Easter is Coming...

February 25, 2019

I was super excited to get at decorating treats for Easter after I did the adorable ones for Valentine's Day! I had come across some chocolate treats along the same line as the ones I decorated for Sweet Hearts Day and I bought 1 of each of the little critters, there were 4 so that wasn't bad. I got some other treats to do up treat bags of some sort too so I am excited for Easter now! I will actually have things done ahead of time!

I didn't make it to my craft room on Saturday but I sure did Sunday and I was bound and determined to get something done! And that I did!! I don't always get a lot done but if I make one thing, I'm happy. I managed to get 2 of the little Treat Bags done.
I don't have a lot of DSP that could be used for an Easter project but I found this stuff and thought it was perfect! It is the Sweet Sorbet DSP that I think was a Sale-A-Bration years ago. Unfortunately I went through the entire package before getting the bags right and not mess up by accident! It takes 2 sheets to do each bag so you can go through your stash of DSP pretty quick when you mess up 😕
I did watch a bunch of Treat Bag videos on YouTube before I did these but changing measurements isn't an easy task for me! I always mess up 😂

As I said, you will need 2 pieces of DSP cut to 10" x 9 1/2" and make sure if your DSP has any directionality to it that you get the top 1 1/2" score line so the DSP looks right when folded over!

with the 10" side at the top, score at 1 1/2" and at 7 1/4".
rotate so the 9 1/2" side is at the top and score at 2 3/4" and at 6 3/4".
the 1 1/2" score is to be folded the oposite direction as what you want to be on the outside of the bag, fold and vernish your score lines and then cut up to the first score line on the bottom of the box.
you will do each one the same way and then just simply put them together, one inside the other.
for the handle, I just eye balled it and punched where I figured the middle was.

The first one I did was the lighter colored one! I saved the black one till I knew I was going to like what I was doing so I didn't mess up on that one!! I still have 2 more treats to decorate so will have to find just the right DSP now that I know what I'm doing!

I really like how the dark DSP looks with an Easter themed project! I am excited to do the other 2 and see how they turn out.

I watched a few more videos on YouTube now so think I may try doing the other ones a slightly different way... Same type idea and will still need the 2 sheets of DSP but putting together might be a bit easier! I might even just make a few more bags to just have to use for future give-a-ways! I can just decorate as I need them.

I am going to give one of them away to one of my ladies that always plays along with whatever I post 😊. I put a little Scavenger Hunt on my Facebook Page for a chance to win one of the Easter Treat Bags and I have had a couple complete it.

Anyway... aside from using some of my Retired DSP, I tried to use mostly new products. The grass is a Retired product as well, it's from the Basket Builder Framelits Dies but everything else is current.

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