Sweet gift bags for little things

When it comes to giving gifts, it's not only the content that counts. Loving packaging makes presents real eye-catchers and shows creativity and ingenuity. The idea shown here is not only beautiful and imaginative, but also sustainable. You can make wonderfully cute gift bags from waxed fabric that can be used again and again. Before waxing, paint the fabric individually with edding textile pens. The textile markers and pens are perfect for light-coloured cotton fabrics. There is a choice of 20 shades in two line widths including neon colours for particularly bright motifs.

First cut the fabric to the desired size of the bag. In our example, it measures approx. 12.5 x 20.5 cm. For the design of the bags, we chose the edding 4600 textile pens (available in practical sets of 5). We recommend washing the fabric beforehand so that the colour is absorbed as well as possible by the material. For the shape of the bag, iron a few vertical folds into the fabric.

In the next step, place the fabric on the backing and draw the desired motif on the appropriate part of the bag with the black textile pen. You can also create a template in advance, which you can place under the fabric and then simply draw on with the textile pen.

Then iron the design without steam to fix it.

Then iron the first piece of fleece on one side at the bottom end and peel off the backing paper, then fold over the edge and fix it. This will hold the bag together later. Fold the fabric lengthwise to form the bag and iron on a strip of fleece on the left and right sides. You can "hem" the open top edge with pinking shears so that the edge does not fray so easily.

Now prepare the workspace for waxing the fabrics by, for example, spreading out a terry towel and placing baking paper on it. Then melt the wax in a pot in a water bath according to the instructions.

Carefully apply the wax over as much of the surface as possible with a slightly wider brush. To prevent the bag from sticking completely, we recommend placing a suitable strip of baking paper inside beforehand.

Then place another sheet of baking paper on top of the bag and iron the wax on a medium temperature from the centre outwards. This distributes the wax evenly and allows it to penetrate deep into the fabric. At the same time, excess wax runs outwards. After cooling and removing the baking paper, the bags are ready and can be filled. When used, the bags become softer. Important: Beeswax can become rancid at some point, so the bags should be used for a maximum of 12 months.

Sweet gift bags for little things

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