I’m not sure if you remember a few months ago, when I announced on Facebook that I was so excited to be selected as a member of the Lifestyle Crafts Design Studio? If you don’t, it’s okay – I am reminding you now… plus Facebook has decided not to show my facebook posts to anyone ever, so it probably wasn’t your fault anyway!
Either way, I was lucky enough to be chosen as a member of the Party Studio, which means that every month, I will be creating a new party post using the amazing products and tools from Lifestyle Crafts and We R Memory Keepers. (You might remember hearing that We R purchased Lifestyle a couple of months ago.) It also means that you, my awesome readers, get a 20% discount on any product from We R Memory Keepers. That’s any time, all the time… just because you are such awesome fans!
Today, I decided to share a tutorial on how you can make your own part favor treat bags for a tiny fraction of the cost.
You know those adorable little paper bags I’m talking about… the ones that are so cute but cost a mint and hardly fit anything in them? But they are so darn cute! I will admit, I have bought stacks of them, having fallen victim to their cuteness, but then I discovered a better way.
I have long since been singing the praises of plain paper bags as an alternative – let’s face it, kraft paper is all the rage, and these suckers are like 50 for a buck. You will never get cheaper then that. You can decorate them up, like I did in this post, but today I thought of another way to make them look more sophisticated – to add a cellophane window with cute printed cellophane. {My cellophane has polka dots, but I also saw super cute star cellophane at the dollar store as well!}
To make your own Party Favor Treat Bags, your supply list is pretty short:
- paper bags
- a roll of printed cellophane {vellum paper would also work but be less see through}
- a scrap piece of thick cardboard
So let’s total that up… 50 bags, $2…. That’s 4 cents a bag!
I also used my Evolution die cutting machine and a set of nesting die cuts. I chose to use my genius platform as well, because the magnetic base stops the die from moving around on me.
To start, place your scrap piece of cardboard inside your bag (so your die only cuts through the front of the bag and not the bag), and then line up your bag and die on the platform. I flipped them over after I took this picture but wanted you to see how they were arranged. Sandwich the magnetic platform and Mat A around your bag and die and roll it through the Evolution.
When you take it off, you will notice something that I love about these die cutting machines that you don’t get with the digital cutters – the edges are always embossed so nicely. It looks very professional and elegant.
Next, cut a piece of cellophane that is almost as wide as your bag and a bit higher than your cut out. Apply sticky thumb around the edges of the cellophane and gently ease it down into the bag, pressing to adhere once it has covered the entire cut out area.
If you bag seems to tall, cut off an inch or so on the top, and then fill it with yummy goodies, like these delicious cookies, and then fold. You could use bakers twine or ribbon to seal it with a hole punch.
The bag took about 1-2 minutes to make start to finish, so you could easily whip up a batch of these for a birthday party in less than an hour! They would also make cute favor bags for a wedding, don’t you think? You could attach such a cute little tag to the ribbon at the top, or even a small tag over the cut out area.
I’m totally in love with them, but seriously wondering why it took me so long to come up with the idea!
Are you totally crushing on these bags too, or any of the products I used in this tutorial? Don’t forget to head over to We R Memory Keepers to pick out your favorite products – the code MARTHA will save you 20% off your entire order!
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Jessica says
So so cute! I would have never thought to put cardboard in the middle to keep it from cutting through. duh! Thanks for the great idea!
γρήγορη αύξηση του πέους says
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