diy biz card holder and giveaway!
October 23, 2012
hello lovelies! i’m attending fall quilt market this weekend (eeee!) and decided to make a little business card holder for the event. i made one for myself and another one for one of you as well! they are really simple to make, and only take a few minutes. each of these are made with some custom fabric i designed and ordered from spoonflower, but you can use any cotton fabric. read on for the tutorial and giveaway details!
supplies:
- 2 pieces of fabric measuring 4.5″ x 6″
- 2 pieces of fusible web (i use lite steam-a-seam 2) measuring 4.5″ x 6″
- an iron
- pinking shears
- sewing machine
step 1:
apply each piece of fusible web to the wrong side of each of your pieces of fabric and iron into place (follow package directions).
step 2:
peel off the paper liner of your fusible web and fold each piece of fabric in half, making each piece 4.5″ x 3″. iron to fuse together.
step 3:
cut around all 4 sides of each piece of fabric with your pinking shears, making one piece 3/4″ shorter than the other to make a place for your cards to ‘peek out’.
step 4:
lay one piece of fabric on top of the other and pin into place. using your sewing machine, straight stitch on top all the way around using a 1/4″ seam allowance.
finally, i’m so happy to be giving the one pictured above away to one of you!
deadline: giveaway will end wednesday, october 31st at midnight, pst. the winner will be drawn at random and announced here on thursday, november 1st.
to enter: leave a comment below sharing why you’d like to win this business card holder. (attending an event? just need to have one handy?)
additional ways to enter:
>> like going home to roost on facebook, and leave another comment here letting us know you did so.
>> tweet the following, and leave another comment here letting us know you did so:
Giveaway! Enter to win this handmade business card holder on @gohometoroost! http://bit.ly/VkdTcE (Ends 10/31).
**giveaway is now closed. congratulations yuri (#6), you won!
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welcome lovelies! my name is bonnie and this is where i roost. i hope you'll grab a cup of tea and make yourself comfy- we look forward to getting to know you! you can learn more about me and why i love to blog 
I’m a reporter for my local newspaper and I run into people all the time who have things they want to share in the paper, or something I find interesting that I think the community would too. I like to hand them one of my cards if I have one handy. This would be a really cute way to keep track of them!
what a simple and cute idea! thanks for the tutorial, this way if i don’t win i can still make my own card holder :)
i’m going to order some business cards for artsy ants soon, and i’d love to put them in there when i send some of the cards to my sister!
So cute, Bonnie! The fabric is beautiful, way to go. Good luck at the quilt market! I’d love a little holder to be able to keep my photography business cards handy:). Like you on facebook too.
So cute! I just made my new business cards for the fig…and also for my new business project!!! so use this cute card holder I will!!! Love the simple sweetness.
I don’t know what happened to my last comment on here but…I LOVE THESE! So cute and simple and perfect since I just ordered 250 new business cards (:
I would love to have one to put business cards in!! I dont have one.. and My biz is just starting out, so It would be awesome to have one!
Thanks, Yuri :)
Oh I hope I win. I would use it so I could be the talk of the town with custom Bonnie Christine fabric! =)
SO CUTE! I have been looking for something other than the boring cases you see everywhere. This would be so handy!
Have fun at the quilt market :)
How cute!!!!!! I just made my first business cards for my new business. This would be the perfect card holder!
I need something like this for my blog business cards! adorable!
Tweeted!
already like you on FB!
Bonnie.. I love these! They are so adorable! I could use this for my purse when I’m out and about and it would actually make me bring business cards out with me! I never usually remember!
My current business card holder is so blah – a black vinyl thing. I’d love to spice it up a little!
Oh!! So very lovely! I’d love to win it because my current one is so… corporate. (A ‘staff gift’.)
Oh!! So very lovely! I’d love to win it because my current one is so… corporate. (A ‘staff gift’.) This one is MUCH prettier!
Sorry for the duplicate post!!
I’ve already liked on you Facebook and have Tweeted the details of the giveaway!
These are so cute! I’m going to Alt Summit in January so could REALLY use this!!! :)
Need a biz card holder for my first real job after college!
:) cute, cute! I’d love to win one to hold some cards in the diaper bag but also because your fabric is so pretty!
Im Starting to enter craft shows and was going to make business cards for the next one….this would be sp perfect and adorable! Great giveaway, Bonnie!
I follow ghtr!
I’d like to win one because I just recently started a blog and it would be nice to have something so adorable to have cards in…Plus, I’m not crafty enough to make my own!
I’m now a fan of yours on Facebook.
liked and tweeted!:) i want a pretty and handy bizcard holder. i know this is the perfect one :)
your fabric is so beautiful, stylish and subtle in colour. I would be so happy to have this in my purse. I’m trying to get a new craft business started soon…fingers crossed. Thank you for the chance to win x
I am a student at the University of Michigan, and I just ordered my first business cards. I’m moving up in the world! :P This card holder is precious; I love it! Besides, I am going to be interviewing for internships soon. This would give a much better appearance than the rubber band I have holding them together currently.
I liked your page on Facebook!!
And I just tweeted the tweet! Woot!
I’ve already liked your Facebook page for a while! And I just tweeted your giveaway tweet! Last but not least I would love have such a lovely card holder because my handbag needs organization and i’m always searching for cards in the abyss I carry on my arm! XO -Rachel
Have been wanting a new business card holder and this is BE-U-TIFUL! Have been a fan on FB for a looong time! :)
I need this for the Snap! conference! Your fabrics are gorgeous!
I am a Facebook fan, of course!
ohh, I’d love to win this to carry my business cards in my purse, or just along (in style) ah it is so cute. :)
I liked your page on facebook (I’m Kiley Marissa.)
I love your card holder and i just “liked” you on Facebook!
The colorful holder would brighten both my day and share a little sunshine to to ones receiving the biz cards :)