Mini Gold Favour Bags

Following on from when I introduced you to my butterfly favour bags, I have been experimenting with different sizes and have created these cute mini black and gold bags!

I used gold mirror card for the panels and, instead of using the butterfly, I embossed each of the panels with small polka dots. I kept the bows as an extra embellishment, despite the fact that they were so ridiculously tiny to make!

Butterfly Favour Bag

It's been a while since I designed a handbag template, and I needed a little bag to carry a few teacher gifts, so this is what I've been working on over the last couple of weeks.

A cute, butterfly favour bag that can be filled to the brim with sweets or small treats. It can also hold a gift card inside! As well as teacher gifts, this little bag is also perfect for Mother's Day, wedding favours, bridal showers, birthday parties and so much more!

Tropical Handbag Gift Bag

Hello, and welcome to another upcycling tutorial! This time I will be showing you how to transform an ordinary, cheap gift bag into a fabulous, designer-worthy handbag gift bag!

Over the years, I've been given so many of these gift bags, and I've saved them, thinking that one day I will be inspired to create something new out of them. Now I can't wait to share with you what I've made, and show you how to make one for yourself!

Doesn't it look amazing! 😍

This is the gift bag that I started off with. The label on the base showed that it came from Tesco and was called T.Tropical Gift Bag, but as I was given it so long ago, I doubt if it's still available.

Take a look at my video tutorial below showing how I made the handbag!

Here's a close up view of the rosette on the front. The button was also repurposed from an old cardigan.

Here's a view of the handbag from the back.

It's still very roomy inside, and still folds flat!

I just love how the pattern on the two handles matches up perfectly!

I am so pleased with how this bag has turned out, and can't wait to get started on another one!