I used Spellbinders' Wonderful Wings dies for today's project, and a Martha Flower Bed punch. Inspired by Anabelle O'Malley's bags today!
Folded a brown bag in half vertically, adhered two English doilies, then trimmed off the top so it (along with a tag) would fit into an envelope I had on hand, then machine stitched three sides to form a pocket.
Centered the Martha punch along the opening and punched the bag top.
Tag was hand-cut to fit the bag; patterned paper used is Fly a Kite; turquoise cardstock is Robin's Egg (Memory Box). The big white button on the tag insert is from Papertrey, adhered to the tag with Glue Dots and embellished with bling from Jolee's.
The butterfly body was created by wrapping 20 gauge silver wire around an idea-ology pen nib, then using Mini Glue Dots to adhere the body to the die cut...
...like I did with this butterfly back in 2008.
The bling 'trail' is leftover Zva crystals.
When the sewing of the bag is complete, you will actually have three pockets, due to the fold. Ideal for inserting additional notes (for me - three kids = three thank you notes), thin chocolates such as Andes or Ghirardelli along with the tag - only possible to ship these chocolate goodies due to the now cold weather - wouldn't recommend this in the summer months! Best wishes for a great weekend and thanks for stopping by!
