Gift packaging | The Maui Stamper

Every year about this time I get together with Crystal and we plan a Christmas Extravaganza. This year we’re doing it a little differently – it will be Open House style, so you can come when you’re able and leave when you must. You can choose to make one project, all the projects, or anything in between. We’re calling it Christmas a la Carte and it’s planned for Saturday, November 8.

You need to reserve and pay for your choices by Wednesday, October 22. The event will be held at the Maui Masonic Lodge, and you’ll need to BYO adhesive for the basic assembly. Let me know if you would like a fresh Tombo or SNAIL for your crafting pleasure, and I’ll add it to your class fee and have it waiting for you on the 8th.

Cheryl is helping with this too – I promise it will be a lot of fun!

Payment is by check or Paypal – please let me know which method you prefer when you sign up. Can’t wait to craft with you!

LOVE these muslin gift bags from the Holiday catalog!

Muslin Gift Bags (Holiday catalog)
Too Kind and Yippee Skippee stamp sets
Primrose Petals, Old Olive and Raspberry Ripple FFIP
Primrose Petals Stitched Ribbon
Clothespin (Tag a Bag Accessory kit)
Rhinestone jewel

Lazy girl that I am, I cut a piece of ribbon and just clipped it on with the clothespin from the Tag a Bag accessory kit. That little rhinestone is a leftover from…something. A kit, the name of which I cannot remember or find. But you could take a plain rhinestone jewel and color it with a Sharpie® marker and get the same result.

Here’s what I did to stamp the bags:

I opened the package of bags and took them out.
I stamped them.

THAT’S IT. I did NOT wash, fold, dry, iron or otherwise pay any attention to these bags. I used Stampin’ Up! Classic Ink. It dried to the touch but I noticed that as I stuffed the bags the ink would transfer to my hands, so I recommend allowing them to dry overnight before gifting them – there was no ink transfer the next day for me. I stamped 4 different times – the 2-step flower image in Primrose Petals and Raspberry Ripple, the stem in Old Olive, and the sentiment in Raspberry Ripple – and didn’t have any problems with smearing.

I made a bunch of these for my Hostess Club members. They’re filled with a cute stamp and some Trader Joe’s Chocolate Covered Sea Salt Butterscotch Caramels (I think I’m happy that TJ’s isn’t in Hawaii because these would become an ISSUE for me). These bags are a perfect last-minute-gift solution! I’ve got a stash on hand and I think you should too 🙂