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These inexpensive treat bags will make the people you give them to feel like a million bucks. Good for adults and children too. Make a bunch and hand them out to co-workers, friends, or your favorite barista.
What you will Need:
Black paper 12”x12”
Googly Eyes
Chipboard Letters
Cricut Expression machine
Plantin SchoolBook cartridge
Doodlecharms cartridge
Tacky glue and Double-Sided tape
Notes on What You Will Need:
Avoid glitter and flocking paper in the pack of paper.
Also, feel free to substitute at will.
Directions for Making the Bag:
Keep in mind, you will use on full 12x12 sheet of paper for each bag.
Insert Plantin SchoolBook cartridge and secure the accompanying soft overlay.
Load paper into you Cricut Expression
Choose the Round Bag with the Tall Ball function. To do this, see page 80 in included booklet.
Press Quantity button arrow until quantity is 1.
Then press the auto fill button for the maximum size.
Press cut.
Repeat until you have all the bags you need.
Assemble bags with tacky glue and tape. Make sure they can hold treats.
Directions for Making the Spiders
Remove Plantin SchoolBook Cartridge and Overlay and replace with Doodlecharms.
Load Black paper in the machine.
Set Size at 4” inches.
Press auto fill button.
Press cut.
Repeat steps 2-6 until you have as many as you need.
Directions for Decorating bag:
Use a glue runner to attach spiders to each side of each bag, while making sure that the spider is a little of center and toward the top of the bag..
Next use tacky glue to attach Googly eyes one side of bag.
Then attach the chipboard letter of the appropriate initial slight to the side and lower than the spider .and let dry.
Turn bag over and decorate that side.
Put treats in bag.
