Created
and presented by Deborah Spofford, CCD
Author and Designer for the Creative Industry
We are in the middle of August and it
is time again to start shopping for school supplies. Make this a fun experience for the kids. Select bright colored portfolios, pencil boxes,
file folders, 3x5 card holders, and lunch boxes. Then let the kids personalize them with fabric
cutouts, stickers, holographic paper, beaded name tags, and punch-out
paper shapes.
Lunch box
Supplies
Purple
lunch box from Filexec™
(My Box 7” x 7” x 3” #3454594-5)
5” ball
link chain-gold
Green
and blue holographic sticker paper
White
daisy stickers
Computer
name label printed on white paper
(any font you choose)
Scalloped
edge decorative scissors from Fiskars
¼” metallic
pony beads (eight)
Craft
glue
Decorative
hole punch
Decorative
button
Instructions
Cut
out holographic paper shapes.
Have the kids draw and cut out shapes from the holographic paper. The shapes can be geometric, abstract, sports
or hobby symbols, animals, or flowers.
Apply
shapes and stickers.
Arrange the paper shapes and stickers on the lunch box in an attractive way.
Peel the paper backing off the holographic paper and adhere them
to the lunch box.
Create
a name tag.
Select a large font on your computer and print your name on white paper. Cut out the name with decorative scissors
so the paper is 2 ½” x 1 ¼”. Cut out
a piece of holographic paper with decorative edge scissors to measure 3 ¼” x
2”. Glue the name to the holographic paper. Glue
a decorative button on the name tag. Punch a hole in the top left corner of the
tag. String the name tag and eight beads on a ball chain. Attach the chain to the handle of the lunch
box.
Portfolio, File Folder, and Note Pad
Folder
Supplies
Green
Note pad folder from Filexec™
(MY Pad Holder #31965-7)
Red
13” x 13” x 2” Portfolio from Filexec™
(MY Portfolio #35982-0)
Purple
expandable file folder from Filexex™
(MY Campas File #42934-9)
½ yard
of three different themed fabrics. (Let the kids choose fabrics that
they like. Look for school themed
prints, bright colored geometric shapes, or sports prints.
Three
large sheets of Peel n Stick™
One
roll of Peel n Stick™ tape ¼” wide
Craft
glue
½” wide
decorative ribbons that coordinate with fabric selections
Decorative
buttons that match fabric themes
Instructions
Place
adhesive on fabric.
Peel one side of the paper backing off a sheet of Peel n Stick™. Press the adhesive on the back of the fabric. Repeat this step for each piece of fabric.
Cut
out fabric shapes.
Choose the fabric shapes that you want and cut them out. Cut out enough shapes to decorate the portfolio
and both folders.
Apply
fabric shapes.
Arrange the shapes on the folders in an attractive way. Remove the paper backing from each fabric
shape and adhere them to the folders.
Add
decorative ribbon and buttons.
Apply Peel n Stick™ tape to the back of the ribbon. Adhere the ribbon
to the folders. Glue decorative buttons
to the folders.
Pencil Boxes with Drawers
Supplies
Two
pencil boxes with drawers from Filexec™
(MY Pencil
School
themed punch out paper
shapes found with scrapbook supplies
Craft
glue
One
roll of Peel n Stick™ tape ¼” wide
½” wide
decorative ribbons that
coordinate with fabric selections
Decorative
buttons
Instructions
Apply
paper shapes.
Punch out paper shapes and glue them to the center front of each pencil box.
Add
Ribbon.
Apply Peel n Stick™ tape to the back of the ribbon. Place a piece of ribbon around the pencil
box above the paper shape. Place another
piece of ribbon around the pencil box under the paper shape.
Add
a decorative button.
Glue a decorative button next to the ribbon at the top of the pencil box.
