i went out of town for the weekend to a fibre festival with some friends and i knew a few of us would definitely need business card holders. i have a nice big one from moo.com that i received when i ordered my cards but i was in the mood for something lighter that i could easily stash in my yarn bag and pull out when needed. so on friday i lovingly and painfully cut into some of my
lotta jansdotter stash and made these three beauties for myself,
jane and
rebecca. both of theirs match their blogs ...yes, i'm silly that way...lol..and mine, well, mine doesn't match but i thought the grey and light purple were pretty and there was no turquoise that i loved :)
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| 1. little florine sarsaparilla 2. lena sweet azalea 3. little florine brass mesh - all by lotta jansdotter |
i followed
this tutorial to make the business card holders. only thing i changed was the fact that i cut mine at 5" instead of 5 1/2" because i only had charm pack sized squares of the lotta. it makes it a tad tight to fit cards in on both sides but they do fit...thankfully :) but if you make them i recommend using 5 1/2", especially if you have bigger cards like mine.
here's
jane's...
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| 1. lena rugged suede & choma golden rod 2. little florine brass mesh all by lotta jansdotter |
and this one is
rebecca's...
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| 1. little florine sarsparilla 2. florine sarsparilla & ranka sarsparilla all by lotta jansdotter |
and this one is mine.
we had lots of fun using them at the festival and they definitely came in very handy. my fave part are the buttons. it takes me forever to choose buttons for projects because i love buttons so much. i think the are like the icing on the cake :) aren't they purdy?
what do you guys think? you likey? it's funny because i look at them and see our personalities...it was fun to pick the colors and fabrics. do you make your own business card holders? what pattern do you use? are you in love with the lotta jansdotter fabrics too? happy monday! oh, and don't worry, there are A LOT of pics to come this week of the weekend. it was soooo fun and i'm sad it's over already. i'll be sure to fill you all in soon!
Oh my word!! These are amazing Shannon! I can DEFINITELY see each one of you in the different fabric choices! So creative and so thoughtful LOVE IT!
ReplyDeleteThese are super cute! I want cards and a holder like this!!!!
ReplyDeleteGonna go do it...
Those are too cute!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE the lotta jansdotter fabric. i used the mustardy color one to make curtains for my new baby's room and i la-la-LOVE them. i want more lotta!
These are so cute! If I had business cards, I would have one!
ReplyDeleteSo fabulous! I can't wait to make one of these for my best friend. And one for myself too!
ReplyDeleteThese are great! I wanna go make some right now!!
ReplyDeleteoh, i love them! adding to my list right now :) i'm totally in love with echo. though sad that i killed a fat quarter of it today on a project that wasn't well planned out.
ReplyDeleteThanks you guys! They are soooo fast to whip up too! Honestly - super fun.
ReplyDeleteI've got a tutorial in mind with a diff style biz card holder...we'll see if it comes into fruition or not :P
So fun! I've been wanting to make my own after purchasing some from a friend. And yes! I bought a lot of Lotta fabric in December while I still had an etsy shop, and now that my unlimited-(ish) fabric budget doesn't exist anymore, I'm having a hard time not hoarding them. :)
ReplyDeletei absolutely LOVE my holder. honestly, a million times thank you! xoxo
ReplyDeleteYou are most welcome <3
DeleteOh come on! You just don't stop! :) In a good way!
ReplyDeleteMuahahahaha! Sorry :P
DeleteThese are so cute! I must whip some up for door prizes for the Vancouver Modern Quilt Guild! How thoughtful of you to make some for your friends and to think about their blog colours. Looking forward to hearing more about the weekend!
ReplyDeleteThose are awesome Shannon!! Jane and Rebecca are such lucky ladies too!! :)
ReplyDeleteI really love those color combos. And I know what you mean about cutting into those extremely loved fabrics...but now you'll love it even more when you're seeing and using them all the time as your card holder! If I could ever score sewing time, I think I'm going to have to try this tute out and make myself one!
In one word: perfect! I saw your business card holder over on Jane's blog, too, and admired it there. What I especially love is how you matched the person to the holder so beautifully. What a treasure!
ReplyDeleteWow, Shannon, I adore these! What a nice gift. Where do you get that stretchy color-coordinated cording? I'd love to stash some for my own projects.
ReplyDeleteI believe they're hair elastics, Rachel :) I use them for various projects as well - they work perfectly!
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