Festive Folders

 Need a cute way to organize your files?  Perhaps you want a spiffy gift to pass out to all of your cube mates.  Or maybe you have a ton of manilla folders and a bunch of paper scraps and ribbon hanging around.  Here's a fun, easy idea for making uber cute folders.  Just follow these steps below:

Supplies:
1. Manilla folders (any office supplies store or even hobby lobby has them)
2. Scrap book paper and/or cardstock
3.  Ribbon
4.  Scissors
5.  Sharpie
6.  Stencil (optional.  I used a leopard print one)
7.  Glue gun with plenty of glue sticks
8.  Glitter spray paint (optional.  I used on one of the folders)
9.  Any cutesy stickers, jewels, adornments, etc.
10.  Paint and paintbrushes

 How to:

1.  Glue on the paper you'd like to use as the base.  You can use several different types, do it landscape or profile and use different widths.  I like to make one paper base a little bit wider/bigger than the other.

2.  Glue ribbon down the separation line of the two opposing paper bases.  You can use multiple pieces of ribbon next to each other for a different look.  Feel free to use other kinds of ribbon like fluffy feather ribbon or the rosette kind I used below.

3.  Now paint on your stencil on the larger side in the middle or just simply cut out a rectangle of a different colored paper to serve as your "label" for the folder.

4.  Draw on a name for the folder or add on any adornments you deem necessary.  (I like jewels, glitter spray, cool scrap booking stickers and sequins!)

Now go knock the socks off of your coworkers and sorority sisters with your fashionista folders!  Hey you never know, maybe your teacher will give you an A for creativity.  I know I would.