Howdy folks! I love green crafting! I find myself rummaging through my recycle bin all the time looking for something to repurpose for crafting. I also like making things that will do a good turn for the environment like these reusable gift bags:
I started with cotton drawstring bags from Papermart. I used the 5″x6″ size and they were 39 cents each (you can’t make them that cheap!) Then I used my newly made spray inks, clear stamps and pigment ink to decorate them. Watch the video to see how!
Easy huh? Another idea is that you can personalize a gift bag. Kids love stuff with their names on them and if you have an unusual name (like Lindsay, at least in the 80’s when I was a kid) it is hard to find personalized products. Well, you can grab your letter stamps and make a bag that had anybody’s name on it, neat! Thanks for stopping by and til next time happy crafting!
Hi there Lindsay! When you said the colors were heat set, does that mean in the wash too? I watched your ink spray vids a while back, but my memory is about as good as a Bartlett Pear. 🙂
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They should wash because I used regular (not the washable) liquid watercolors but use cold water with some salt and test a sample first to see what your colors do!
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Thanks! And oh, BTW – I just have been perusing (seriously!) Paper Mart’s site and OMG Lord help me. The prices are amazing!
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Soooooo much fun at your house…I want to come and play!
Paper Hugs,
Jan
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Fun video!! Love those bags and your home-made spray paints! BTW Lindsay, have you figured out how to make your own distress paints like the new Tim Holtz product? I sure would be ecstatic if you would try and succeed!!
Hugs,
Carmen L
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I haven’t even thought to try, I honestly think it is just thinned down acrylic paint in dauber bottles;)
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Funny someone asked this because I just ran across a video that discussed how to use acrylics like watercolors and what they did was add a watercolor medium to the acrylic 1:1 for painting purposes and she demonstrated how it could be “reactivated” after it dried. So I bet it is a watered down version of this.
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What size are the bags ou used in the vid? They are a Great size and they have so many,
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I used the 5″x6″ because I thought they woukd be a nice size for giving a set of blank cards in;)
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