Hi

[Paperhead]

Hey everyone - I'm very excited to be here in this forum. I have a slight obsession with papers. The stationery, invitations, postcards...I love it all. I'm here to really see what kind of unique invitations and prints for papers people come up with for the Christmas season. Thanks!

[Sickie Ickie]

Welcome! What a great interest to have. I'm sure we'll be able to pick up lots of tricks and tips from you. Have you seen the pop up cards by Sabuda?

http://robertsabuda.com/popmakesimple.asp

[Paperhead]

Those are Awesome! At first I thought they were just for sale, but the fact that they show you how to make them yourself is very cool. That would be a great project for kids. Even if they didn't end up looking like anything, they would still like to color it and have something pop-up. It's almost origami-ish...

[Nancj]

Welcome
paprehead nice to have you aboard.

[bethene]

hello Paperhead, welcome to the forum looking foward to seeing some of your ideas!

[Thomas Steiner]

Welcome aboard, Paperhead. This is a fun loving and glamorus site, so take off your shoes and stay awhile. Ya come back now, ya hear. :)

[Carrie]

Welcome Paperhead (why do I feel like I'm insulting you by calling you that? LOL) Have fun and I look forward to hearing more about your interest!

[Paperhead]

Well thanks everyone. Could someone explain "Blow Molds" to me? My Christmas knowledge and experience is in a pretty limited realm. Thanks!

[Sickie Ickie]

Carrie and Thomas are the experts, but ya know those plastic hollow statues that store sell around Christmas time and are lit inside by lights? Those are blow molds.

[digbugsgirl]

Welcome paperhead!

[Carrie]

Well thanks everyone. Could someone explain "Blow Molds" to me? My Christmas knowledge and experience is in a pretty limited realm. Thanks!

Paperhead, Sickie Ickie explained it quite well. Some people call them "light ups" too. Blow molding is a process to fabricate items from plastic. A milk jug is a blow molded item. In the context of Christmas, its a decoration that uses the blow molding manufacturing process. The item is painted and is lit from inside with lights. In the attached picture, you can see some of my collection of blow molds.

[Paperhead]

That's a lot of blow molds! Do you make those yourself? I'd love to see how that all works if someone has a link...I can't imagine it's much like glass blowing, or is it?

[Sickie Ickie]

Paperhead, where are ya from? How old? :)

[Paperhead]

I'm out in Colorado Springs, CO. 28. I know, I haven't filled out any of the profile info, yet. I mostly just sneak on here during work hours, so I don't participate as much as I'd like...

[Sickie Ickie]

That's okay, I don't get on as much as I'd like either. heh

Blow molds are commercially made and sold in stores usually around Christmas time as decorations.

[Mummy deer-est]

That's okay, I don't get on as much as I'd like either. heh

Blow molds are commercially made and sold in stores usually around Christmas time as decorations.

says the guy with close to 3000 posts!

[Mistress Muffy]

Oh I wish I had time to make my own Christmas cards.....I would not even know how to start something like that.........Oh and WELCOME!

Muffy

[Mummy deer-est]

Not to hijack paperhead's into post...but Muffy, if you go to a craft store or a target/walmart type store around the holidays, you can find a "make your own card" box set that has almost everything you need and ideas to get you started. All you would need is glue and sissors. I'm sure you would be great at it! :)

[Sickie Ickie]

Something tells me paperhead would be proud of that post! LOL