Ten 3-D Holiday Gift Ideas to Craft Using Plastic Canvas

When it comes to crafting holiday gifts, plastic canvas is a must-have supply. Plastic canvas is much like the aida fabric used for embroidering cross stitch patterns (a pastime of mine) except that it is plastic. While flexible, plastic canvas is much firmer than aida fabric, which makes it ideal for crafting a variety of 3D projects. Described below are ten 3D holiday gift ideas using plastic canvas.

Tissue Box Covers

Patterns and kits for plastic canvas tissue box covers are available for sale on websites such as Amazon, Ebay, Herrschners, and Plastic-Canvas. A typical 5"x6"x5" plastic canvas tissue box kit contains 7-count plastic canvas, acrylic yarn, several strands of 100% cotton floss, a graph, instructions, and a needle. A new "Pansies" Tissue Box Cover Plastic Canvas Kit" starts at the price of $11.99 on Herrschner's website. Buyers who prefer only plastic canvas patterns will find a super low deal for a "Photo Tissue Box" pattern on Plastic-Canvas's website that charges $1 for pattern downloads and printouts and $2 for mailed patterns. This tissue box cover is designed with decorated plastic canvas cut into frames on each side of the tissue box so that four photos can be displayed.

Food Canister Covers

Holiday decorated plastic canvas food canister covers are ideal for filling with cookies and nuts to give as holiday gifts. The Annie's Attic website offers a download of the pattern "Geometric Container Covers" for $5.95. The plastic canvas for this pattern is designed to wrap around coffee cans to transform them into decorative multi-purpose storage containers.

Holiday Basket

Holiday baskets are ideal gifts for so many holidays as they store food, toiletries, or cosmetics. A neat plastic canvas holiday basket pattern available as a $1 download on Plastic-Canvas's website is called "Christmas Holly Basket Centerpiece." This basket is embroidered with red, green, and white stripes and features a holly leaves trim in the center.

Gingerbread House

A holiday gift that I am interested in making is a plastic canvas gingerbread house. A pattern for this is available for $1 (downloading or printing) on Plastic-Canvas's website. This embroidered plastic canvas "Gingerbread House" has a 7 inch x 7 inch base and stands one foot tall. It is ideal for serving as a dining room table centerpiece and contains a removable roof that allows you to store holiday treats.

Recipe Boxes/Holders

A basic plastic canvas recipe box with dimensions around 5 ¾ inches wide by 4 inches high by 5 inches in diameter is crafted using seven sheets of plastic canvas and embroidering designs on the lids and sides. The e-tailer Plastic-Canvas sells plastic canvas patterns for the gift box shaped "Granny's Kitchen Recipe Box" with a country-themed pattern and the house shaped "Home Sweet Home Recipe Box" with an angled roof that lifts off; both patterns are available for downloading or printing for $1. Plastic canvas patterns are also available online for animal cut-out recipe holders.

Ornaments

A wide range of 3-D holiday ornaments can be crafted using plastic canvas. Some examples include angel ornaments, nativity ornaments, star tree topper ornaments, picture frame ornaments, and Christmas stocking ornaments. Some great online patterns of plastic canvas ornaments include "Christmas Gift Ornaments" in the shape of a red and green Christmas gift on Plastic-Canvas's website and "Christmas Gazeebo Ornaments" by Lee Lindeman found on All Craft's website. Lindeman's easy skill-level pattern featured by Coat's and Clark, makes a glittery white gazebo with a Christmas tree in the center. Her pattern requires one skein of Red Heart Super Saver yarn in white, green embroidery floss, three sheets of plastic canvas, a glittery white cord, a small quantity of fiber stuffing, a tapestry needle, a wooden white bead, and 60 red and white seed beads.

Tote Bags

A plastic canvas tote bag is a fun, utilitarian gift to craft for the holidays. Specifically, an easy skill-level "Whimsical Floral Tote Pattern" is available for $5.95 as a PDF download on the Annie's Attic website. Its dimensions are 10 inches by 13 inches by 2 5/8 inches and the pattern requires worsted weight yarn and 7-count plastic canvas.

Checkbook Covers

Another utilitarian plastic canvas gift idea for men and women is a checkbook cover. Annie's Attic also sells this beginner skill-level pattern as a download for $5.95. This pattern features eight designs for plastic canvas checkbook covers.

Eyeglasses Case

Anyone who wears eyeglasses or sunglasses will appreciate the gift of decorated plastic canvas eyeglasses cases. A great pattern sold by the e-tailer Plastic-Canvas is "Black Velvet Eyeglass Case" that is sold for $1 for downloading and printing and $2 for mailing. This case features yellow flowers amidst a gold-trimmed black background.

Jewelry Box

Women can never have too many jewelry boxes. The e-tailer Plastic-Canvas sells a pattern for a 6-inch heart-shaped, plastic canvas jewelry box called "Blue Fantasy Jewelry Box." It features a white background trimmed in lace and a baby blue flower stitched on the lid and all around. It is also available as a $1 downloaded or printed pattern.

With these 3-D plastic canvas craft ideas in mind, you are ready to create amazing holiday gifts. Crafters who are new to working with plastic canvas will benefit from the convenience of plastic canvas kits; while those who have the required materials have the option of buying only the pattern. Either way, crafting with plastic canvas is very fulfilling.

Sources

Allcrafts.net

"Annies Attic - Plastic Canvas - Gifts."Annie's Attic.

"Dancing Dolphin Original Plastic Canvas Patterns."Plastic-Canvas.

"Pansies Tissue Box Cover Canvas Kit."Herrschner's.