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Be sure to check out our giveaway from State Line Bag Co. They’re giving away 100 6×8 plain muslin bags to one Craft Gossip reader.
What would you do with 100 muslin bags? The possibilities are endless! Cute them up and fill them with Halloween treats to give out to Trick or Treaters. Use them to hold wedding favors, maybe a fancy soap? Fill with a notepad and a pen, and give them out as teacher appreciation gifts.
Here are some ideas that we came up with for using these bags:
Freebie: Printable Christmas Eve magic pillowcase poem
With all the excitement and expectation of Santa’s visit, it can be hard for kids to go to sleep on Christmas Eve. Melissa from Polka Dot Chair created special pillowcases for her nephews, to be used only on Christmas Eve. When she gave them to them, she included a little poem explaining that they’re magic pillowcases to help them have sweet dreams. She’s sharing a free printable of the poem on her blog, plus she links to a tutorial she’s written for making a pillowcase, so you can start the tradition with your own kids.
Click below for her tutorial & printable:
Free Printable Christmas Pillowcase Poem , by Polka Dot Chair
[photo from Polka Dot Chair]
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I’d store jewelry and works in progress in them. Cool bags!
I would make a set of cards, then paint on the bag to match and give for gifts.
I’d go the The Graphics Fairy site and download a vintage graphic to print on each bag that matches the name of my business “Pocketful of Posies” and then I would give them as promotional items at the craft shows this Fall. I’m a new crafter and as of yet do not have a site or Etsy shop set up but am working on it and this would be a great way to get my business going.
I would store all my finished bead projects in some then use some to put my ornament covers in for Christmas. thanks for the giveaway.
I would decorate them for gift giving! Oh the possibilities….