This month's challenge for the Papertrey Ink Blog Hop is to create a project using a basic brown paper lunch bag. Here's mine...
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a little goodie bag for a teacher's first week of school. Getting back into the teaching routine is hard. Treats help. :)
Here's a picture of the side. I stamped the apple background on the bottom 3" of each side of the bag. The top is folded down about four times and the gap between the folded top and the stamping is covered with a 1-1/4" band of black cardstock, stamped with the alphabet pattern. Large eyelets were applied to each side of the folded section for the ribbon to thread through, forming the handle. The bows were made with twill ribbon stamped repeatedly with the "I love school" sentiment and tied with twine that had been threaded through buttons.
I'm pretty pleased with this little project and am quite sure that it will wind up as a door prize at tomorrow's preschool staff meeting — our first of the new year.
Edited to add: After the third comment wanting a peek into the bag, I guess I'll have to confess that it's not all that exciting... just a few things that I happened to have on hand. A large dark chocolate-cranberry-almond bar. Microwave popcorn. A small bag of snack mix from Target. Starburst. Neccos. That's it. Hopefully it's the thought that counts. Right?
AND TELL: stamps are from Papertrey Ink (School Time); cardstock is PTI (True Black, Stampers Select White); ink is Stampin' Up (Real Red) and PTI (True Black, Fresh Snow, Spring Rain); ribbon is PTI (Summer Sunrise grosgrain, Fresh Snow twill); buttons are PTI (Pure Poppy); twine is PTI (Rustic Jute); also used SU's Real Red marker, a heart paper clip from Staples, and eyelets from my stash.
Since it's Blog Hop night, I'll refrain from more pictures and chit chat. If you just happened to chance upon this post and want to see paper bag projects done by others, the Blog Hop list of participants is on Nichole's blog here.
And, if you're interested in some other projects by me that use brown lunch bags — or parts of them — you can look at previous posts here, here, and here.
That's it for now. Tomorrow I'll resume our regularly scheduled programming with more baby shower decorations and more pictures from my trip to Oregon. Hope to see you then!
Thanks for stopping by and have a great evening!
Super cute! Great treat bag idea for school.
Posted by: Carol R | 08/25/2010 at 05:47 PM
This is very timely. I have a friend who is going back into full-time teaching starting next Wednesday; she's a little nervous and could do with treats! Thanks for sharing this.
Posted by: Vicky | 08/25/2010 at 05:59 PM
I love the idea of a Teacher Survival kit! This is a fantastic project and idea!!
Posted by: Amy | 08/25/2010 at 06:30 PM
I knew you would come up with something cute, Janelle! Great idea and I know your teachers will appreciate it!
Posted by: Connie F. | 08/25/2010 at 06:35 PM
This is adorable! What a fantastic idea. Love the folded down top. I used a lot of the same stamps on my project:)
Posted by: Sara Mac | 08/25/2010 at 07:05 PM
That is super cute!! I love how you designed the bag and the fun theme that you used it for!!
Posted by: Jen Carter | 08/25/2010 at 07:10 PM
UBER CUTE!!! The teachers are going to love this!!!
Posted by: Sue Ann | 08/25/2010 at 08:31 PM
Any teacher would love a gift bag to start off the year. Nice job!
Posted by: Karen Corbett | 08/25/2010 at 08:33 PM
Fabulous project, I'm sure any teacher would really appreciate something like this!!
Posted by: Diane Jaquay | 08/25/2010 at 08:35 PM
love it!! and i have to ask, what is inside the bag? what are the survival items? it is SO CUTE!
Posted by: Kari | 08/25/2010 at 08:41 PM
Way cute!
Posted by: Julie S | 08/25/2010 at 08:45 PM
Oh how fun! I love all the lil' apples stamped on the bag! Surely to bring a smile to any teacher's face :) TFS
Posted by: Mona | 08/25/2010 at 08:56 PM
this is awesome!! i love this!
Posted by: Kara | 08/25/2010 at 09:04 PM
Fantastic idea, and I love the stamping on the twill!
Posted by: Kay Demonbren | 08/25/2010 at 09:10 PM
So cute and fun! May I peek inside the bag? I bet it is as yummy as the look of the bag!
Posted by: Kirsty Vittetoe | 08/25/2010 at 09:28 PM
Super cute project, wish I knew what was in your cute bag.
It's a good life!
Terri E.
Posted by: Terri E. | 08/25/2010 at 09:28 PM
So cute!! Teachers need one of this for sure!!
Posted by: piali | 08/25/2010 at 09:36 PM
Gorgeous! I looove the stamped ribbon and the chalkboard effect of the stamped black cardstock. I am curious to know whats inside the bag, Janelle?
Posted by: Gayatri | 08/25/2010 at 09:58 PM
Oh how cute! I so need one of these!! Can you call my students and let them know :)
Posted by: Lisa | 08/25/2010 at 09:59 PM
I love how you folded the top of the bag over. It turned out really cute!
Posted by: Anika | 08/25/2010 at 10:06 PM
Great project. I have a friend who starts back teaching after Labor Day. I think I will make her one of these. Very cute.
Posted by: kim prakken | 08/25/2010 at 10:14 PM
this is a terrific project - you'll be the star of the preschool meeting
Posted by: christi | 08/25/2010 at 10:24 PM
What an awesome idea!!!! A truly fantastic gift!!!
Posted by: Kristii | 08/25/2010 at 10:25 PM
Cute, cute, cute!
Posted by: Paula Laird | 08/25/2010 at 10:32 PM
So fun, it almost looks like a burlap sack...and the teachers will LOVE IT!
Posted by: Kelly Schirmer | 08/25/2010 at 10:33 PM