Charms Die Set Archives

Use Eileen Hull Dies to Organize!

21 Jan

Hi friends, Eileen here. You can use my dies to organize supplies! On today’s live, I will be creating with the Gift Box Die and making an organizer for my newly cleaned off workspace. Watch and see how simple it is to construct these boxes and keep ephemera at your fingertips. Or use them for a desk organizer in your office – they fit anywhere!

On Thursday, I am excited to have Margaret Sidenstick on for a new monthly feature! Margaret and I will be pushing the envelope on some dies and putting a new twist on them. This is going to be so much fun!

Still organizing…

I am still at it, going through boxes and supplies, working on the #TIDYUP2025 Challenge we have going on in the Eileen Hull Fan Club Facebook group. If you want to be part of it, just take before and after pics of your space and share with us all. It keeps me going and I get great tips on ways to store things. On Tuesday I will do the first giveaway so make sure to watch the live!

I have had to make some hard decisions… How is it going for you? I have been getting down to boxes I have not seen in years! Today I am organizing the Teams’ samples and it is a treasure trove! SO MANY IDEAS! But I am trying to stay focused. I haven’t been online much because I am really on a roll and don’t want to lose momentum. I love seeing pics of your spaces and on Sunday, January 26, make sure to watch because I will be sharing the video of what I have gotten up to so far when I take part in Cara Brandon’s monthlong Declutter and Get Organized 2025 Challenge; you can go here to see the calendar of events. Just click on each day and it will take you right to the video.

Last Thursday we did a live for Realeather showing how to make cord organizers from leather and I showed how to set a snap, rivet and button stud. Nothing like a good tool to get the job done! Just in time for all of our reorganizing efforts. You can watch it HERE if you missed it!

Projects from the Inspiration Team…

This month the project theme for the Creative Team is “Friendship”. The designers are going back to any of Eileen’s dies or products in their stashes and creating some wonderful projects to inspire you!

Jenny Marples took to her needle and thread to create fabulous stitched coasters. Check out Eileen’s Instagram account to catch the little how-to video. Jenny used the Plate & Pattern 4-Layer Stencil Set to mark her stitching lines on the fabric. So clever!

Tonya Trantham created this beautiful floral decor piece using the Charms and Shadowbox Frames Die Sets (plus some others). Check it out on her blog for the how-to!

Classes with Eileen!

On January 31 – February 26, Eileen will be traveling to Florida to teach two full days of classes at Crafting at the Nest! If you live anywhere nearby, I hope you can join us!

Get connected with Eileen:

Find it on the Sizzix Website – the Eileen Hull Hub! Besides inspiration, you will also find die assembly videos and exclusive content. Check it out today and watch it grow!

Are you a member of the Eileen Hull Fan Club? Join the 8400 other members to share ideas, inspiration, sources, challenges and make some fabulous friends. Above all, make sure to answer the questions so we know you are legit! Watch her Lives at Eileen Hull Designs Facebook or her YouTube on Tuesdays at 6:00 Eastern and Thursdays at 4:00 to for project ideas, techniques, inspiration and creative community. Additionally, you can also find Eileen on Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest.

Tune into Eileen’s live videos! (You can watch the replays on her YouTube channel or Eileen Hull Designs Facebook.)

January Friendship Theme + Getting Organized!

8 Jan

This month the project theme for the Inspiration Team is “Friendship”. They will be mixing and matching past releases of Eileen’s dies. Their makes will be sure to spark your own ideas and send you delving into your Eileen stash!

First up is Jennie Atkinson with her zippered pouch. Fabric is fabulous! She used various Thinlits Die Sets (Envelope, Folder & Flowers, Shadowbox Elements and others) to cut out the shapes she appliqued to the pouch. See the details in the video:

Pam Bray created a lovely card showcasing friendship that is perfect to send to a friend! That would be some happy mail for sure. She used the Damask Embossing Folder, Fan Favorite Stamps, Plate & Pattern Stencil Set and the Charms Die Set. Check it out on her blog!

Message from Eileen Hull:

Hi friends – hope you had a great weekend! Looks like we are snowed in for a couple of days and I am loving it 🙂

2025 is already getting busy. It’s hard to keep track of it all unless you have a system. For the first few lives of the year, I will be setting up a journal for myself to keep track of everything so the details are managed. I will be using the Journal die, one of my favorites. You can find it HERE in my Etsy shop if you don’t have it already. Of course, if you don’t have that one, use one you have! Here are the links to this week’s videos – just click on the graphic and it will take you right to the event. In case you missed them, here are links to Part 1 and Part 2.

Watch Part 3 today!

Watch Part 4 on Thursday…

Organizing News!

I started cleaning out the studio in order to be ready (and not embarrassed!) for my video on January 26 sharing how I store my dies. Click HERE to see the calendar and links to all of the other crafters that are part of Cara Brandon and Dana K. White’s Declutter & Get Organized collaboration. Glad to know I am not the only one who struggles with organizing issues.

It is quite a task but at least I can walk through my studio now! I am determined to get it where I want so I am able to find everything and feel motivated to create here. It’s hard to say good bye to some items because I am sentimental and things have memories attached, but I am getting more and more ruthless 🙂 I want the space!

As you know, it gets worse before it gets better and there are many piles in here. So you may not be seeing my face for a few weeks in my videos, unless I can figure out how to blur my background. 🙂 Also we are getting two bathrooms renovated which is going to take 5 weeks and involve early mornings and lots of noise.

Classes with Eileen!

On January 31-February 26, I will be traveling to Florida to teach two full days of classes at Crafting at the Nest! If you live anywhere nearby, I hope you can join us!

Get connected with Eileen:

Find it on the Sizzix Website – the Eileen Hull Hub! Besides inspiration, you will also find die assembly videos and exclusive content. Check it out today and watch it grow!

Tune into Eileen’s live videos! (You can watch the replays on her YouTube channel or Eileen Hull Designs Facebook.)

More Top Projects of 2024 – Designers’ Picks!

19 Dec

We’re back with more top projects – the Designers’ picks! This month the Inspiration Team designers are sharing their three favorite projects from the year. Here is the selection from this week:

Sue Eldred has a range of creative projects for you to check out! Visit her blog to see the details about each of these makes (the steamer trunk is my favorite, you’ll love what’s inside!)

Tonya Trantham has a fun mix of projects for her favorites. She also has a blog post round up of all three so you can get a closer look. Head on over!

Maggi Harding is the Graphic 45 paper master! She creates the most wonderful things combining their products and Eileen’s dies. (Aren’t you glad that Cantilever Sewing Box Die came back?) Find the details for all in Maggi’s post.

Bonus! Here is a festive slimline card from Tonya Trantham. Using Eileen’s Plate & Pattern Layered Stencil Set and the Charms Thinlits Die Set, she made this creative Christmas Card.

The Latest from Eileen Hull:

Hi friends – I’m up in NY visiting with Mom and my sister. Before I left on Tuesday, I shared my Realeather project(s) for the month. In the livestream, I show how to create FIVE leather ornaments (well 4 1/2 anyway) using the Sizzix 3D Ornaments die and Realeather products. Click on the graphic to watch!

The die has been reduced from $35 to $28! You can find them HERE.

Watch the video…

I will not be going live today because I am taking Mom to an appointment, but look for me on Friday. There will be an announcement and details in the Eileen Hull Fan Club.

I hope you can join me. If not you can always catch the replay…

Get connected with Eileen:

Find it on the Sizzix Website – the Eileen Hull Hub! Besides inspiration, you will also find die assembly videos and exclusive content. Check it out today and watch it grow!

Tune into Eileen’s live videos! (You can watch the replays on her YouTube channel or Eileen Hull Designs Facebook.)

Eileen Hull’s October Sizzix Release Recap!

31 Oct

Did you catch the October Sizzix Release Party last week? There were so many projects to share and inspire you. The designers really outdid themselves! Check out the round up of their work below and keep an eye out for even more! You will not want to miss out on Eileen’s latest release from Sizzix.

Here is what Eileen has to say about her new collection:

This Eileen Hull Sizzix release was designed with journaling in mind! If you have never journaled before, this collection of seven products is a great place to start! In it, you will find everything that you need to get going. If you have been journaling for a while, you will want to add these items to your stash – the pieces are very versatile and will coordinate with many of the other dies you may already have.

The base die is the 5” x 5” x 1” Mini-Album, a Scoreboard die specially designed to cut and score thick material AND it cuts in one pass- so easy and quick! You can also use this die to cut the pages that go inside. There are three accessory Thinlits dies: Floral Pocket and Paperclips, Bookmark, Pockets and Toppers and Charms that cut pockets, bookmarks, embellishments, paper clips, charms and extras that may be used to decorate the pages of the book.

There is a stamp set called Fan Favorites with 61 words and phrases to use inside the book, on cards, and tags! Plate and Pattern is a four layer stencil- each layer may be used separately or all together. Create page backgrounds, use on your gel plate, outline and stitch the design on fabric or to trace shapes and fill in with watercolor. The Floral Damask multi-level 3D embossing folder creates a beautiful background useful for journal pages, cards and tags!

The new collection:

Sizzix October Release inspiration from the Team:

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WOW! You can see how versatile this new collection from Eileen is!

Project round up video style!

Join Eileen on the Craft Roulette challenge show on Nov. 8th!

Get connected with Eileen:

Find it on the Sizzix Website – the Eileen Hull Hub! Besides inspiration, you will also find die assembly videos and exclusive content. Check it out today and watch it grow!

Tune into Eileen’s videos this week. (You can watch the replays on her YouTube channel.) On Tuesday Eileen shared three mini projects (perfect for when you have small chunks of craft time). On Thursday she is planning to talk about Halloween makes! Feast on the inspiration…