For our New Beginning's Program, we thought it would be nice to give all of the girls in our ward 'a little something'. If that 'something' could be USEFUL and CUTE--all the better! This is what we came up with:
I know I am not the first {or last} person to put a new cover on a Chapstick container, but they turned out great, the girls loved them, and they were easy. What could be better?
First, you take the Chapstick out of the package and take off the plastic that says 'Chapstick'. I also put a letter with a marker on the bottom to identify the flavor.
Next, you print off a design. You can make up your own, or use one of mine. When you click on the link, 'download' the design into whatever folder you want it saved to on your computer. Then go into that folder and print at 75% -- then when you get to the print menu, make sure it says "shrink to printable area" not "fit to printable area". If there are any problems, let me know.
I made 3 different kinds-- a butterfly and flower background, a background with pictures of girls, and a camo background. I thought the camo background could be used for Young Men as well as Young Women. I know, there are VERY few {if ANY} YM leaders out there who are going to re-cover a Chapstick -- but I thought if you wanted to give these out at Youth Conference or some other combined activity, these Camo Chapsticks would be great for the guys. Also, for girls who don't like 'girly' things!
Easy. Fast. Cheap. Cute. Useful. My kind of craft!
Click here if you would rather buy these than make them. If you have any questions or problems, just shoot me an e-mail. Remember . . .
First, you take the Chapstick out of the package and take off the plastic that says 'Chapstick'. I also put a letter with a marker on the bottom to identify the flavor.
Next, you print off a design. You can make up your own, or use one of mine. When you click on the link, 'download' the design into whatever folder you want it saved to on your computer. Then go into that folder and print at 75% -- then when you get to the print menu, make sure it says "shrink to printable area" not "fit to printable area". If there are any problems, let me know.
I made 3 different kinds-- a butterfly and flower background, a background with pictures of girls, and a camo background. I thought the camo background could be used for Young Men as well as Young Women. I know, there are VERY few {if ANY} YM leaders out there who are going to re-cover a Chapstick -- but I thought if you wanted to give these out at Youth Conference or some other combined activity, these Camo Chapsticks would be great for the guys. Also, for girls who don't like 'girly' things!
After that, you cut the design out, put clear packing tape over the top--make sure the top and bottom have 1/4 inch or so more than the paper, but the sides are flush with the design. Wrap it around your Chapstick. You're done!
Easy. Fast. Cheap. Cute. Useful. My kind of craft!
Click here if you would rather buy these than make them. If you have any questions or problems, just shoot me an e-mail. Remember . . .
UPDATE! I have had GREAT response with these chapstick designs & have added a jpeg file of each here:
Hopefully, this helps you have a little more control over size--Thanks for all your comments :)
Comments
Thanks, Lorene