Hi – it’s Melissa from My Party Passion – proud
member of Team Eye Candy!
In the spirit
of Earth Day coming up I am bringing you a tutorial on reusing a common item
that we probably all have in our home!
Gift Bags!!
If you are like me you might have a huge box of gift
bags that collect from birthday’s, Christmas and other
holidays. I do reuse them when I give a gift however, I
don’t know if I will EVER be able to use them of all.
I had an idea for an upcoming party that I
am working on – why not reuse them and turn them into placemats
for the
kids!
The bags that seem to work the best are the ones
with the shiny coating on them. For this
project my theme is ladybugs. I had the perfect bag! Gathering some simply supplies from my craft
closet – scissors, glue dots, crepe paper and a sharpie – I went to town!
Cutting the two large sides off the bag I now had my
placemats in bare form. Taking my
sharpie I colored the dots and some antennae on them to recreate a
ladybug.
It needed more…I added some
crepe paper fringe to the sides to represent the grass. The entire project took me about 15 mins to
create 2 of them.
I am so happy with the way they turned out and
happier that I reused something I already had in the house.
Don’t forget to recycle
and reuse when you can – it helps our environment and makes you feel good about
the future of our planet!
Until next time – Party On Friends!
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Party Tips Contributor: Melissa Newell
Melissa Newell has been
planning and executing parties for over 20 years - parties have always been a passion of hers.
Melissa’s motto is Go Big or Go Home! She celebrates with her children every chance they get - making each day a celebration of Life!
Creativity on a budget and the attention to the smallest of details is what she is known for. Her blog, My Party Passion, highlights all of the parties that she throws!
Melissa’s motto is Go Big or Go Home! She celebrates with her children every chance they get - making each day a celebration of Life!
Creativity on a budget and the attention to the smallest of details is what she is known for. Her blog, My Party Passion, highlights all of the parties that she throws!
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Very sweet! I especially like the crepe paper fringe!
ReplyDeletethanks Carrie! She did an awesome job with this! =)
DeleteThis party has been a joy to work on...can't wait to share it all 8)
ReplyDeleteand we can't wait to see it! ;)
DeleteMelissa- this is adorable! I love it. Especially because the glossy ones are often hard to recycle (few recycling programs take that kind of paper). And this would be great for creating a craft mat for a Christmas craft party (remind me next year if I forget! lol) or even let the kids decorate them. Great inspiration and the best part- so quick and easy :)
ReplyDeleteit is a great idea - love it!
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