way too cute. Thanks for showing a step by step. Great Work!
Many Sweet Creations...
www.sweetdelightspapernmore.blogspot.com

Tracy said...

They are the cutest brooms ever =) tracyzahm@yahoo.com

DebC said...

These are so cute. I have this little broom treat holder on my desktop and have for weeks cause I wanted to make one and now I really want to make one. This is super cute as always your projects are. TFS
Hugs,
Deb C
bugjuiced

snappy scrappy said...

Great idea and too cute! Lee-Ann :)

silvia said...

Fabulous projects!!

Misty Morgan said...

Oh My Gosh! What a clever idea with the little treat bags. I love them!

Misty
http://cardsbygeyda.blogspot.com/

Brenda said...

Shut the front door!!! These are just too dang cute! I love these, thank you so much for teaching us how to make them! I love the all around sentiments and the tags on them too, so cute and perfect!
bsl60 at embarqmail dot com

marg0006 said...

What a marvalous idea. I will be scralifting this very creative project to d with my granddaughters.

marg0006 at verizon dot net

Cindy said...

Those brooms are just too cute! Have to try them. Makes me wish my kids were still in school! Those would make cute teacher presents!

Cindy - 1mamacyn@gmail.com

Shar said...

HOLY BUCKETS!!!! these are too stinkin' cute!! My goodness, what kid {or me!} wouldn't love this adorable treat. :)

Anonymous said...

Oh, my gosh! That is the cutest Halloween goodie I have ever seen! My son's 4th grade class would absolutely love them! I think I am going to start working on them now!!! Thank you for a super fun blog hop, and thank you for sharing your creativity and inspiration. I am a new follower.

Suzanne Roseberry
sroseberry@ymail.com
zannieberry.blogspot.com

Northern Girl Crafts said...

Love your Halloween goodies, they are soo cute. Thanks for sharing.

Kat
kat.raymond@gmail.com

Shelly said...

Oh my gosh, this just may be one of the cutest treats I've seen! Your tags look GREAT - love the way your colored them and the witch hat is SUPER pretty!
Have a super day!
Shelly

deedee said...

Great fall color scheme... Can't wait to see what's next in your line up.
Demetria2000@gmail.com

CRAZY4 CHRIST said...

Super cute, thanks for showing how you made them!!
Kristan
sierrababy08 at hotmail dot com

Lori Hefner said...

Love this idea! Very cute! I think I'm going to have to copy this one:) Thank you so much for sharing!!
Lori H.
bananalori at gmail dot com

antdoda said...

Oh these are just adorable!!

Felicia - Scrapper in the Making said...

These are really cute. Love that broom treats. Smooches...

Carol said...

So cute...love these and love that you just tear into them...I'm sure the kiddo's will love that part, too! Thanks for sharing.
XOXOX & Blessings,
Carol
hrhcva@gmail.com

Nancy said...

Oh these are so cute. The broomsticks are very clever. Nancy

Gaylynn said...

Too cute to rip apart for the treats! :)

Debbie said...

love this and thanks for showing us how to do this
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cm said...

Oh, to be on the receiving end of such awesome treats!! Love that they're easy for 'little hands' to open. Thank you for sharing; now I'm four times more excited to receive my set. Can't wait. Thank you for inspiring.
cmayne@shaw.ca

Barb Ghig said...

OMGosh, your broom stick goodie bags are FABULOUS!!! Thank you so much for this idea and for the step by step tutorial!!!

Suzanne said...

OMG Cathryn! How AWESOME are your treat bags! The kids will have a blast getting to the candies! I love it! Thank you for sharing...I will have to make these for my boys :)

Suzanne
suzwatanabe@yahoo.com

Mimi said...

These are awesome! I have to try these too! I'm gonna be busy!

mimi2trentdrew.blogspot.com

Rosemary said...

these broomsticks are awesome!!! I love the idea-may have to scraplift. reragland@hotmail.com

Mary said...

Love them!!! This is a fun idea for kids.

CA Scrapper said...

Those broom are fantastic. I've never seen anything like that and I love them! I bet the kids will love them too.

Leslie

cascrapper at gmail dot com

Jessica said...

How amazing way to use this bags. This idea is fantastic. Thanks for share with us!

http://www.withloveandscrap.blogspot.com/

Lady Fair said...

Wow! Now that's what I call creative. I have to try this. TFS!

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Patty said...

OMG..These are so super cute...love the brooms! Thanks for showing us how to replicate!

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Hawks Nest Hobbies said...

I love these little broom treat packages! Your method is much easier then the ones I made last year! Love this Mini release"!

Crafty hugs,
Debbie H.

Busy Bee Vinyl Creations said...

These brooms are such a cute idea. Where were you when my kids went to school. lol Love them!!!
Kathy:)

Christine's Creative Cards said...

This is an awesome treat bag. I just might do this for the office gals. Thanks for the inspiration

Christinescreativecards@gmail.com

Suzy said...

Mini but GREAT! Love the tags and all around goodies sentiments in this release. :) How adorable are those "brooms"!
Suzanne suzyq28024@gmail.com

Danielle Lee said...

Wow! that is so creative. Perfect Halloween treat for sure. Thanks for sharing.

Danielle
leeceratops@comcast.net

Brenda Wooten Porter said...

oh my! what a great idea! love the brooms! great job!

thanks!!
brwneyes46@gmail.com

quilt4fun2 said...

A very clever and unusual way to make a great treat bag. The stamps and dies make it look wonderful...Great job!
quilt 4 fun 2 at hot mail dot com

Cassandra said...

OMG!!! These are so cool! LOVE LOVE LOVE those broomsticks!! Too cute! :)

Mommy25 said...

Those look awesome! very impressive creation; I love it.

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patient_pink_panther@yahoo.com

Jessica G. said...

So clever! I love how you used a pencil for the stick rather than just a plain stick. Now even that can be used!

MzTea said...

This is the cutest treat bag I have ever seen. I love everything about them. Fantastic!

Taneia
mztaneia@gmail.com

LDM Creations said...

love the little brooms! very cute.

Gabriela Sandoval said...

Cute projects.

Gabriela

Gaby@hispaniclifestyle.com

lindagk23 said...

OMGOSH! These broom treat bags are so stinkin cute!! I have to make some of these for my grand daughters! So adorable! Awesome job as always! Have a wonderful weekend! lindagk23ataoldotcom

Crafty Moni said...

This is such a great idea:)

Peace, Love, & Cricut Hugs!
Monica L.

monita23 at ca dot rr dot com

Lucinda said...

I love your broom treat bags.Thanks for the quick tutorial.


Lucinda
lucindac@telus.net

Michele said...

OMgosh...the cutest Halloween favors ever!!! Must subscribe to your blog for sure!

linda said...

HI What a nice idea.
LindaB
top2kop@hotmail.com

Lynn Rowe said...

What a clever idea. I just love the broom stick. Awesome job
Lynn Rowe
cubasbluesmurf@hotmail.com

Ester said...

Thank you for sharing a mii tutorial. Nice project too!

J Ake said...

The kids are going to love these treats. TFS.

Sue D said...

Very fun and cute idea!!
slrdowney at hotmail dot com

Unknown said...

What a fabulous idea. Just loved the them.

Thanks
Sue
shannegan 16 @ att . net

Scrapnatic said...

Super cute idea!! I love it!!

scrapnatic@yahoo.com

SueBee said...

Oh My Goodness how sweet is this!! ADORABLE !

Angela's Originals said...

These are sooo adorable!! I love them.

Carol W. said...

FAbulous treat idea! Love these broom treat holders for class parties. Awesome job!

beth L said...

what an awesome idea!! and very reusable!! love it!! what a great group project!!

beth L
toothlesschef@comcast.net

greenize said...

The little brooms are soooo cute! What a super idea! Thank you for sharing! texasdreamweaver at yahoo dot com

Deanne Gutierrez said...

So creative and so darn cute!!!

Liz O. said...

Fabby idea Cathryn, thanks for sharing!
Have a lovely day!
Liz

Lisa said...

OMG, those are adorable. Love the broom, what a cute idea. Great job.

Deb McCleary said...

Cathryn your broomsticks are so very clever! I love them, thanks for sharing such an awesome idea!
Much love
Deb.
mattdeb(dot)mccleary(at)bigpond(dot)com
http://debsobsession.blogspot.com.au/

TheTulipCollector said...

These turned out great!

Suds Swag and Salutations! said...

Cathryn...Oh man..thanks so much for explaining how you did the broom..I home school my daughter - what a super idea to bring to her co-op for a fall treat! Love it! TFS!

Evelyn said...

Super cute, I may have to scrap lift these for my daughters class.
tfs
Evelyn
evl14512 at gmail.com

Gina said...

i LOVE this idea!! OMG I'm going to make so many treats this year so I can use ALL of these fabulous ideas!
GinasCreativePlace.blogspot.com
babi96 at aol dot com

Deanne & Rebecca said...

So creative!! You did a great job!
Rebecca
rbaq12@yahoo.com

Teresa Godines #6857 said...

Very cool idea. TFS

Migdalia said...

Super Yummy Idea!!!So Cool!Adorable Stamp!!!
Midgalia

Colleen said...

What a super idea, they turned out so very cute. Thanks for sharing them.

Jess said...

Wow Cathryn these are really fun! Very impressive, just adore the little broom sticks.

Jess
craftingwithjess@gmail.com

Julie L. said...

Thanks for the great broom tutorial! super cute!

Julie L.

Shawn Spencer said...

Cute projects! Shawn spencer
Golfwidow@frontiernet.net

Deborah Pottle said...

OMG what a CUTE idea! These would make perfect Halloween treats for the grandkids. Thank you for the step-by-step instructions.