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posy pocket tute

Submitted by sheila on Wednesday, 20 January 20103 Comments

As promised, here’s the info on the little posy pocket I shared yesterday. I ended up playing with the digital cutter file and added the word “forever” hidden in the flowers. I hope that’s ok with you all.

Here’s the file, all zipped in eps, png, svg, and dxf.

Forever Heart.zip

And even though I am showing this project using a digital cutter file, clearly you can do it with anything your heart desires. Are you ready? Here we go with the tutorial.

Step 1

Gather your supplies. You will need the diecut or whatever you want to put on the front, a sheet of paper for the pocket, adhesive, scissors, and whatever you want to decorate with.

Step 2

Using the center of the paper for the point, roll the paper around in a cone shape. This will become your pocket.

Step 3

Use your diecut as a guide for the size of the cone. Just eyeball it.

Step4

Once you get the size you want, flatten the cone down.

Step 5

Open one side of the flattened cone and apply adhesive to the inner flap. This will keep your pocket closed.

Step 6

This is your finished pocket. That wasn’t hard, was it?

Step 7

Using adhesive or a glue stick, stick your diecut down on the pocket. Make sure you line it up so that the shape is centered on the pocket. I left a little overhang of the diecut so that it appears to float.

Step 8

Carefully cut around the top edge of the pocket by following the top of the heart.

Step 9

You posy pocket is technically a done deal now.

Step 10

This is the fun part. Decorate the crap out of the front. I really wanted to bling the centers of the flowers or add some bling flourishes, but alas, I am bling challenged right now.

Step 11

Once it’s decorated, flip the posy pocket over and gently open the pocket.

Step 12

Fill with grass and goodies and it’s ready to hang.

If you make any of these, please post photos to the cheekymagpie flickr group. I’d love to see what you make!

3 Comments »

  • Rachel said:

    That is so pretty! The hear is just amazing. Thanks so much, I’ll be linking.

  • Tineke said:

    love this project. it’s just beautiful. Are you going to post the forever heart files too because it says it’s not available. I hope you do so I can give this a try. Than Grin k you

  • sheila (author) said:

    Glad you like the project. I just checked the file and it downloaded, so it must have been a server issue. Try again. Sorry about that!