Fabric Treat Bags.

You can find the tutorial for these bags at: American Patchwork & Quilting. These are so easy to put together. Each bag has a lining. In the instructions they used ribbon for the handle. I decided to make mine out of fabric. Take a 1 1/2 x 7 inches. Fold it in half, then fold each half to the center and fold together and press. Then sew down each side.

I made name tags for 4 of the bags.

I'm using my bags for candy. But you could also use it for ephemera and other things.

I used a lot of fabric scraps I had.

I hope you give these a try. It would be cool to make some Halloween bags. Just a little something for someone.
Renate

Tombola Drum Gift Box.

I've seen this smaller version of this box from Brittanee at BBz Kraftz. My panels are 13/4 inches by 4 inches. The side panels are 2 inches. For the closure I just added 2 eyelets.

Instead of cutting a hexagon, I just glued tissue paper to the sides.

This is my treasure chest gift box.

                                               

This was fun to put together. I made some glue mixed with a few drops of water and some food coloring to get it a brown color. I cut and scored my cardstock, then added a layer of the brown glue and then added the white tissue paper and another layer of brown glue. After it was dry I went over it with some ground espresso ink.

For the anchor I used acrylic paint to make it look rusty.

 I used a magnetic closure for this box.

For the side strips I embossed some silver electrical tape, that I attached to some cardstock. I also used acrylic paint for it.

This is just the right size for a little something. Thank you Brittanee for the inspiration.
Renate.

Clear Tags with Faux Water Drops.

I got the idea from Francesca at Junk Journal Joy. She made hers with melted wax. This one I made with just some glue and a few drops of water. I started out with a piece of white tissue paper. I add a piece of cardstock behind it, so I can use my typewriter and write a quote on it. It worked quite well.
Then I just stamped on it. Then I take some freezer paper and put down a layer of glue. I put my tissue paper right side down on it and add a layer of glue on top. Then let it dry. When it's dry, you can easily peel the tissue paper off.

You add acetate to the front and back. I also sewed around all my tags.

For the water drops I punched out some acetate circles and added a drop of Glossy accents. When they are dry, they will be clear with a flat bottom and a small dome shape on top. I also tried it with just putting drops on some parchment paper. They will not stick to the paper, but they will be cloudy looking.

This is the one, I used the melted wax technique. It worked great, too

For this one I used my glue method.

These are a great addition to any journal. Thank you Francesca for the inspiration.
Renate

Coffee Mug with Lid and a Crimped Sleeve.

The base is the same as my other mug.

I just changed the sleeve. I crimped it and added 3 brads to the side.

I used tissue paper to cover the lid.

These are a nice option, instead of a gift bag.
Renate