DIY Folded Cone Treat Bags for Party Favors or Teacher Gifts

My kids have teacher appreciation this week at their school and I fully believe that our teachers need all the love and support we can give them!!  So a little extra something, even if it is small, means so much....and even more if it is handmade!!  So I made these fun treat bags filled with a little something for the teachers all made from scrapbook supplies!!

Here is a detailed video on how to make these fun treat bags!

I filled these fun little treat bags with some treats the teachers could keep in their desks and not get yucky, so some tea bags, hard candies, and chocolates...plus a few loose flowers for fun.

Each treat bag is made from a section of 12x12 paper from the American Crafts Pink Paislee Confetti Wishes collection cut down to 8x8 inches and folded into a cone (to learn how please see the video).  I used the Xyron Mega runner to help keep the two side stuck together.  It is amazing how a little strip of glue works wonders!!

To hold the cone together to keep all the yummy treats I punched holes using the W R Memory Keepers Big Bite in the top flap and tied it with some matching colored ribbon complete with a cute little tag that complements each cone treat bag.

The tags are made using the American Crafts Bazzill cardstock papers that match the collections and the stickers and chipboard elements from the American Crafts Pink Paislee Confetti Wishes collection.  Some of the stickers and chipboard stuck out on the sides and were still sticky.  Super easy fix, just get out your Xyron Adhesive Eraser and it removes the sticky from the backs of the stickers that you no longer want sticky.  It is like magic!

I just love this American Crafts Pink Paislee Confetti Wishes collection because not only is it filled with amazing tropical papers, but it also works perfect for birthdays.  I did not use any of the "birthday" elements for this project (you know I will at some point), but I am totally in love with the tropical papers and parrots!!!

The fun thing about these DIY treat bags is you can put what ever you like inside them and make them any colors you want!!  Just switch out the stickers and embellishments on the tags and you have cute little birthday treat cones!!

What would you make for a teacher appreciation gift?

Do you want to see the whole Confetti Wishes Collection, check out my unboxing video!!

Supplies Used

Interested in the supplies I used in this project?  Most are listed below and some are affiliate links, which generates a me little commission (at not extra cost to you at all) when you click on the link and make a purchase.  Affiliate and product disclosure can be found here.

Xyron Mega Runner Refil Shop at: SB | AZ	Fiskars Scissors Shop at: AZ | LFL (UK)	Cuttlebug Shop at: AZ	Cuttlebug Plate C Shop at: SB | AZ
Xyron Adhesive Eraser Shop at: AZ	Xyron Mega Runner Shop at: SB	Big Bite Shop at: SB | AZ	Prima Plain Flowers Shop at: SB | AZ
Tag Nesting Dies Shop at: SB	Cardstock Printer Paper Shop at: AZ	Fiskars Paper Trimmer Shop at: SB | AZ | LFL (UK)	Black Craft Mat Shop at: AZ
Ribbon Shop at: SB	Piercer Shop at: AZ	Confetti Wishes Card Kit Shop at: SB	Confetti Wishes Sticker Book Shop at: SB
Confetti Wishes Washi Pack Shop at: SB	Confetti Wishes Thickers Shop at: SB	Confetti Wishes Cardstock 12x12 Shop at: SB	Bazzill Cardstock Shop at: SB

my kids ***Just Imagine & Birds of a Feather Kit***

I took this picture right before my we went on our family vacation last summer - turned out to be more of a house hunting trip as 5 months later we had moved to where we vacationed.  I dressed all three kids in the same outfit, a yellow shirt from Canada from Grandma Elaine with orange shorts.  Probably one of the only times I will dress them so alike, so I had to take a picture of it - and low and behold they all smiled and were looking at the camera (Morgan 7, Brandon 3, Catherine 10 months).  A great start to our vacation.

Here I used Kreations punch 923 with insert A to created a border punch from Just Imagine Crafts.  I used it along the top and the bottom of the layout and backed the grey paper behind it so it shows a pop of color under the punch.

I also used the punch along the top side of the brown paper just above the picture for even more texture and dimension.  This punch is so versatile and fits any gender - not to girly or boyish, just a great geometric shape.

Here I played with the stencil from the March kit from Birds of a Feather Kit Co.  I traced the lines of the stencil with a black marker and used it for a journal tag.  I also used the acrylic parts from the kit that I had used alcohol ink on in my technique Tuesday seen below and added cardstock behind it and added a wood piece on top.

I love this little acrylic photo elements from Basic Grey in our March kit, they are just too cute!!  Sometimes I want to change the color or look of items, it just does not "fit" with the page or project I am working on.  Acrylic does not take color like paper or chipboard, so mists and most inks will not work on them, they just rub off, so this is where alcohol inks come into play.

Acrylic and Alcohol Ink Technique

1) Supplies - BG acrylic items, alcohol ink in color of your choice (I choose brown), small piece of felt.

2) Place a couple of drops - do not add to much a little goes a long way- on the acrylic.

3) Use your felt to smear it around, you can dab it, wipe it, just don't over do it or you will wipe it all off.

4) You can repeat steps 2 and 3 with another color for a complex look, or leave it a single color.
 

5) Enjoy your new color of acrylic!!

Supplies Used:
Cardstock - Birds of a Feather Kit - Bazzill
Patterned paper - Birds of a Feather Kit- Basic Grey and Bazzill
Wood - Birds of a Feather Kit - Freckled Fawn
Stencil - Birds of a Feather Kit - TCW
Acrylic - Birds of a Feather Kit - Basic Grey
Stickers (grey) - Birds of a Feather Kit - Basic Grey
Punch - Kreations
Ink/paint - Ranger
Pen - Faber Castell
Alpha letters (brown) - Thickers
 

Enjoy!!