How to make a Tussy Mussy Gift Topper.

What’s a tussy mussy you ask?

A tussy mussy is a Victorian-style bouquet of a small group of flowers.

And flowers always make for a great gift topper.

A little back story…Way back in the day tussy mussy’s were a thing.  Ladies would carry tussy mussy’s or stick them onto their lapel to mask body odor.  (I’m sure glad we don’t have to do that anymore.)

For my Tussy Mussy I used:              (*affiliate link)

• Sizzix Thinlets Die Set Folio Page, Pocket & Flowers*
• 664882  Sizzix Thinlets Mandala Die*
• Big Shot Die Cutting Machine*
• Scrapbook Paper from the Bo Bunny Boulevard Collection*
• Marvy Gold Chisel Point Pen Tip Calligraphy Paint Marker*
• Imagine’s Tear It! Double Sided Crafter’s Tape*
• White Cardstock
• Cream Flowers
• 3/8″ Gold Sheer Ribbon*
• Gold and White Twine*

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Directions:

• Die-cut the pocket pieces using the Sizzix Thinlets Die Set Folio Page, Pocket & Flowers* and the Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine*.
• Fold the creased pocket on the score lines.
• Use the Gold Calligraphy Paint Marker* to edge the sides of the pockets.
• Die-cut the mandala out of white cardstock.  Cut the mandala in half.
• Place a piece of Tear It! Double-Sided Crafter’s Tape* on the inside of the pockets and adhere the mandalas.  Trim the excess mandalas from the pockets.
• Place the tear-it tape on the two scored tabs and adhere the two sides together.
• Tie a small gold bow and adhere to the front of the tussy mussy.
• I used a computer-generated font printed on cardstock to create my saying.
• If you would like to hang it, I used gold and white twine.

Add it as a package topper and give it as a gift.