Showing posts with label AccuCut. Show all posts
Showing posts with label AccuCut. Show all posts

Monday, March 18, 2013

Crankin' Out Crafts Episode 228 - Lighted Portrait Graduation Sign


Create your own sign board for that special graduate in your life! Watch how Puna incorporates battery operated lights.

Add battery-operated lights to your sign!


Supplies:
Foam Core Board
White Felt with sticky-back
double-stick tape
Battery-operated rice lights with 3AA batteries
Duct Tape or Packing Tape
Photo Mat or design
AccuCut machine to cut out letters (use for free at Hawaii BFC stores with purchase of paper or materials)
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Stop by Ben Franklin Crafts today for all your graduation needs! Stay tuned this week for more projects on Sign-board making.

Saturday, March 16, 2013

Designer Fans

                   Bud & June Nakama                                                              



                                                    Joelle & Kiana Kawahara
 
There was a lot of creativity going on at our make-n-take Crafting Corner last Saturday!
June had to convince Bud to make one; Bud resisted & said he wasn't an artist but, once he started, his creative side came out!  Joelle & Kiana didn't go for the pink colors & used their favorite colors instead!  If you want to make one of your own, join us this Saturday from 11am-2pm to create your own fan! Alcohol inks & a stamping technique makes it easy to create this floral design. I've added butterflies along with the flowers for you to try this week!  And, we just received die which you can use on our Accucut machine with pictures, designer papers,etc. for your special ocassion (just ask one of associates for help & information)!
There's always something crafty going on at Pearl City!
gloria @ Pearl City

Monday, July 9, 2012

Crankin’ Out Crafts Episode 123 – Owl Pillow Box Favor


Who's ready for a hoot-full week of owl themed projects? COC, that's who!
For our first episode, we have Brandon making an owl favor made out of a
simple pillow box.

Transform an ordinary pillow-box into an owl!


Supplies:
Purple Marvy Uchida scalloped oval punch
Yellow Marvy Uchida circle punch
AccuCut pillow box die
Double-stick tape
25mm googly eyes
Scissors
Plain and patterned scrapbooking paper

*You can use our AccuCut die-cutting machine for Free, with purchase of paper at our stores.

Since the punches and die cutter make this project so easy, you can make up
a whole flock of owls for your next party.

Monday, April 16, 2012

Crankin' Out Crafts Episode 88 - UH Themed Centerpiece

Welcome to Centerpiece & Favors Week! We're crankin' out cool centerpieces you can use for your upcoming graduation party. We will be making a centerpiece that doubles as favors, using Magic Wand Tubes.

Today, JFlo shows you how to use the AccuCut Machine and a simple tool to create letters that go great with your UH themed grad party! 

Cut out letters for your Graduation Party with our AccuCut Machine.


Supplies:
AccuCut Machine (available at BFC stores)
(*You can use our AccuCut Machine for Free with purchase of paper at our stores)
Glitter Cardstock (or colored cardstock)
Pinking Shears
Double-stick Tape
Scissors

Spell out your school's initials or a name. Our next video will show you how to complete the centerpiece with Magic Wand Favors.

Monday, September 19, 2011

Flower Box

This past Saturday, I was at our Mapunapuna store for our 60th anniversary, and I had a lot of people ask questions about one of the favors they were giving to the customers at the door. So, I decided that since I didn't have a lot of spare time on Saturday for favor discussions, I would talk about that little favor on the blog today.

(By the way, if you happened to make it to our 60th anniversary bash, thank you all for joining me and Jenny at our table and making flowers and dragonflies with us! We had a lot of fun with you guys. For everyone who couldn't make it, I'm sorry but you missed out on some fun make-n-takes and awesome prize giveaways. You can always come and have fun with us Enchanted Lake though!)


Anyway, this a picture of the AccuCut machine which you can find at any of our Ben Franklin stores. If you purchase paper with us you can use the machine for free, otherwise there's a small fee for usage. I posted this picture of the AccuCut because this is what they used to make that little favor on Saturday! (You thought it was something hard to do didn't you?) It's super easy because the machine does all the cutting for you. Just look for the die called Flower Favor or ask an associate to help you locate it. Then you follow the directions on the machine to cut out your favor. Later on, you can fill it with candy and embellish it for your special occasion. All the stores have different shapes and letters for their AccuCuts, although there are a few dies, like the flower favor, that are common to all the stores.

Then, just to give you an idea how versatile that Flower Favor is, I made up a few samples. I also included a sample (at the bottom of this photo) of the favor, before it's put together, so you know exactly what pieces get cut out. Don't be afraid to make use of this awesome machine or to come and ask us questions about it.

Thanks for reading and don't forget to check out the post from earlier today introducing our new video series, Crankin' Out Crafts!

Puna @ Enchanted Lake

Monday, July 11, 2011

Chipboard Pennants



For today's blog, I wanted to tell everyone about a new product we have in our stores that I'm getting excited about. It's these chipboard pennant blanks from Paper Accents. They're really easy to decorate (just add paper) and they make super cute decorations for parties. I might even turn some of them into a mini album. Here are the pennants that I just made:





I'm going to hang this one up in our store and show it off. I thought it would be nice for a boy's birthday party because it's cute but not too sweet, if you know what I mean. Everything was made here at our store, including the letters and rocket die cut. I made those with the AccuCut machine, which is free for anyone to use as long as you buy paper with us.


I hope you liked my quick product update. Stay tuned for more news from all of our Ben Franklin Stores.


Puna @ Enchanted Lake