Mama's Got a Brand-New Bag!

Aside from my notecards and regifting jars, I believe I've finally found my niche! I loved painting these paper bags and adding the embellishments aaaaaaaand this is just the beginning. I have numerous ideas for embellishing and creating different themes. Being that this is my initial batch, I might think these look good, but down the road, I will probably look back and think, "Really? What was I thinking?" But I'm not there yet, so just sharing my enthusiasm with you.

Just your basic brown paper bag with handles.

All painted up, but it needs a little flash to make it stand out more.

Had these little wooden beads for a long time and they could use some fancyin' up, too.

Nothing like a few polka dots...

Found some old, gold sparkly ribbon I saved from a Christmas gift and used it to tie the beads onto the bag.

Shabby Chic anybody? Here's the completed bag with bling and a piece of fabric that I stuck on, too, for good measure. Good measure? Did I really write that? I am not even sure that I know what that means. 😶

I couldn't just stop here, though. I got hooked immediately. So here are more below. Oh, and the flash added to these are just paper bead tubes that I make and paint and add onto many of my pieces. The rest are just rando (not a typo) beads from my collection.

Once the bags were completed, I realized they needed tags. So, I created a design, duplicated it onto one page, printed it out, and then cut them to the appropriate size. I also added twine to tie them to the bag.

I am going to put the tags inside the bags rather than tie them on.

So excited! I ordered some cellophane bags (better for the environment!) and here they are, looking so professional, all tucked into them. I specifically purchased smaller bags so that when I had to fit the handles in, I did it so that they would form a loopy heart. 😉

But there was still something missing. To make them fully professional-looking, I designed a package label and printed them out on sticky-backed sheets. Easy to cut out and stick on.

Here's a close-up for you. 😍

I would love some feedback. If you like these bags, please click on the heart at the bottom of this page. It will help me out, and it will be greatly appreciated. These are already at the store for sale and hopefully will get more made soon.

Thank you all so very, very much!

I’ll be back next Wednesday to show you what I’ve been working on. Hope you’ll stop by again for a visit.

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