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Creative DIY Inspiration - How you can customize our garment bags for your wedding party

Friday, 16 August 2019

Creative DIY Inspiration - how to customize garment bags for your wedding party | Creative Bag

We have seen so many brides (and grooms) wearing customized jackets on their wedding day lately. Whether the jackets are leather, vegan leather or denim we can't get over how beautiful they look in wedding photos. 

We are pretty sure that a lot of thought and care was put into designing and creating those jackets and we hope that they are being stored in a garment bag before and after the wedding day. Did you know that most of our garment bags can be personalized using paint pens?

Creative DIY Inspiration - how to customize garment bags for your wedding party | Creative Bag

Creative DIY Inspiration - how to customize garment bags for your wedding party | Creative Bag
We have garment bags in a few different materials, sizes and colours.

Creative DIY Inspiration - how to customize garment bags for your wedding party | Creative Bag

DIY supply list - we used this garment bag, a white Stabilo pencil and white Sharpie paint markers.

Creative DIY Inspiration - how to customize garment bags for your wedding party | Creative Bag

Step 1. Lightly sketch out a rough design using the Stabilo pencil.

Creative DIY Inspiration - how to customize garment bags for your wedding party | Creative Bag

Step 2. Trace over your sketch using the paint markers. You might want to use a few different sizes of paint markers depending on your design. If you have a lot of solid areas to fill in use a larger tip.

Creative DIY Inspiration - how to customize garment bags for your wedding party | Creative Bag

Step 3. You may want to add in finer details to your design using an extra fine point marker.
Once the paint is completely dry you can use a dry cloth or eraser to remove the pencil marks.

Creative DIY Inspiration - how to customize garment bags for your wedding party | Creative Bag

Make it your own by adding your name. 

Wouldn't these personalized garment bags be a wonderful keepsake for your bridal party's clothing as well?!

Creative DIY Inspiration - how to customize garment bags for your wedding party | Creative Bag

Did you know that we are hosting a giveaway on Instagram to win the garment bag and the customized jacket shown above along with a number of other products and services from some local wedding vendors? You can find all of the information and rules about the contest that ends on Sunday August 18, 2019 on our original #loveisintheair giveaway Instagram post. 



Creative DIY Inspiration - how to customize garment bags for your wedding party | Creative Bag


Sweet idea for Easter - Some Bunny Loves You

Thursday, 11 April 2019

sweet DIY idea for Easter - some bunny loves you tin container | Creative Bag

One more idea for Easter gift packaging using our popular tin containers.

sweet DIY idea for Easter - some bunny loves you tin container | Creative Bag

The window lid on this 8" x 6.75" x 3" tin box is perfect for showcasing artisan made sweets inside.


sweet DIY idea for Easter - some bunny loves you tin container | Creative Bag

We added bright green sizzle to the box to keep the chocolates and cookies in place.

sweet DIY idea for Easter - some bunny loves you tin container | Creative Bag

The hand lettering details were added to the tin box window using a white Sharpie paint marker. You can recreate the hand lettering yourself using the template in the download below. All of the instruction for creating the faux hand lettering are included in the download and you can see photos of how we added faux lettering to similar Easter projects here and here.

sweet DIY idea for Easter - some bunny loves you free printable | Creative Bag

We also added a watercolour satin ribbon to the tin box. The ribbon is actually our white single face satin ribbon that was painted with watercolour paints. You can find the diy instructions for painting the ribbon in this blog post. 

sweet DIY idea for Easter - some bunny loves you tin container | Creative Bag

If you use our products in your Easter packaging or decor, we'd love to see what you create. Tag us on Instagram with @creativebagco and use the hashtag #creativebaginspire.

Hoppy Easter!


Thanks to our Easter blog post collaborators:

Christy's Gourmet Gifts
Flower Treasures
Alicia's Infinity


sweet DIY idea for Easter - some bunny loves you tin container | Creative Bag


Oh hoppy day! Sweet hostess gift wrapping inspiration.

Thursday, 4 April 2019

Oh hoppy day! Sweet hostess gift wrapping inspiration using cake pop boxes and hand lettering | Creative Bag

Looking for a fun way to package chocolates and baked goods as hostess gifts? Check out our cake pop boxes! They're not just for cake pops.

Oh hoppy day! Sweet hostess gift wrapping inspiration using cake pop boxes and hand lettering | Creative Bag

We simply added an Easter message to the box by adding "faux" hand lettering using a Sharpie paint marker. The ribbon is actually our plain white 1 1/2" satin ribbon that was coloured using watercolour paints.

Oh hoppy day! Sweet hostess gift wrapping inspiration using cake pop boxes and hand lettering | Creative Bag

Keep reading for the DIY instructions for adding hand lettering to the window of this box.

Oh hoppy day! Sweet hostess gift wrapping inspiration using cake pop boxes and hand lettering | Creative Bag

We added small chocolate bunnies and cookies from Christy's Gourmet Gifts to this cake pop box as a hostess gift idea. Green sizzle was added to the inside of the box to keep the chocolates and cookies in place and to add a pop of colour to the presentation.

Oh hoppy day! Sweet hostess gift wrapping inspiration using cake pop boxes and hand lettering | Creative Bag

Flower Treasures spray painted baby's breath in colours to match the watercolour ribbon.

Oh hoppy day! Sweet hostess gift wrapping inspiration using cake pop boxes and hand lettering | Creative Bag

The cake pop box also makes a great container to carry large chocolate Easter eggs. The sizzle keeps the egg from rolling around and covers the holes in the cake pop base.


Oh hoppy day! Sweet hostess gift wrapping inspiration using cake pop boxes and hand lettering | Creative Bag

Note: The cake pop box is sold in two parts. The lid makes it easier to transport cake pops on the base and is sold as an add on. Both are available in white and kraft. 



Here's how you can recreate the "hoppy day" hand lettering on the cake pop box window:

Oh hoppy day! Sweet hostess gift wrapping inspiration using cake pop boxes and DIY faux hand lettering | Creative Bag


  1. Download the printable template.
  2. Print the template "size as is" to fit the box window.
  3. Cut the lettering out and centre it inside of the box as shown above. Use painter's tape to hold the lettering in place.
  4. Using a white Sharpie paint marker, trace the lettering on the outside of the window.  


Oh hoppy day! Sweet hostess gift wrapping inspiration | Creative Bag

You can also use the "hoppy day" template to add faux letter on glass containers.
Use the same white Sharpie paint markers on glass so you can remove the lettering later using water and a paper towel.


If you try any of these ideas, tag us at #creativebaginspire and @creativebagco so we can see what you've created.

Hoppy Easter!



Oh hoppy day! Sweet hostess gift wrapping inspiration using cake pop boxes and hand lettering | Creative Bag


Let's Celebrate with DIY Giant Tissue Paper Flowers

Friday, 15 June 2018

diy giant tissue paper flowers | Creative Bag
Photo credits: photography by Janet Kwan Photography | craft beer by GoodLot Farmstead Brewing Co | hand lettering by Love Lettering on this oval tub | real flowers from Flower Treasures | shot in the Noodle Gallery (artwork by Laura Culic) | creative direction and DIY projects by Lorrie Everitt


Giant tissue paper flowers are one of those DIY projects that can be translated to fit almost any theme and colour scheme and when you group together a collection of tissue paper flowers they can make a huge impact. Use them to create photo backdrops at weddings, celebrations and pop up markets.

diy giant tissue paper flowers | Creative Bag

It really doesn't matter if your flowers look like a specific type of flower. Use our templates and diy instructions as a guideline. Tissue paper and sizzle are available in many different colours so go ahead and just have fun.

diy giant tissue paper flowers | Creative Bag


Here's the supplies we used to create our giant tissue paper flowers: tissue paper, sizzle, natural excelsior, twist ties, cardstock, scissors and our petal templates.


Let's make a "sunflower" (or a flower with pointed petals):

diy giant tissue paper flowers | Creative Bag

Cut the tissue paper petals using the sunflower template in the quantities indicated.

diy giant tissue paper flowers | Creative Bag

Scrunch the flat ends of the tissue paper to create the petal shapes.

diy giant tissue paper flowers | Creative Bag

We suggest cutting a piece of cardstock cut into a circular shape so that it can be use it as a base to form the flower and afterwards for hanging purposes.

Create the first layer of  your flower by gluing the petals to the cardstock as shown below ...

diy giant tissue paper flowers | Creative Bag

diy giant tissue paper flowers | Creative Bag

diy giant tissue paper flowers | Creative Bag

Once the first layer is complete repeat with the remaining larger petals to create a second layer ...

diy giant tissue paper flowers | Creative Bag

Now that you have the hang of it, add two more layers of petals using the smaller petals ...

diy giant tissue paper flowers | Creative Bag

Once the petals are all set, glue a scrunched up ball of sizzle to the centre of the flower.

diy giant tissue paper flowers | Creative Bag

You can also create flowers with a more rounded petal shape using our other flower petal templates.

diy giant tissue paper flowers | Creative Bag

Cut the number of petals as indicated on the template and then follow the general directions for scrunching the tissue into petals and gluing the petals onto a cardstock base ...

diy giant tissue paper flowers | Creative Bag

We added a few layers of contrasting tissue paper (circles that were scrunched to give them a little texture) and then added natural excelsior to the centre of this flower.

diy giant tissue paper flowers | Creative Bag


diy giant tissue paper flowers | Creative Bag

Giant flowers take up a lot of space and you will find that you do not have to make many of them if you are trying to create a large backdrop. Try to vary the size of the flowers a bit so that you will have some that are a little bit smaller to fill in the spaces between the flowers.

diy giant tissue paper flowers | Creative Bag


We'd love to see your giant tissue paper flowers and how you used them. Share your photos on Instagram at #creativebaginspire and tag us at @creativebagco.



diy giant tissue paper flowers | Creative Bag