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Oh, and did you think I'd fallen off the face of the earth?? I felt like I did!! Want to see what I've been doing?? (I'm gonna show you anyway, so you might as well say yes, Heather, we really want to see... please, please, please show us!!) SO... I've been busy making these awesome little 'gift bags'... I'll even show you how I did it!!
You need a 12x12 sheet of paper, and a bone folder REALLY helps, and score 2 ends at 1 inch, and score down the middle at 6 inches.
Then turn the page 90 degrees, and score at 3 1/4 from each end.
Stick down the 1 inch border on each end.
Turn the page 90 degrees, and fold the 3 1/4 inch scores towards the middle, and adhere the seam together.
Fold the middle score line, so that the 'good' side (the one without the seam) is on the INSIDE.
Then fold one side back onto itself, and line up the other side so that the tops are even.
Stick the 2 sides together, and embellish as desired!!! VOILA!!! You've made a really cool double pocket bag!! HOW COOL IS THAT???? This idea isn't mine, but I did change the scoring dimensions a bit, so that the bag was a bit bigger... you could also just make a 1/2 inch border at the top of the bag, but then you don't get to see as much of the pretty 2 sided paper!!
So, what do you think????
I love this project. I am always on the lookout for new paper crafting ideas.
Great job and I love your site.
Janine
Posted by: Janine Orchard | November 19, 2007 at 09:20
Love it ~ Can't wait to try it!
Posted by: Jennifer Taylor (JenMarie) | November 19, 2007 at 12:01
Great tutorial! thanks for sharing.
Posted by: Vivian | November 19, 2007 at 15:02
Just ran across this and your blog - how neat, both the purse and your blog! Thanks much & bless~
Posted by: Mary Leeson | November 19, 2007 at 16:41