DIY Valentine's Treat Bags
If you love handmade Valentine ideas that feel practical and creative, these DIY Valentine's Treat Bags are a great place to start. They’re simple to sew, fun to paint, and work for so many different gift ideas. Fill them with candy, tuck them over a wine bottle, or use them to dress up a small floral arrangement.
Ingredients
- drop cloth
- fabric paint
- paint brush or pouncer sponge
- sewing machine and thread or fusible webbing
- iron and ironing board
- scissors
- ruler
- paper
- ribbon candy, wine, and flower are optional, but highly recommended
Instructions
- The first step is to cut the drop cloth for your bags. One thing I love about this material is that it tears easily - and in a straight line. Just mark the location where you want to cut with a snip of your scissors; then tear!
- I made two different sizes here. For the shorter bag, you'll want a piece that measures 6 x 18 inches. For the taller bag, you'll need a piece that's 5 x 24 inches. However, you can make these bags any size you wish. Once cut, iron your pieces.
- Next, you'll want to create nice edges for the top of your bag. On the two shorter edges of your bag, fold over the drop cloth a quarter of an inch. Then fold over another quarter of an each. Then iron to hold in place. As you can see, this will hide any rough edges. Do this on both sides.
- Then, with your sewing machine, sew a line through the folded-over fabric to hold it in place. Repeat this step on the other side. (If you don't have a sewing machine, you could easily substitute fusible webbing for any stitching involved in making these bags.)
- Next, fold your piece of fabric in half with the two right sides facing each other. Then, simply sew up each side. The bottom of the bag will be created by the fold in the fabric and won't require any sewing.
- Then, trim off excess threads and turn your bag right side out. Give your bag a quick press to make the surface flat before painting. After that, your DIY Valentine Treat Bags are complete.