Several commenters asked how I got the text on the burlap bags so I figured I'd devote a post to it. It was very simple to do and the same technique could be used in lots of projects for home decor, gift making, etc.
I ordered the bags online. Thankfully they came in the perfect size because I definitely do not have the skills or patience to hand sew 100 tiny bags :)
I used my handy Silhouette SD to cut a stencil into some overhead transparency paper. (If you don't have one of these yourself, you could hand cut the stencil or do a reverse process using letter stickers you can find at any hardware store.)
Using spray adhesive on the back of the stencil, I got it nice and tight to the fabric.
Once that was done, I pulled out some simple spray paint (yes, the cheapest stuff they had in the store) and gave it a few short blasts.
When it was dry, I peeled the stencil off. Voilà .
See, I told you it was simple!
Wow, looks great and so simple. Bravo!
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Karena
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Clever idea! Thanks for sharing the process!
ReplyDeleteAdore this idea! Thank you for sharing - I needed a great idea for a garden party we are having in a few weeks. This makes a great favor bag!
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Wow! I'm surprised the stencil adhesive worked so well on the textured burlap! I would've thought the spray would have gotten under. Good to know it's so simple. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteLoved this project when I saw it! It definitely did look like lots of work, but, as usual, you pulled it off beautifully! Thanks for the how-to!
ReplyDeleteAMAZING! You are just SO creative! I would love to give these a try some day! XO
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Great idea, thanks for the tutorial!
ReplyDeletehow cool!!! and simple, too!
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ReplyDeleteLast October my sister got married and I did the favors: coffee and tea. Her husband is a big coffee snob (oh, I meant connoisseur!) and they wanted to give his favorite coffee beans and her favorite tea as favors. I found burlap bags, this exact size, and instead of spray painting them, I just used plain old rubber stamp ink to mark a "C" or a "T" on the bags. I wanted the printing kinda rough and imperfect like you would find on a real, life size coffee burlap bag (you know, the 50-100lbs sacks). It worked perfectly! We did 100 "C"s and 100 "T"s. Wish I knew how to link up with a Facebook photo; they turned out really great.
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ReplyDeleteI like very much this style, will need that I try :)
ReplyDeletethese HAVE to be the MOST CREATIVE invites EVER!
ReplyDeleteYou just saved me shopping for a few gifts come holiday season.. yay for being friends with coffee lovers!
ReplyDeleteThis is an absolutely incredible post! Well-written, easy to follow, and it just looks great! Thanks so much for sharing this!
ReplyDeleteThese are really super cute!
ReplyDeleteThat is a great (and much easier!) idea. I wanted to incorporate the saying on the bags so of course I made it a lot more complicated than need be.
ReplyDeleteWhere did you find the giant letter stamp? I can never seem to locate anything big enough.