Designer paper gift tote

This is an example of a gift bag you can make with two pieces of 12x12 designer paper and some ribbons. Super easy and cute. They are at least 8 inches wide and 3 1/2 inches deep. They are about 8 1/2 to 9 inches tall. The bags will hold a pretty substantial gift. We will have several selections of designer papers to choose from to make these bags.

Some things for Christmas open house: gift packaging for door prizes

WE WILL HAVE VARIOUS DOOR PRIZES AND GIFTS FOR SALE AT THE OPEN HOUSE!

You really won't want to miss out on this fabulous event. We will have a table filled with ready made gift packaging that you can choose from if your name is drawn for a door prize. We also hope to have a few extra cards sets with boxes there for you to purchase if you don't get to make all that you want to. So come and have fun. take care of part of your gift giving list, and get in the Christmas spirit with us this year.

Here are some gift packaging options for our Christmas Open house in October. All are big enough to hold baked goods such as cookies, small loaves of bread, candies. They would also hold small items like jewelry, spices, and coffee or teas. Most of these options will be given as door prizes, or maybe as a kit to take home and make. The bread boxes will be an item you can choose to make at the open house. See separate post on that.

Also as a treat and refreshments, we will be serving some easy cookies and treats that would go great in the door prize gift boxes. There will be recipes provided so you can make them at home as well.

We will also have some other ready made gift packaging and card sets for sale at the open house. So it's going to be a really fun time.

Some things i have been working on.

To see more info. go to http://handmadewithlove-melissa.blogspot.com/.

A cute gift card holder

Here is a gift card wallet.  Perfect for giving the men in your life a great gift card and not having the packaging be too cutesy.  So easy.  It really is a wallet, complete with enough pockets for up to 4 gift cards.  Got lots of kids who want to give Dad a gift card, well here is your answer to packaging them up.  

Back To School Survival Kits

One of the Splitcoast Technique challenges was to make this backpack box.  I use the template for the 2-5-7-10 box since it already had a built in flap for the front, and then made up a template for the pocket on the front   Details below.  Anyway, this is so cute.  Next time I will put the straps on more realistically.  I spaced them wrong.  They should be close together at the top and spread out towards the corners on the bottom.  Next time I'll fix that.  I made 10 of these on Monday night for moms of children that are going off to Kindergarten.  They are sending their babies off to school for the first time, and I wanted to encourage them.  There is a kleenex to dry their tears, bittersweet chocolates for the bittersweet time of realizing their babies are growing up, hugs and kiss (Hershey's) for the hugs and kisses they will shower their little ones with when they get home, some chamomile tea for calming their nerves while they wonder if their child is having a good day, and some scripture verses to encourage their heart and soul.  I thought it was a neat way to let them know we are thinking about them and send a little of God's love their way.  Not looking for any kudos for me, just wanted to share some of God's love for them.  We homeschool so we don't know what it's like to send the boys off to school, but I do know the feelings of realizing my boys are growing up soo fast.  

Here are the details of the box:  NOTE ABOUT PHOTOS.  I TOOK THEM WITH MY IPHONE SO THEY AREN'T THE BEST.  I'LL TRY FOR BETTER LATER.

2-5-7-10 box from Splitcoaststampers tutorials.  Follow those direction, but do not assemble the box together until you get the pocket on and the flaps trimmed.  

Use a coluzzle template or a nestabilitie die for tracing the circle onto the flaps.  

Stamp the backpack base or use printed papers.

Cut out box flaps as shown on tutorial.  

Pocket dimensions are 3 1/2 x 5 1/4.  Score along 5 1/4 side at 2 1/2 from each end.  Along the 3 1/2 side score at 1 /4 and 1/2 from each end.  Trim as seen in photo.  Fold and glue the back flap up.  

Flap for small pocket is 2 1/2 x 2 score along 2 inch side at 1/2 and 3/4.  Trace a circle onto the flap.  Glue to pocket then glue pocket onto backpack box base.  

Ribbon for backpack straps.   Use a long reach hole punch or an eyelet setter punch to make holes for ribbons.  

I knotted the top ends of the ribbons and then used glue dots to attach them at the bottom.