Since our city adopted a ban on the use of plastics in establishments like groceries, stores restaurants, I have been collecting the paper bags that are used as packaging for the stuff we buy.
And since it’ll be only 8 weeks before the “-ber” months set in, I thought of “up-cyling” them into Christmas paper bags! I used the typeletter stamps I bought at 168 Mall in Divisoria, the tree and lace stamps I got from 10A Alabama, and these pretty little floral stamps from Office Warehouse at the Landmark.
Here are what I came out with:
Notice how I used the 2 kinds of typeletter stamps I have for the text, “Merry Christmas”? I think it’s cute =)
I still have to learn how to use the little floral and leave stamps with more ease, to minimize the edge markings of the stamps on the paper bags.
So when last year was all about recycled paper shopping bags, this year is going to be all about up-cycled brown paper bags (and crafty paper gift wraps, too!).
Going green is good! Try it! =)
Great idea! I think I can ask my little nieces and nephews to do this for me haha Being a very lazy person on weekends, I can deceive the kids to do this for me haha
Hehe! I’m sure they will enjoy this activity =) You can experiment with other colors pa. I just chose red because it’s the color of Christmas =)
Oh my! I have a lot of paper bags that end up in our trash bin. Got to check if I can save some of them. I was thinking of purchasing brown paper bags but this one is purely pro-environment 🙂
im wondering where you bought your stamps? Divisoria?
im itching for some DIY.. haha thanks!
Yes, in 168 Mall, Divisoria =)