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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


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


Inspiration: boho wedding part two

Monday, 12 June 2017

wedding inspiration for a sweettable and guest tables | Creative Bag

In the last post I shared our sweet table set up for our styled boho wedding styled shoot. Today were going to take a seat! Whether you are looking for ideas for a sweetheart table or for wedding guests I hope that you find some inspiration for your special day.

wedding inspiration for a sweettable and guest tables | Creative Bag

Create your own chair back signs using these chalkboard signs. Find my tutorial for making these here.

wedding inspiration for a sweettable and guest tables | Creative Bag

Add a few special details to your sweetheart table by adding hand lettered details to glass domed containers and beverage containers. White hobnail vases are given a golden touch with spray paint that is applied to look like they were dipped in gold paint. 

 wedding inspiration for a sweettable and guest tables | Creative Bag
wedding inspiration for a sweettable and guest tables | Creative Bag


wedding inspiration for a sweettable and guest tables | Creative Bag

wedding inspiration for a sweettable and guest tables | Creative Bag


Stay tuned for one more post featuring details from our styled boho wedding photo shoot.




Styled shoot credits:

Creative direction and DIY projects : Lorrie Everitt
Packaging and wedding supplies Creative Bag
Photography: Attakat 
Cake and Sweets:  Cakelaine 
Floral: Periwinkle Flowers 
Hand Lettering: Doris Wai from Love Lettering 
Stationery: Alicia's Infinity 
Furniture and Tableware: The Perfect Table 
Paper flower wall backdrop: Confetti & Bows


Location:  TheWarehouse Event Venue 

Will You Be My Bridesmaid Proposal Inspiration

Thursday, 30 March 2017


Here's a peek of the Bridesmaid Proposal gift box that I created using Weddingstar products. You can find all of the details, DIY tutorial and my free download here. I will be sharing my inspiration for creating one of these proposal boxes for a flower girl next week. 

Products used in this project:






Making the holidays a little sweeter with holiday cake toppers

Friday, 14 October 2016



holiday cake and cupcake toppers | creativebag.com

I'm so excited about our new and exclusive holiday cake and cupcake toppers. There are two cake toppers and three cupcake topper and they are all laser cut from birch wood. They are a fun way to add a little holiday spirit to your baked goods and holiday entertaining decor.


holiday cake and cupcake toppers | creativebag.com

I added our "Joy" cake topper to a store bought cake that I embellished with candies and assorted baked goods.

holiday cake and cupcake toppers | creativebag.com

Cake toppers are not just for cakes! Take for example our "merry and bright" cake topper on this mini apple crumble pie.

holiday cake and cupcake toppers | creativebag.com

And our cupcake toppers are adorable on mini pies! The "star" cupcake topper and the "merry and bright" cake topper co-ordinate with our Cameron holiday collection.

 holiday cake and cupcake toppers | creativebag.com

Our cupcake toppers are available in three different designs - star, tree and deer. 

sweet winter wedding favour | creativebag.com

Planning a winter wedding or party? Here's a fun favour idea using our cupcake toppers and domed glass bell jars. I placed a star cupcake topper into a raspberry marshmallow created by Caitlin Elaine of Cakelaine. Doris Wai from Love Lettering added her hand lettering on the domed glass favours for a personal touch.

add a golden touch to a plain white cake topper using a gold foil pen | creativebag.com

If you are getting married soon, don't forget that we sell a large variety of wedding cake toppers. Like this "best day ever" cake topper that I embellished with a gold leaf pen. You can find my diy tutorial to do this here.

add a golden touch to a plain white cake topper using a gold foil pen | creativebag.com

Both of these beautiful wedding cake photos were taken at a styled shoot I did earlier this year with an amazing team of local creatives. 

You can check out our whole style shoot team here: photography by Attakat, cake and confections by Cakelaine, flowers by Periwinkle Flowers, custom invitations by Alicia's Infinity, tabletop and decor rentals by The Perfect Table, hand lettering by Love Lettering, paper flower backdrop rental by Confetti and Bows, location The Warehouse Venue.