Wonder Woman!/ Cheap, quick, but cute giveaways for the holidays

Well, there was this awesome sale from the comic book club at school and they were just doing it for fundraisers. The prices were completely awesome, and the stuff was too. Sadly, i had only 5 dollars and bought this Wonder Woman box...what's even better is it has vintage post cards inside it, only for $3! Deal or no deal??? DEAL.

Ok, well heres a simple little tutorial to make this insanely simple giveaway.

Materials Needed:

-Ribbon (1 wide and one skinny)

-Mini glass jars (99 cents store, come in packs of 3 :D)

-Hot glue gun

-Candy, candles, etc (anything you want to put in the jar for the giveaways)

Step 1:

Clean the jars out and dry. Take the lid off and set aside.

Step 2:

Get your wide ribbon and cut it however long you want, not too long, make sure the length matches the jar. Probably 3 inches, more or less.

***Making the bow***

Pinch the wide ribbon in the middle, so it creates folds, take a snippet of the skinny ribbon and tie in the pinched area. Make sure your knot is in the back so it hides the "faux bow" look.

Trim anything that is revealing from the front.

Step 3:

Take your hot glue gun and put just a little drop, or more if your bow is too thick, and stick it just below where the little screw part for the lid is. and voila! A simple giveaway. Fill with candies or any other goodies you can fit.

I brought these to a small party for my club in thanksgiving and it was a hit, every kept asking me if they were expensive :O

but, an artist never gives away their secrets. Wait...that a magician...lol oh well.

iPod sock + tutorial

This tutorial will show you how to make this simple iPod sock for pretty much any size with a nice colorful (if you want) band.

MATERIALS NEEDED:

STEP 1:

Trace out your iPod on the fabric you want to use as the main band, but make sure you trace it slightly larger. If you want to make this for something that is a little thicker, trace out about an inch larger, more or less depending how thick the object is. Trace it 2 times, or you could just fold the fabric in half and trace it once, so you can make the casing.

STEP 2:













Sew the wrong sides together except for the top, how else would you put your ipod inside??













STEP 3:





Take the other fabric to create a band. Cut a strip about 2 inches wide, but the length is twice the length of the top of the sock. I dont know if you get me, but yeah. Leave half an inch seam allowance. Fold the fabric in hald hot dog style with the right side showing





STEP 4:

Ok, this parts a liiiitttle confusing, Get the strip you just made, put where the folding is open lined up with the edge of the top part of the sock and sew those edges together. I know it looks weird, but it will come out right, trust me.Once you've sewn all the way around, sew the band together closed. Then flip it upright and there you have it! You can leave it like this or you can install a button of your choice :)