Two Christmas DIYs using Three Fabric Gift Bags Craftsy Soul

Hello Sweet Friends,
How are you today? I hope you are well; and I’m excited to share these two Christmas DIYs with you.

Last year, I bought a three-piece set of Christmas drawstring gift bags from Walmart, because I love the candy cane design on them. I didn’t use them for gift-giving, but instead, thought they would be good to use a future DIY craft project.

Well, the time is now, and I am happy to share these two easy DIY ideas with you. I hope you like them as much as I do. Follow along for the instructions.

Supply list

3 piece set of fabric gift bags
square sign from Dollar Tree or Dollar General
white paint
Mod Podge
scissors
hot glue
ribbon and other Christmas embellishments
pillow stuffing
16 small red pompoms

For my first project, I used the top two bags, which are the Christmas plaid bag and the small candy cane bag. A large candy can bag was set aside for the next project; it is the same size as the plaid gift bag. Also used was a Thanksgiving sign from a dollar store. It is approximately 6 inch square.

The first step was to cut the plaid bag down to fit the sign. I also cut the small candy cane image into a small square. (I also painted the sign white so the image would not show through).

After applying a liberal amount of Mod Podge to the surface of the sign, I pressed the plaid fabric square into place and allowed it to dry.

Instead of using Mod Podge, I hot glued the small square onto the sign; making sure it was in the center. I had frayed the edges of the small square also.

To finish this project, I glued on a bow and a few Christmas embellishments and it was finished! And oh, how CUTE did it turn out!!

Wasn’t that a quick and easy project? Now on to the next one.

Using the larger candy cane bag, I turned it into the cutest pillow. I did this by cutting off the drawstring. Then turning the bag inside out and glueing the top about halfway closed. After turning the bag right side out, I carefully stuffed it with pillow stuffing until it was full. Then glued the opening closed. (Oops! forgot to get pictures of that) Lastly, I glued some mini red pompoms around the perimeter of the pillow.