CRAFT: DIY Trick or Treat Bags with Fashion Art Projects

Recently, the lovely folks at Fashion Art Projects sent Shannon and I a box of goodies to try out. What I love about Fashion Art Projects supplies is that they're so affordable and you can find them at your local Walmart (because, if you're like me, you can never leave Walmart without checking out the craft aisle!)

Among all the goodies they sent were a few totes and some fabric paint, so with Halloween coming up, I went to work making a couple trick or treat bags for my kids!

SUPPLIES: Fashion Art Simply Spray Soft Fabric Paint, Fashion Art tote bags, stencils, and newspaper.

The soft fabric tie dye paint states that it works best with 100% cotton fabric, but I decided to take a risk and try it on the tote bags. Surprisingly, it worked really well! A word of caution though: the tie dye paint is meant for tie dying, so it really soaks into the fabric. If you're looking for more even coverage rather than a splatter effect, the stencil paint will probably work a lot better. What I liked about this paint though, was that it didn't become "crunchy" and stiff when it dried, like what tends to happen with other fabric paint.

ONE: apply your stencil to your tote. I used my Silhouette Cameo to make a stencil from vinyl, but you could always but a stencil at a craft store.
TWO: place some newspaper inside of your tote to prevent the paint from bleeding. Take your tote to a well ventilated area (I took mine outside and placed it on some newspaper) and then spray your tote with the fabric paint. Allow to dry according to the instructions on the bottle.
THREE: peel your stencil off.
FOUR: let dry according to bottle, then go trick or treating!

I made a second one for my son by applying the same concept, but instead I used the negative of the stencil that I cut out. I also gave my skeleton a little candy corn heart for fun :)

We received the supplies mentioned above by Fashion Art Projects free of charge, however all opinions stated within are my own. You can buy these items online by visiting FashionArtProjects.com or at your local Walmart.

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CRAFT: DIY Fold Dyed Garland

I hoard paper bags.  Seriously.  There are so many possibilities for paper bags that the thought of throwing one away sends me into a panic.  The only problem is that I've never actually done anything with the hoard of paper bags that I've hoarded... until last week!  I used this Sprinkle as the perfect opportunity to use some of these paper bags... I'm sure you could probably figure out how to make this just by looking at the photos, but I'm going to break it down anyway.

You will need:

Paper bags

A compass or a glass/bowl to trace

RIT Fabric Dye

A glass or bowl for the dye

An absorbent, but leak proof surface for drying.

Jute rope

Glue stick

1 - Make a circle.. trace a glass or a bowl, whatever size you want or use a compass.

2 - Fold your circle in half.  (Try different folds to get different effects with the dye)

3 - Dip in your fabric dye solution.  (Mix this according to the level of saturation you desire)

4 - Unfold, let dry.

5 - Once dry, apply glue stick to one half of inside of circle
6 - Fold circle over rope and press together until you are sure the glue has bonded
7 - Admire your lovely half circle
8 - Repeat about 40 times for one eye-catching strand of garland.

The result you get is a completely unique party decoration.  It's easy, cheap and looks awesome!  We love cheap things that look awesome!  Can you imagine how great these would look with glitter on them??  I think I might have to make more...

Just in case you missed the post yesterday about the Sprinkle we through, you can check it out here::  Welcome Little Deer Baby Sprinkle

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