I made some strawberry crate boxes with a sunflower on the front as gifts for some friends as seen here: Sunny Sunflower Crates by Art Deco Diva at Splitcoaststampers. But I needed a way to transport these boxes an hour away so I decided to make a little gift bag to put them in. However, I am not someone who can make a lot of one thing, and I was SO OVER making the sunflowers I made for the crates. That would have been perfect because then everything would have coordinated, but I simply could not make another one, let alone 3 more. Ugh! I had been talking to my friend Donna recently and she was talking about doing some spirelli so I decided that sounded like fun. Each flower head is made up of a large, medium and small punch and spirelli is done on each flower using bronze embroidery floss. I did use the same Sue Wilson die for the flower stem as I did for the strawberry crates so that part does match. I actually stamped a very nice sentiment on the bottom of each of these bags, and the stamping did not work out for one reason or another so then I had to cover that mess up. In the end, I like the matching border on the bottom better than the sentiment. This was a really fun project to do and the gals loved their gifts so it was a win-win for all of us.
Date: Saturday, August 6, 2016 GMT Views: 876
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Paper: Echo Park Dots and Stripes DSP; StampinUp Certainly Celery
Paper Size: Small White Gift Bag from Dollar Store
Ink: StampinUp Certainly Celery and Wild Wasabi
Accessories: Punch Bunch Spirelli Punches in Small, Medium and Large; Sue Wilson Faux Quilled Leaves Die; StampinUp Scalloped Border Punch; DMC Sparkly Embroidery Floss in Bronze; Recollections Gem in Clear; Spectrum Noir Alcohol Marker in Dark Brown; Foam Adhesive
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Sat, Aug 06, 2016 @ 8:12 AM
Oh my gosh, your friends are lucky!!! These bags are soooooo lovely!!!
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Sun, Aug 07, 2016 @ 1:46 PM
Oh, wow! Karen, this is amazing, and these are gorgeous! The flowers on the gift bags are stunning with the DP you've added, but the centers are AMAZING and so beautiful! Wow, you are a sweetheart and so talented! What a precious gift from your heart! Hugs, sweet friend! xoxo
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