Ways to use a Mini Charm Pack {Sizzix Tutorial}

Aren’t these mini-charm packs the absolute cutest? I have a bunch, but I never know what to do with them. Happily, today I’m showing a bunch of ways you can start using these cuties up. My mini charm pack is Rhoda Ruth, Elizabeth Hartman‘s adorable new fabric. (It will ship in September.)

Last week, in preparation for a new tutorial, I started messing around with one of my new Sizzix dies, the 30 Degree Fan Blade Die. I wanted to pause to show you the different shapes I was able to cut from a mini charm pack using this die, none of which turned out to be what you are supposed to get from the die.

The mini charms, or 2 1/2” squares, aren’t big enough to cover the whole shape on the die. So by manipulating where you place the square you can get a different looking fan blade.

If you place the mini charm at the widest part of the die shape you will get a wider wedge. (I skipped the curved part of the wedge because it doesn’t go with my design.) This wider wedge will ultimately give you a bigger center circle, which I happen to adore.

Whatever size wedge you choose, you can cut multiple wedges, by stacking the mini charms 3 high and layering them across the three shapes on the die. Don’t forget to make your Sizzix sandwich, with the plastic cutting pieces on the top and bottom. Then send the whole thing through your Sizzix machine – I’m using my Fabi.

Here’s more of my wide wedges.

Now, by putting the mini charm at the more narrow end of the wedge you will get a narrower wedge. And ultimately this will give you a smaller center circle.

The difference may be subtle with these mini charms, but can you see the difference in shapes in the above picture? The teal wedge on the left is a wider set wedge and the pink wedge on the right is the narrow version.