This project is just a variation on this post about making a travel tissue case. For all you Doctor Who fans, this is for you. It's a Tardis themed travel tissue case that's bigger on the inside!* The instructions I used came from this interesting blog, but as stated in my previous post on the subject, you can easily find others online by doing a simple search.
I obviously made a few changes. For starters, I used blue felt instead of cotton fabric and interweaving. I small sheet of felt costs between twenty-five cents and a dollar at craft stores. I used simple linen for the interior and "lantern" tag (instead of buying white ribbon). Next time, I think I'll adjust the size so that the case isn't as wide. It's a bit roomier than you really need, plus you won't have to see the extra space on either side of the Police Box.
For the Tardis, I found an image online, re-sized it to meet my needs, and printed it on fabric transfer paper. If you chose to do this project, print the image on regular paper first to make sure the sizing is correct. Many Photoshop-type programs only re-size images based on pixels, not by inches or centimeters. It took me four or fives times to get it right.
Because I'm not an expert seamstress, mycase opening wasn't as straight as I'd like, despite my best efforts. So, my Tardis door and the case opening didn't line up perfectly.
I lined up the Tardis on my case and cut it in half accordingly. Then, just followed the directions on the transfer paper package.
Now, you're set! Just fill with travel tissues and smile when you tell people it's bigger on the inside.*
*Not actually bigger on the inside. It's a reference joke.
I found this YouTube video that made me smile. If you're a Doctor Who fan, especially of the 10th Doctor, you might like this. Watch all the way through, there are some good bits in the middle.
This is the first of what will probably be many posts on magnets. I have several ideas on the subject, plus they're really easy to make. First, I'd like to apologize on the quality of the images. Many, if not most, are blurry. My camera is really old and the view screen is extremely small so I couldn't tell that the images weren't focusing when I was taking the pics.
So, what I call laminate magnets are those flat sheet type magnets like advertisement kind stuck to the back of phone books or that some people make business cards with. I've seen some fun ones, as well, and thought that there's a lot of potential to go wild with. I found some images online that I printed out, but you can also use photos that you already have. Photo magnets are a great way to keep those memories visible without having picture frames all over the counters. You could also draw or color your own images and pictures if you're feeling extra creative.
I printed two sheets for this project. One was three "cooks helpers" cards that I downloaded from Martha Stewart with measurement equivalents, pan size conversions, and candy temp. guide. The other was a page of reoccurring alien species from Doctor Who that I found doing Google image searches then re-sized to about 4 inches tall.
You'll need a roll of adhesive magnetic sheeting (available at craft stores), self adhesive laminating sheets (wherever office supplies are sold), scissors, the images you'll use, and a pencil (optional).
