More Cards

Hello followers,

I would like to begin by apologizing that there hasn't been more action going on this site. Last year I began my first year of teaching which forced a halt in my crafting production. This summer has come and is practically gone with unfortunately little in the way of new products (due to how hectic this summer has been including a whole month of travel). BUT, don't despair as I do have two new products to offer you as well as the story behind them.

I love sending "Thinking of you" cards to family and friends. There is just something about surprising a loved one with this way of expressing my love for them that cannot be done another way. It fills my heart with joy. But, in order to truly surprise them exactly when I want to, I have to have time to make the cards and sometimes that is non-exsistant, causing me to miss the opportunity. I hate missing those opportunities and I suspect you do too. So, to alleviate that problem, I created a set of 4 "Thinking of you" cards.

Before I show you some pictures of how I pieced these classy looking cards together, I must first thank Jimmycakes for allowing me to use some of his materials. I now owe him materials but am glad he has been flexible enough to let me use his neat products.

For the "Thinking of you" cards, I used My Mind's Eye cards, plain card stock, a Thinking of You stamp from Stamp Up!, a decorative hole punch for trim, black ink pad, Martha Stewart ink pad for added dimension and adhesive. Here's what I started with:

With some cutting and pasting, this is what I ended up with.

It is also always important to have birthday cards handy as that is not an occasion you want to miss. Lately, I've been surrounded by birthdays and thought how it would be valuable to my consumers to purchase the following set to have handy for those special occasions. I must say that this is an incredible deal of only $2.50 a card. That's a steal when you can easily pay $3 or more for a 3D Hallmark card.

Here's what I used for these cards: again My Mind's Eye cards, plain card stock, a Happy Birthday stamp from Stamp Up!, a decorative hole punch for trim, Sweet Treats card stock from DCWV, my amazing cricut (just thought I would through that in there ;)) black ink pad, Martha Stewart ink pad for added dimension and adhesive. Here's what I started with:

I decided to have a little more fun with these and make each one a little different from the other. I thought perhaps my customers would appreciate have a little variety with still a theme going.

Hope you enjoyed and are inspired to create your own, purchase mine or pass on to someone else who may want to buy.

First Note of Thanks

CoplinCreations is excited to announce it's first etsy sale. Remember the beautiful love bird cake toppers, well yesterday CoplinCreations sold a set that had a fabric pattern of green and blue.

Looking forward to many more sales. Don't forget, if you have suggestions or personal request, contact me. I will be happy to make something just for you!

Let'em know you love them

Want to send your family or friends a sweet, thoughtful, and handmade card without the effort of making it yourself :)? Here are some cute options with many more to come.

Please remember, special orders are always welcome. Think of a theme for your card and I will gladly make it for you for a reasonable price.

Here are the options to be listed on the my Etsy Shop



The cards below were made as a set of four. So, tell four friends or family members "hi" with a flower that will never fade. Or send your family or friends a "Miss you" card to let them know they are on your mind.

Cute, Practical and Cheap - Storage

Here's a free and practical storage idea just for you!!

I've been putting off organizing a few rooms in my house due to wanting cute storage boxes. I keep waiting for them to go on sale but even with them on sale I would be spending at least $15 and still feel like I didn't get the number of storage boxes that I want. So I got to thinking about what I have such as fabric, boxes from moving, and hot glue gun. Putting those to work, I created my own storage boxes that match and for just a fraction of the cost of what sells in the store.

Before I begin, I want to recommend a good sturdy box and hot glue that's multi-temp - for the sake of the box and the fabric stick well together. Also, to save you money, buy fabric that is on sale rather then fancy fabric. The box won't go through the wash, so you do not need a super high quality fabric.

I started off with a box from USPS that we had in the attic and some fabric that I have compliments of my Grandmother and other projects (leftovers).

I cut the lids of the USPS box first then I put a bead of hot glue on a chosen corner of the box creating a line from top to bottom. I placed the edge of the fabric on the bead, pressed down and held it for a few minutes. Then I continued by putting a line of hot glue on the next corner from top to bottom and pressing the fabric down until it felt secured. I did this all the way around.



Then, I flipped the box and glued two parallel sides first then the next two parallel sides. I moved to the top and glued the top edge. (You can put a lining inside to make it more attractive but that does use more fabric and hot glue. Plus, if you are filling the box up, no one will see the inside. ;) )


I choose a matching fabric and hot glued it around the top edge - creating a nice contrast.

You can fill your boxes with whatever you want or need to. Enjoy the Project!

Beautiful Japanese Flowers

I was on a mission to find animal patterns because I have some cute fabric I would love to use on a stuffed animal. In my search, I came across a super cute flower that was pinned to a stylish black bag. It caught my eye and I was curious to learn how to make it. If you are interested in it as well, please check out Women's Day site called "Fabric Flower Charm".

I have seen some flower ideas but nothing as cute as this. So I took on the challenge of creating each petal and putting them together.

It all starts with squares. Since I already had 4" X 4" squares, I used those. I was glad to find a purpose for those squares and they were a great size to start with.


There are several ways of folding but the first one I learned and the ones you see here are called Pleated Kanzashi Petals. I created 10 of them then sewed them together.



I cut out a round piece of the same fabric as the flowers and hot glued it to the bottom of the flower so as the keep the petals together.


To finish off the flower, I placed a cute button that I have had for a while. It matched perfectly!





As I mentioned above, there are various ways of making the petals so I tried a few different ones. Here's an example of a different flower I created.


A fun thing that can be done (and there are MANY things you can do) with these flowers is layering flowers like below as well as mix and matching fabrics.


This was such a fun project although I am not sure what I will do with these. I have a few ideas such as hair piece which is the original idea with these but I have not decided what I will do with the ones I made yesterday. Ideas are welcome!!

Elegant and Practical Coasters

Want to add style to your coffee table? These coasters are a great conversation starter during coffee time with their beautiful color combination.

This project is pretty simple and quite fun to make. It consists of 5 squares of fabric measuring 4" each. Three different fabric patterns are suggested for these coasters but they can be made with up to 5 different patterns.

One square remains "intact" as it is the base. The other four are folded in half and layered onto the base. *See picture below*

Finally, we have a patch work of folded fabric. The folded sides face each other while the "rough" edges face out.

A seam of about 1/8" holds the fabric together. Just a simple flipping of all the fabric produces this beautiful coaster.


I am selling sets of 4 and 6 coasters. More color combinations are available at my shop. So, come visit!!

Stylish "Messenger" Bag

Admirable and practical, this messenger bag is the perfect size for carrying everything you need without being too big or too small. This bag can be used for various purposes including diaper bag, camera bag, book bag, supply bag among many other options that would work for you.

This cute bag was a learning process for me as I had never done this pattern before. I got a great deal with the package that came with enough fabric to do two of the four projects offered.


I went through the instructions carefully and was able to cut all the pieces within an hour. One hour is a long time to cut all the parts but I did not have enough fabric that would leave room for error. While going through the cutting process I even came a cross the first of three errors in the instruction. I was a little disappointed with running into these errors but I fixed them.


In spite of the tedious process and MANY hours this bag required, it came together nicely. I enjoyed seeing the pieces come together to form this stylish bag.

The inside includes three pockets that are perfect for keys, cellphone or other small items.

As you can see, the bag is spacious inside. I was able to place a water bottle, a book and a wallet with plenty of room to spare.

The back of the bag has two nice size pockets for extra storage.

The finished product is a beautiful and classy 12 1/2 X 13 X 3 1/2 bag ready to have an owner that will walk in style.