Free Alice in Wonderland Book Nook Cut Files

Book Nooks have been really trendy for the last few years, if you’re not familiar they are shadow box style vignettes that sit between books on the shelf or even between your scrapbooks. They are usually about the same depth and height but a little wider than a book and are usually themed around popular books. They are frequently made of wood but I’ve seen them created from cardboard and paper too.

Miss Mindee has created an amazing set of SVG die cut files that create a Book Nook themed around Alice in Wonderland, one of my favorite classic books! It shows Alice about to climb some stairs to the palace of the Queen of Hearts with rose bushes, a hedge maze and playing card guards too. The openings have pretty scalloped arches and old fashioned silhouettes of Alice and the White Rabbit are on the sides.

You can use your electronic die cutting machine to cut out the dies or use scissors or an Exacto knife to cut the papers and create the nook.

Visit the Miss Mandee blog for the FREE download and directions for putting it all together.

-Heather

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I’m trying to include more knits for kids in my posts because I know a lot of people do a lot of their knitting for the little ones in their lives.

This child’s striped vest from Lion Brand Yarn is not only cute and great for kids who might find a full sweater too hot, it’s also an easy project if you’ve never knit a garment before.

Lion Brand rates it as level 2 easy/beginner +, probably just because there’s a little shaping and seaming invovled, but it’s nothing you can’t handle.

The pattern comes in three sizes that are meant to be for ages 6, 8 and 10. The finished chest measurement is 30, 31.5 or 33 inches, which is 76, 80 and 84 cm respectively. This makes the vest a little roomy and makes it easy to slip on over a T-shirt or other top.

It’s worked in two pieces from the bottom up, with the neckband and armhole bands worked in the round after the body pieces are sewn together. One benefit of knitting stripes on a project like this is that it’s easier to make sure your pieces are the same length because you can just count the stripes (it’s also a little easier to seam because you’re always lining up the stripes).

If you’re knitting the smallest size, you only need one skein each of the two colors you choose, and for the larger sizes you will only need two, making this project a pretty good value. The suggested yarn is Color Theory, a worsted weight acrylic yarn that comes in 18 relatively muted colors. Of course you can use any worsted weight yarn you like. Keep it acrylic for easy washing or use wool to make this a warmer garment for kids who live in cooler climates.

You can grab the pattern for free from the Lion Brand website, or get a kit that includes the yarn you need (and needles if you don’t have them already). I think this would be a great basic to knit a kid for back to school in their school colors, or make it holiday with red and green, or whatever colors the child likes.

[Photo: Lion Brand Yarn]

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