I’m soooo excited to be share another vintage inspired {DIY} tutorial. If you missed my last vintage inspired tutorial, click {here}? Some of you might know that I own an Etsy store called House 129. I just happen to get a number of custom orders. And do you know what? I {heart} them! They push me to think outside the box and try things I might not try. In January, I got an inquiry for some custom favors for a vintage themed wedding shower. So, I went to work and after finding inspiration from Elizabeth Kartchner of Dear Lizzy {here}, I came up with these!
Of course, these could simply be vintage-inspired-embellished gift boxes too. I can think of quite a ways to put these cuties to good use. Anywho, let’s gather a few supplies and get this party started.
Supplies: Twine, Fabric, Scrapbook Paper or pages from an old book, Burlap,
Lace, Scissors and/or large whole punch, kraft boxes and hot glue gun.
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I think this tutorial/project is more about being free-spirited in your creativity. You can do so many different things, layer your embellishments in a number of different ways. Being that there are probably hundreds of rolled fabric flower tutorials out there, I didn’t want to bore you with yet another one, so to make these for use as an embellishment, check out these tutorials {here} or {here}.
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To make the fabric and twine bow ties, you’re going to cut a square of fabric, measuring about 3-1/2 by 2-1/2. You’ll then pinch the top and the bottom, meeting in the middle (as pictured below), then wrap your twine around the center and glue or knot.
You’ll then want to punch or cut out some circles (approximately 2″ in diameter), cut some burlap into squares (approximately 3″x 3″) and have some ribbon or lace on hand. I also used some tulle to add a little some-something to mine, but forgot to include it in the pictures. Boo! Sorry about that. However, with all of these embellishments, you’re able to try layering your goodies in different ways, mix and match, trade, swap, have fun and get creative. The sky is the limit! Yay!
Once you’ve made your perfect little vintage embellishments, place them on your kraft box with a dot of hot glue — and you’re ready to wow your guests with some of the cutest vintage inspired favors -or- gift a friend with some super cute packaging. If you’re using them as a favor, fill the box with candy or questions that you might like to have as conversation starters for your guests, etc. Regardless of what you do with them — they’re sweet and vintage.
Here’s to vintage inspired fun! I’ll be partying {here}.
Kim Croisant says
04/02/2012 at 5:31 amNeed this craft idea – thanks!!!
I am LOVD says
04/02/2012 at 6:12 amSuch a beautiful package – only reserved for those special in our lives.
Gina says
04/02/2012 at 6:17 amThose are just too stinkin' adorable! Love them!
Danni Baird @ Silo Hill Farm says
04/02/2012 at 6:38 amOh these are wonderful and I can think of a lot of things to do with those beautiful embellishments!
lbsunshine85 says
04/02/2012 at 7:31 amThese are adorable! Such a great idea- I'd like to try something like this for my wedding favors. Thanks for the how-to!
~Laura
How to Nest for Less says
04/02/2012 at 7:45 amADORABLE!!!
Vonae Deyshawn says
04/02/2012 at 8:44 amOh my goodness, I absolutely adore these! They're so shabby chic!! I def would use these for gift boxes. So so cute!
Vonae Deyshawn
http://www.myvirtueplace.com
Annalea says
04/02/2012 at 12:00 pmthese are lovely! a great idea with many different uses. visiting from the girl creative link party.
Emily Meyers says
04/02/2012 at 8:57 pmI'm a huge burlap freak right now so this is totally up my alley! great post and tutorial thanks!
Kelley @ TheGrantLife.com says
04/02/2012 at 9:08 pmCute cute cute! Ill have to keep these in mind for my next gift box 🙂
Angela says
04/02/2012 at 10:09 pmSuper cute! I would totally do that!
Kimberly says
04/02/2012 at 11:45 pmBurlap is getting to be quite popular. 🙂 Your packages look lovely. I'm not sure mine would look nearly as nice. 🙂
Shoregirl says
04/03/2012 at 7:16 amI LOVE these! So very, very pretty!
michele says
04/03/2012 at 8:08 amsoaking up all the incredible inspiration today!
come visit my blog and giveaway:
http://hellolovelyinc.blogspot.com/2012/04/april-giveaway.html
smiles to you.
michele
andie jaye says
04/03/2012 at 1:16 pmthose are the cutest! thanks much for linking them up to my party!
4 Sisters @ bringingbeauty.blogspot.com says
04/03/2012 at 4:11 pmThese tags are so sweet! Our Beautify It Monday link party is open now and we'd love for you to link this up!
http://bringingbeauty.blogspot.com/2012/04/beautify-it-monday-2.html
Stephanie says
04/04/2012 at 6:17 amHow very cute. I am so going to copy this idea! Thanks for showing it.
Amanda Joy {Joy in the Jumble} says
04/04/2012 at 9:00 amJust hopped over from Uncommon and had to pin these to my Party Pretties board. These look great!
Amanda Joy
Joy in the Jumble
Betty Manousos@ CUT and DRY says
04/05/2012 at 10:26 amwow, those are totally adorable! some great ideas here.
love vintage anything!
thanks so much for sharing:)
happy thursday!
Maureen Hayes says
04/05/2012 at 1:00 pmReally beautiful and easy enough that even I can mak em! Thanks for sharing with us all. I have clicked around and plan to subscribe to your blog, so glad I found you.
Lori's Crafty Spot says
04/06/2012 at 8:18 amLove this craft, thanks for sharing!
Mama Jodi says
04/06/2012 at 9:26 amThese are amazingly cute. Great work.
Elena @ La Petite Vie says
04/06/2012 at 9:31 amThese are beyond adorable, so creative! Thanks for sharing!
Cari and Cortnee @ Two Sasters says
04/06/2012 at 2:53 pmWOW! I really love these!!! They look so pretty!! Thanks so much for sharing @Two Sasters:)
Fox Hollow Cottage says
04/06/2012 at 6:19 pmThe packaging is a gift in itself. So pretty. Love the sweet shabby look too 😉
Happy Easter weekend!
Cindy says
04/09/2012 at 8:28 amI would love to get a little package all dressed up with those adorable embellishments. Sweet!
Sarah says
04/09/2012 at 7:27 pmThanks for linking up at The Winthrop Chronicles, this will be featured tomorrow!
Anita @ Cedar Hill Ranch says
04/09/2012 at 7:57 pmThese boxes are so pretty and I loved them so much I featured them this week at Cowgirl Up at Cedar Hill Ranch. Come get a featured button if you like.
Bonnie and Trish @ Uncommon says
04/10/2012 at 9:52 amSuch beautiful packaging! I love them one with the bow! Thanks for sharing with us!
Take care,
Trish
Emily Morgenstern says
04/11/2012 at 9:41 amHey cute friend!! I love these so much!! I want to come to this party! 🙂
I'm featuring party ideas today and this will be included!
Thanks for linking up!!
Taryn @ Design, Dining + Diapers says
04/11/2012 at 10:39 amThese are so adorable! I love how they turned out, I really like the different layers. SO funny, I just used the same pink/floral fabric for a project, I love it 🙂
Polkadot-pretties says
04/14/2012 at 3:24 amThank you for linking up this fabulous project…
Can’t wait to see what you have been up to this week!!
This weeks linky party is now up !!
http://polkadot-pretties.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/you-inspire-linky-party_14.html
Claire x
Mixed Kreations says
06/08/2012 at 6:55 amI love these. They are so cute. I am always looking for new gift wrapping and gift tag ideas. Saving this one thanks.
Kathie says
09/09/2012 at 11:09 pmThese packaging ideas are great – just switched to burlap myself to wrap the pottery jewelry I make and (try to) sell on Etsy. I linked to this project on my blog: http://cottonridgellc.com/2012/09/09/creative-blog-hopping/
Anne says
10/15/2012 at 9:21 pmDo you have a tutorial on how to make the fabric roses or know of somewhere I could find one? I love this idea and would love to embrace it for the holidays!
Thank you and great post! So creative and relatively easy!
Kelly says
10/15/2012 at 10:20 pmHi Anne! Thank you so much for loving on my project. I don’t have a tutorial, but this link has a fabulous how-to: http://ht.ly/evggT Have fun! Hugs!!