Easy Easter Gift Bags

We’re having company over tomorrow for an Easter gathering.  Although I should be cleaning, writing up a grocery list, shopping and prepping food, I made a mess instead.  This is always a good course of action for me.  Paints, paper, a couple cheap crafty items from the art store and I’m a happy girl.  You should see my house – it’s definitely a disheveled and I really don’t care.  I’m notorious for telling myself, “I can always get up early to clean!”

Here’s what came out of my creative play…  I decided the adults will get a little something fun in addition to the kids’ standard Easter baskets.  I bought some white mini paper bags, a few fuzzy egg stickers and dug out my acrylic paints.  I’m not a great direction follower but here’s a loose play by play if you would like to try:

Grab your brushes, some pastel-colored acrylics, fuzzy stickers/stamps or what have you and dig in.Paint the fronts of your little white bags.  I chose to leave the backs bare naked and bright white Then paint some card stock – woo hoo!
Cut the card stock to 3.5 x 4.5 rectangles and punch some hearts in the corners.  If you don’t have a little doodad like that, feel free to do something else creative and cool.  I had several cards left over and I may use them for place settings or food cards.  I’ll let you know if I get that ambitious.Glue your rectangles to the bags, slap on a fun fuzzy sticker and viola!  Stuff with goodies and you’re set.  You can write names on the cards or leave blank.  I haven’t decided on that yet.

Now I’m off to clean.

Or eat that last piece of tempting cherry pie.

Yes, pie – and then, “I’ll get up early to clean…”

xoxo

Happy Easter!

Makie

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I am MN

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The Answer is

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Safety Girl

Under the Weather,

the MAK HATTER:

Abigail Washburn

I am enough.

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   Vickie says:

   April 23, 2011 at 4:48 am

   If the bags are as cute as they look, everyone will be looking at them and won’t notice any dust bunnies And hey, bunnies are god for Easter, too!
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   Vickie says:

   April 23, 2011 at 4:48 am

   oops “good”
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   Shelly says:

   April 23, 2011 at 1:43 pm

   Wish I was coming for Easter! Sounds fun and I know you will cook up something delicious!
   Happy Easter sweetheart.
4. 

   Shelly says:

   April 23, 2011 at 2:24 pm

   And…Vickie is right. A few dust bunnies never hurt anyone. I oughta know. I have several lurking in my house on any given day!
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   Mimi says:

   April 25, 2011 at 12:29 am

   love it! So glad you take time to play!