Paper bag gift pocket

Good morning!  I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend!  Today, I'd like to show you a gift that I made for my Grandmother.  She is a crafter so I knew she'd love a handmade gift.  I love paper bags for crafting.  One of my favorite things to make is a paperbag album, but I was in a time crunch so I had to make something kinda quickly.  I was inspired by Michelle Wooderson's paperbag gift pockets on her blog.

Here's what I made:

I took a paper bag and folded it in half.  Then I folded up the flap a bit to form an extra pocket for goodies.  Once that was done, I sewed it with my sewing machine along the edges.  Once my pocket was complete, I added my papers (mostly from October Afternoon) and my ribbon and little mushroom.  The cute little girl was from the Little Princess Vintage tag line that I got from
Pretty Little Studio etsy shop.


I wanted to add a few little mini cards, some little banners and some trims to her gift.  Here's a look at the trims I added.

I made the tags that the trims were on with a Papertrey Ink tag die using ledger paper and paper from October Afternoon.  I added some seam binding, a button and twine to complete the look. 


This is so easy to make!  I hope you play around with a paper bag today!

~Julie