Patina White: paper or plastic...HOW{2}

hey there everyone! right on the heels of my earth day tribute post i thought i would share a little HOW{2} with ya. so get out your shopping lists...and head to the store. and when asked if you'd like paper or plastic...shout out "PAPER"... because you are going to be making some sweet little sacs! read on...

you'll want to cut your bag up into rectangles. make 'em a variety of sizes. then take one of your rectangles...fold into thirds and then fold one side over a small amount to give a straight "edge". {like below}

now fold together letter style. flip the bottom up to create a pocket. {i used a pinking shears on mine to clean up the flap. {see it below!}

alrighty...now you are going to want to run a piece of packing tape along that bottom flap to seal the deal!

and about that top...sky's the limit! you can freestyle cut out a pattern...or use a decorative scissor as i did to get the fun scallops {have a peek below}.

and if you flip it over you are pretty well done! you can get a number of pockets from {1} bag! i challenged myself to use up 99% of the bag and i think i did a pretty good job! the scraps were but a handful of tiny shavings! {below}

and time to show you my final product! {below}

i love these little sacs. especially the one utilizing the stamped bottom of the bag...a superb reuse of that "PAPER"! they work great for many projects! and i have an idea to use some of them for MAY DAY "baskets". and with that only around the corner i suspect i will be showing them off very soon!

do you have your grocery list ready? pass on that ol plastic bag and stock up on the paper! infact tell 'em you want a double! because once you start your paper crafting...you'll be glad you did!

wishing you the happiest of days...