Category: Holidays

DIY Gift Bag

1. Take a sheet of paper or wrapping paper approximately double the size that you desire your bag and fold it in half horizontally.

2. Fold the sides horizontally inwards and slot one side into the other. Tape together with washi tape.

3. Fold the base of your bag in and press down forming a crease.

4. Open out one side of the base by flattening the corners into a triangle shape.

5. Repeat step 4 with the other side of your base.

6. Fold your base inwards as shown in the picture.

7. Repeat step 6 on the other side of the base.

8. Tape together the base using washi tape.

9. Take store bought handles or use the handles off another paper shop bag.

10. Tape your handles to the inside of your gift bag and your bag is ready to go!

Chocolate Owl Treats

These are adorable!

You’ll need:

Chocolate Cupcakes
Chocolate Frosting
Oreos
Reeses Pieces

Frost cupcake. Use halfs of oreos as eyes, Use some frosting to secure a brown reeses as pupils. Add orange beak, and brown ears. Serve!

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Wedding Gift Ornament

This from ChristyRobbins: Take the couple’s invitation and cut into strips. Wrap around a pencil to coil up. Insert into a clear ornament. Give it as a wedding gift for them to hang on their tree every Christmas–simple, elegant, inexpensive, and will be treasured forever!

Christy advises this would also be cute for baby shower invites, or other special occasions.

Realtor Trick: Use Vanilla to Freshen Your House

Put two caps full of vanilla extract in a coffee cup, then place it in the oven at 300 degrees for one hour. Within twenty minutes the whole house smells like Heaven. It’s actually a common realtor trick. via

Red, White and Blue Drinks

Pour red Fruit Punch on bottom, Blue Gatorade next, then top with white soda. The Sugar content is what keeps the red at bottom and blue in the middle!