Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Walnut Shell Place Card Holder
Recently a friend asked me what she could make with walnut shells. My first thought was ornaments. After a little more thought, I came up with the idea of place card holders. This place card holder took about a minute to make, literally. Use them at your table setting or give them as hostess gifts.
Supplies:
Craft saw
Walnut shell halves
Starting with a walnut shell half, make a groove with the saw at the top of the shell. Saw in one direction, do not saw back and forth. Make the groove deep enough so it will hold a place card. Done.
* I don't recommend this project for a child. The craft saw can slip easily. However, you could have a child paint the walnuts gold if you wanted.
Here's the place card I made for the project. You're welcome to use it. Just right click, copy and save. You might need to shrink the image down. Print out on a heavy card stock.
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15 comments:
Very clever! Perfect for holiday dinner parties.
very cool but walnuts are not local here...havent seen their shells either, maybe other shells :D
That's cool! I'm wondering how you get the shell in such a perfect half...
Very clever!
This is the cutest thing I have ever seen. Thank you so much.
Oh, and the word verification is TABLE. Of couse - you put your walnut onto the table. Great isn't it? Signs every where.
Have fun!
Brilliant!
Very cute and I love what you come up with.
I love the placecard most of all, it is adorable
Again with the great stuff! You Rawk!
Jessica, I was so inspired by your fabric scrap tags that I used the idea this year for my Christmas gift tags. I posted about them today and linked up to you. Thank you for sharing your wonderful ideas!!
Great idea!! I love your name tag too!
beautiful! Love that little placecard almost as much as the walnut!
very festive!
Just... amazing .. I love it. Very imaginative.
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I've also used walnut shell halves to make small candles. Just get some of the melt and pour wax and tea light wicks and they are easy peasy to make. A group of them on a mirrored plate looks nice on the dinner table.
What a great idea!
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