I love these sour cream look a like containers.
I have been making them for years, but with all the new printed papers and embellishments it is a new quick an easy craft. I found everything I needed at Michael’s Arts & Crafts. Look for heavyweight paper or cardstock {loving this pad from Martha Stewart} for these containers, cute embellishments, adhesive tape runner and a Fiskars paper crimper.
These containers can be made any size. I cut paper 8.25″ X 5.5″ (roughly cutting an 8 1/2 X 11 sheet of paper in half).
With a tape runner put two rows of tape on one edge. Glue stick or double sticky tape can also be used. Be generous with the adhesive!
Put the adhesive tape runner {my favorite} along the end and one side of the paper on the wrong side.
Roll paper into a tube, overlapping the edge about 1 inch.
Pinch the edge with the adhesive closed. Place the closed end in the paper crimper. Turn crimper about three to four times.
Fill container with goodies. Place adhesive on the inside edge of the other end. Press end together in the opposite direction. Crimp close.
It works best if the seam is off center.
Attach embellishments to the containers. These make a fun containers to hold yummy goodies for your special Valentine!
retrac says
Although your link “Fiskars paper crimper” takes us to the Michaels website, it doesn’t link to the crimper, and a search at Michaels doesn’t find it either. No worries, I’m sure I can find one elsewhere, just thought you may want to update your link :0) Thanks for sharing this (I’m adding it to my Pinterest page!)
Francesca says
These are ever so cute! I posted a link to your tutorial on my blog today, where I am slowly collecting different ideas for items in a form of a humbug (other names: berlingot, pyramid). Hope you don’t mind me using the picture and thank you for your great tutorial!