Ruffled Bags - Our Version

BrittanyJo made these for a couple friends (birthday and Christmas). I wanted to post them earlier, but didn't want to ruin the surprise for anyone that received them. Aren't these so cute?!?!? We saw some similar bags on Pinterest and decided to do it ourselves ... and it worked!

Blessings Mix

We attended our annual Church "Ward Harvest Dinner" last night and enjoyed a wonderful meal and evening. Thank you, to all who helped make it so wonderful.

The children were able to make one of these Blessings Mix treat bags. I thought they were so cute that I'd post one here. It is more evidence of how good people are and how they try to help others. In this case they help us remember the mix of blessings that are ours, and do it in such a fun way.

DIY

DIY/Do It Yourself was something I saw often as I was looking online for ideas this last month. I decided today to put my own DIY on this post.

Clothes pin magnets.





Glue coordinating papers (or burlap or fabric) onto the clothes pin and trim to size. (I used a glue stick for this part.)
Choose an assortment of items to create the look you want, like; burlap, tulle, fabric, flowers, lace, beads, keys, yarn, bows, ribbon, twine, string, wire, buttons, charms, etc. Bunch it, fold it, tie it, layer it.... Glue a magnet on the back. (I used a hot glue gun for the added trinkets.)

Tawnee even made her ribbon flowers and that is something I must learn to DIY! It was fun to see what we could come up with and making them different meant we didn't have to search all over to buy enough of one item to make them all the same.