Let's Celebrate! Our third holiday edition of Creative Living Magazine is now available to read online.

Thursday 30 October 2014



Let's Celebrate - holiday 2014 | Creative Living online magazine

Our last holiday edition of Creative Living Magazine is now available to read online!

The new magazine is filled with lots of projects, free downloads and ideas for the holidays.
Here's a quick look at some of the things you will find inside:

Let's Celebrate - holiday 2014 | Creative Living online magazine

The magazine has been set up so you can download it for free from ISSUU. Enjoy!




Celebrating Fall: Win a $25 Starbucks Gift Card

Tuesday 21 October 2014



With a new stunning blog design and fall in full force we want to celebrate!
What better way to celebrate then by giving away a $25 Starbucks gift card. Free warm Pumpkin Spice Lattes? Yes please!


At Creative Bag, we are loving everything pumpkin. Here is a roundup of our Top 10 Favorite Pumpkin Recipes.







Pumpkin Cookies by The 36th Avenue


Crockpot Pumpkin Chai Tea by Barns and Noodles




Baked Pumpkin French Toast by Two Peas and their Pod


Starbucks Pumpkin Scone by Damn Delicious






Pumpkin Pancakes by Don't Disturb This Groove




Don't forget to enter the giveaway!



Get Creative with wrapping paper

Friday 17 October 2014

get creative with wrapping paper | Creative Bag {dot} com

Wrapping paper is pretty awesome. It's pretty, it's artsy, and it's one way among others, to make the most impersonal offerings - gift cards and electronics to name a couple - seem meaningful.

When I am wrapping a large number of gifts, I usually end up with a pile of wrapping paper scraps. Instead of send those pretty pieces of paper to the recycle bin, I use them to create these little gift tube packages. They are super easy to make, so dust off your sewing machine and get ready to WOW everyone with this unique gift packaging idea.


Here's how I made them:tutorial for making unique gift packages using wrapping paper| Creative Bag {dot} com

1.Cut wrapping paper into a 7" x 6" panel. On the back of the paper (along one 6" edge), place a 5" piece of two-sided tape centred along the edge. Roll the panel into a tube shape and press the edges together. 
Note: To keep your sewing machine running smoothly, do not apply tape to areas that you plan to add stitching. 
2. Flatten one end of the tube and machine stitch about 1/4" along the edge. Optional: Trim the paper edge with decorative scissors. 
3. Fill the tube with candy, a small toy, gift card or whatever you want to wrap. Turn the tube 90 degrees and close the top edge so that you create a triangular shape. Sew the top edge and cut with decorative scissors. 
Go ahead and make these your own by adding finishing details with twine, ribbon, stickers, tags, paper bows and more.


get creative with wrapping paper | Creative Bag {dot} com

This package would make a sweet escort card/favor at a holiday dinner party.
Packaging details: Tiffany blue solid everyday wrapping paper, baker's twine, clothespin that I stamped a name onto, gift card.

get creative with wrapping paper | Creative Bag {dot} com

This package looks like something you would give as a secret Santa gift.
Packaging details: Red solid everyday wrapping paper, paper bow. You will be able to download the template for our holiday paper bows in the next Creative Living Magazine - due the end of this month.

get creative with wrapping paper | Creative Bag {dot} com

Be a teacher's pet with this gift packaging inspiration.


get creative with wrapping paper | Creative Bag {dot} com

I am going to make a bunch of these to use for a countdown to the holidays! Just add chalkboard stickers and number each package with a chalk marker


These wrapping paper tube packages would be ideal for more than just the Christmas holidays ... I'm thinking Halloween, New Year's Eve, Easter, weddings!

get creative with wrapping paper | Creative Bag {dot} com

Find more creative holiday packaging inspiration using wrapping paper on our online magazine. You'll find it here.


Sweet table inspiration on YouTube from our friends at Petite and Sweet

Monday 13 October 2014


diy sweet table on YouTube by Petite and Sweet | sponsored by Creative Bag

Elle Daftarian and her team at Petite and Sweet have posted another YouTube video! This time they have teamed up with Susy from Shop Wanderlust to create a pastel and geometric diy sweet table. Learn how to dip marshmallows, create a paper straw garland and unique takeaways.

Enjoy!







New holiday store hours for our store in Pickering

Thursday 9 October 2014

Creative Bag's Pickering store starts holiday hours in October


Starting October 19, 2014, Creative Bag in Pickering will be open on Sundays from 12 noon to 5pm. 

If you have not been to our new location in Pickering, we are located at 1050 Brock Road, just south of the 401.

Monica and her team of packaging experts are ready for the holidays and looking forward to helping you.


Please note:

Our Toronto and Mississauga stores are NOT open on Sundays.

Creative Bag stores and home office will be closed on Monday October 13th, 2014 so the staff can be with their families for Thanksgiving.