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If you were going to make your own tubes from transparency sheets, you could cut a circle of cardstock about twice as big as the opening on the end of your tube, trace the tube in the center of the circle, cut in from the edge to the line you've traced all around the circle (so you make a kind of flowery looking circle), and fold those tabs up. Then you'd have a sort of cap you could slide into the end of the tube and a surface to adhere the punch outs on the ends. You'd have to use some sort of adhesive on the bottom "cap", because the weight of the M&M's would almost certainly push it out.
Definately easier and quicker to find tubes that have little plastic caps for the ends!
Really cute idea! Would have made a cute end of the year treat for the kids (but today is the last day of school for my DD) -- something like "seeds for summer fun" -- blue for pool water, yellow for sun, red for sunburns . . .
Stampnf1n -- I was perusing the "What are you making for Christmas" thread and someone gave this link in reference to jars for another project -- scroll down and you'll see tubes that would be perfect for the M&M project.
I'm brand new here; I've been gazing all over the site the last few days . . . and following links to other places . . . .
While following a link I stumbled upon an idea at Amazing Paper Grace that looks fun & easy. She used empty ribbon spools with one of the cardboard ends torn off and transparency.
I can't post the link because I haven't posted in the forums 3 times yet, but you can find it in Becca's archives on Nov 6, 2008. It's called Spool Cap Goodie Holder.
I can't post the link because I haven't posted in the forums 3 times yet, but you can find it in Becca's archives on Nov 6, 2008. It's called Spool Cap Goodie Holder.
I've seen where they use the empty remains of ribbon spools, take one side off, make a transparent tube to fit the ribbon spool. The empty ribbon spool you can decorate and it'll make a top or bottom.
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Wow! Those are so gorgeous!! I've just recently started following her blog, so I haven't made it that far back into her archives yet. Everything Becca touches turns out just beautiful!
Thanks for the link, I'd love to try something like this
Originally Posted by honeycreekMO
I can't post the link because I haven't posted in the forums 3 times yet, but you can find it in Becca's archives on Nov 6, 2008. It's called Spool Cap Goodie Holder.
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I've seen where they use the empty remains of ribbon spools, take one side off, make a transparent tube to fit the ribbon spool. The empty ribbon spool you can decorate and it'll make a top or bottom.
Transparency Tubes for M & Ms
