Treat bags that can be used for any occasion

 Treat bags..for any kind of event or holiday. 

There are many types of treat bags and boxes, but this one was inspired by In the Pink Designs by Cathryn on YouTube. 

https://youtu.be/c9LQLCx5M1w?si=ncbA9Hm0YrVaCP9E 

She is making tiny bags with 6x6 paper. They can hold one or two mini candy bars.  I always have to be a little extra and her design with the flap that flips over causes directional paper to be upside down on the flap.  It bothered me. So I decided to use the scrap that you trim off to make the flap. I turn it right side up and wrap it around the flap to make the flap look right.  I also needed a larger treat bag so I reworked the craft math and using a 12 x 12 sheet of paper I made a much bigger bag. 

Small gift bag  1 3/4 inch wide by 3 1/2 inch Tall.

You need 6 x 6 inch paper

Score @ 1” , 2 3/4”, 3 3/4” and 5 1/2”

Turn one quarter turn and score @ 1”, and 4 1/2”

Trim out the areas as shown. 

Be mindful of your paper and direction of your print.  When you are done cutting it should look like this.

Fold on all your score lines.

Add adhesive on the 1/2 inch flap and attach to the other side to form the bag. Then fold in and glue bottom shut. 

Here you can see the flap is upside down because it flips over from the back.  If this doesn’t bother you great!  I like it to be right side up.  I used the 1 1/2” x 3 3/4” piece of scrap to flip and wrap around the connected flap so it would all look upright.  If your paper is non directional this isn’t a problem.

Here it is wrapped.

You can see under the flap where I wrapped it around the flap.

I then used my corner rounder to make it look more finished. 

I marked where I wanted my two holes punched for my closure.  I just used some floss, but you can use ribbon, bakers twine or even just staple it close.  Just don’t forget to put your goodies inside first.

I made a small tag and stamped a greeting.

Then I attached it to my Treat Bag.

This bag can be used for little favors for any season. All you have to change is the paper.

As I said in the beginning I wanted a bigger treat bag.  So I scaled it up to  3 3/4” wide by 8” tall 

To make  the larger bag you will need a 12” x 12” piece of  paper.

Score at 2” , 5 3/4” , 7 3/4” and 11 1/2” 

Turn 1/4 turn and score at 2” and 10” 

Trim and fold just like the smaller bag.  

The larger bag is perfect for gifting small gifts that are more than just a couple of mini candy bars. 

I’m thinking a small pair of gloves and some lip balm for a friend.  Maybe a mini note book and pen, or a couple K-cups and a chocolate bar.  

Hope you like my Idea and Let me know if you decide to make some.  Please share a picture or a post at Sandy’s Left-Handed Crafts on Facebook.  Thank you for stopping by and hope to see your  crafty projects soon.