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Thursday 26 April 2018

Recycled gift bag

As soon as I spotted this sweet little gift bag I know it was going to end up being the basis for a crafty project.


The lettering is on the back and front, so needed to be covered up, so I die cut a stitched rectangle to go on each side.

The back one I creased, to match the fold of the bag when flat, then above the crease added a stamped sentiment (the stamp was a gift so I don't know the brand) and a scattering of stars.


I decorated the front panel by stamping with a fir tree, twice without reinking the stamp in between, and a line of bare trees, then spritzed all over with some gold mica powder added to a spray bottle of water. Then I attached it to the bag and added a die cut reindeer.



I am sharing this with

Fab'n'Funky - Christmas
Jingle Belles - Earth Day (recycled elements)
Watercooler Wednesday - All about Christmas

 
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11 comments:

  1. Swissie26 April 2018 at 14:58

    Oh! This is just gorgeous, Jane! Love it!
    Hugs, Liv

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  2. Pamela26 April 2018 at 18:13

    I love this Jane! Not just the design, which is gorgeous, but the reuse of a gift bag. I save all ours and alter them to be reused.

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  3. Dotty Jo26 April 2018 at 18:25

    This is gorgeous, Jane! Jo x

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  4. Heidi Weaver26 April 2018 at 21:14

    Beautiful, Jane, simply beautiful! Of course the design would be as beautiful on a card as it is on this gift bag. I really love that you've altered the gift bag, however, and created something new out of something many throw away. What a gorgeous creation! Thanks so much for joining our Watercooler Wednesday Challenge this week.

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  5. SmilynStef27 April 2018 at 02:34

    What an awesome recycled bag ... so perfect for a tiny little holiday gift ... so very glad you joined our EARTH Day Celebration at Jingle Belles.

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  6. Dawn Phillips27 April 2018 at 07:13

    What a fantastic idea. You've made a beautiful job of it. Love Dawn x

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  7. Margarets designer cards27 April 2018 at 14:46

    Great idea to not only recycle the bag but make it unquie and different, using the different dies has certainly made a lovely bag

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  8. lauren bergold27 April 2018 at 15:33

    oh my gosh, this is sooooo flippin' BRILLIANT! great job of rescuing that cute bag and honestly i would never have guessed that there was anything you "had to" use incorporated into the beautiful design! yowza! thanks for joining our recycling fun at JINGLE BELLES! ♥

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  9. Marsha Reed30 April 2018 at 20:19

    Wonderful way to recycle that bag, Jane! Thanks for joining us at the Watercooler Wednesday Challenge. Marsha DT

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  10. Penny Hanuszak1 May 2018 at 06:14

    Thanks so much for joining us for the "All About Christmas Challenge" at the Watercooler Wednesday this week. What a great recycle project. I love the panels you created to hide the original design. That deer die cut is priceless.

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  11. N-Eva1 May 2018 at 06:34

    What a sweet project and fabulous gift idea. Thanks for joining us at Fab'n'Funky challenge.Neva

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