Guest Designer Kristin Wilson Wows with Botanical Tea
Hello G45ers,
It's Wednesday, and we have a fantastic guest designer for this wonderful Wednesday! Kristin Wilson from last year's Design Team provides some fantastic ideas with Botanical Tea. Then, we will share a project from Tara Orr from the Graphic 45 Vault! Let's start the fun!
We are so honored that Graphic 45 Design Team alumni Kristin Wilson agreed to make a tutorial this week for our blog. We love Kristin's beautiful style and great ideas. Today, she provides such a great idea for party favors. So fun, thank you Kristin!
"These darling petite purses make the cutest take home bags for several party ideas. These would be precious when used as a take home bag for a little girl’s glamour party. Simply fill with a few lip glosses, eye shadows, and nail polish for the perfect reminder of all the fun. These purses are great for a little girl’s birthday party, tea party, or as a gift to a special friend. Since the bags used in this project are brown paper bags you can fill them with tasty treats as well." ~Kristin
Kristin Wilson's Botanical Tea Gift Purse Tutorial
Step 1: To start, cut a standard brown paper bag 4” up from the bottom, making sure to include the entire base of the bag.
Step 2: Using Botanical Tea 6x6 solid pink paper cut a piece so it measures 5 ¼”wide. Score the paper 2” down from the top. Your end piece should be 6” h x 5 ¼”w and scored at 2” from the top.
Using Botanical Tea 6x6 solid pink paper cut a second piece so it measures 4”h x 5 ¼”w.
Using Botanical Tea 8x8 Sweet Chamomile paper cut two pieces so they each measure 3 7/8”h x
5 1/8”w.
Step 3: Using Botanical Tea 8x8 Just Because paper cut a strip so it measures 1 ¾”h x 5 1/8”
Step 4: Adhere the pieces of paper as shown above.
Step 5: Using the crop-a-dile punch two holes on either side on the back of the large sheet of paper just under the score line.
Step 6: Using the pink ribbon thread one end at a time through each hole and scotch tape to the back of the paper. Doing this step now will hide the ribbon on the inside of the purse.
Step 7: Take the flat side of the cut brown paper bag and put some adhesive on it. Please note: you want to place the adhesive on the bag and not on the large piece of paper.
Step 8: This is what the purse should look like at this point.
Step 9: Fold the lip of the brown paper bag down and apply adhesive to the brown paper bag.
Step 10: This is what the purse should look like at this point.
Step 11: Using the Botanical Tea Cardstock Sticker Sheet place the pink corners on the bottom corners of the purse.
Step 12: Gather the following supplies and punch out a scallop circle using Botanical Tea 6x6 solid green paper.
Step 13: Using adhesive create the following embellishment by layering one circle on top of another and adhering the Shabby Chic Metal Brad in the center.
Step 14: Adhere the scallop circle embellishment using Glossy Accents so that half of the circle is viewable from the lip of the purse.
Step 15: Using the Velcro Sticky Back White Coins adhere them as shown in the photo above.
Step 16: Using Botanical Tea Banners punch a hole in the pink celebrate banner, thread with twine, and tie it to the ribbon on the side of the purse.
I hope you try this simple & fun project!"
Botanical Tea Purse Supply List
Graphic 45: Botanical Tea 6x6 Patterns & Solids Paper Pad, Botanical Tea 8x8
Double Sided Papers, Botanical Tea Banners, Botanical Tea Cardstock Stickers,
Stampin Up!: Ribbon, Twine, Crop-a-dile, Scallop Punch
Shabby Chic Metal Brads
Ranger: Glossy Accents
Craft Store: Scotch tape, Velcro Sticky Back White Coins, Brown Paper Bag, Small
Hole Punch
Now, check out this great party favor and gift idea by Tara Orr from the G45 Vault. How great to use G45 paper to make coffee and tea holders. Great as a party favor, teacher gift, or as a simple stocking stuffer.
Many thanks to Kristin for guest designing for us today. Isn't this the most beautiful and wonderful idea? Will you try it for your next party? Thanks for joining us today!
Your Pals in Paper,
Graphic 45
Super party favor ideas :)
Posted by: Paula | March 19, 2014 at 07:51 PM
Oh, the purses are adorable!
Posted by: Sue Kendrick | March 19, 2014 at 08:03 PM
Lovely projects.
Posted by: Gwen Moss | March 19, 2014 at 08:49 PM
This is the cutest thing ever...would be prefect for a gift bag....love it...
Posted by: Gloria Westerman | March 19, 2014 at 09:33 PM
Wowzers.....absolutely GOR-GE-OUS purses and out of paper bags too! I love them! Guess what I will be doing this weekend???? Making a lot of these purses. Thank you sooooo much for sharing!!!!!
Posted by: Lynn G. | March 19, 2014 at 09:50 PM
Those bags are to die for!!! Great give away................love to win such a great prize!
Posted by: Karien | March 19, 2014 at 10:01 PM
Wow! How cute are those!!!
Posted by: Karen Itzenhuiser | March 19, 2014 at 10:20 PM
Another very clever and beautiful bag idea.
Posted by: Cathy Osborne | March 19, 2014 at 11:28 PM
Thank You !! Thank You !! Thank You !! the gift bags are 'stunning', what a transformation !!
Posted by: Patricia Howarth | March 20, 2014 at 01:18 AM
A really beautiful project with these purses, and I can think of many many things, it´ll be perfect for, and also the little coffee and tea holders are so sweet and useful as well. Great projects today ladies.
Posted by: Maryann | March 20, 2014 at 01:28 AM
Great ideas- Love them- Thank you for sharing XX
Posted by: Cheryl Craddock | March 20, 2014 at 02:34 AM
These are GORGEOUS! Thanks for inspiration Kristin. Nicola x
Posted by: Paper Profusion | March 20, 2014 at 02:54 AM
Such sweet purses!
Posted by: Pam | March 20, 2014 at 02:57 AM
STUNNING. Thanks for sharing and all the inspiration.
Posted by: SuZeQ | March 20, 2014 at 05:32 AM
So pretty. thanks for the chance to win
Posted by: pam hardy | March 20, 2014 at 06:35 AM
Totally adorable!
Posted by: Beatrice Lawson | March 20, 2014 at 06:56 AM
How very pretty! Thanks for sharing...opens up all kinds of possibilities.
Posted by: Kathleen Rimer | March 20, 2014 at 07:38 AM
Love the purses!!! I'm going to dig through my stash to make some for my granddaughters.
Posted by: Nancy | March 20, 2014 at 08:49 AM
oh so cute! and just perfect for a little girl's birthdayparty!
Posted by: lexi | March 20, 2014 at 09:48 AM
Great projects today, love the purse and the aprons. It is amazing how versatile graphic 45 products are and I love it all!!!!
Posted by: barbara weber | March 20, 2014 at 12:27 PM
What great projects!
Posted by: Marsha | March 20, 2014 at 01:34 PM
What a great idea, I love that you included a very easy to follow tutorial with great pictures. It looks so easy to understand that I must try this!
Posted by: Pamela Bennett | March 20, 2014 at 01:53 PM
great purses!
Posted by: Norma Gomez | March 20, 2014 at 03:32 PM
Fun. Have to try this. Thank you.
Posted by: Michelle Nettleton | March 20, 2014 at 03:45 PM
Is it possible to get a pdf version of the tea bag party favors? It would be much easier than printing each of your blog pages :)
Posted by: plus.google.com/104066880248624472920 | March 20, 2014 at 05:39 PM
Darling petite purses! Such beautiful papers!
Posted by: Denise Bryant | March 20, 2014 at 09:44 PM
Love the pretty bags
Posted by: Jacky S | March 21, 2014 at 01:27 AM
HOW WONDERFUL IS THIS!!!!!!!!!!! I LOOOOOOOVE THE LITTLE TEA PURSE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:)
Posted by: Becky Green | March 21, 2014 at 05:15 AM
FUN FUN FUN!!! I will be making these!
Posted by: Kim R | March 22, 2014 at 07:08 AM
The gift bags are so cute and versatile!!
Posted by: Becky | June 21, 2014 at 04:10 PM
Very pretty!
Posted by: Chris K | April 07, 2015 at 09:17 AM
Just love these.
Posted by: Cecilia Romero | February 02, 2016 at 06:53 AM