Simple Burlap Bags

Yes... I know.
It's not even Halloween yet... but I have Christmas on my mind already.

Don't hate on me please.
I have some pretty big plans for Christmas this year
so I have been gathering up vintage ornaments, keeping my eye out for vintage trees and
other bits and pieces of Christmas past.

Don't worry...
I will wait until November to start sharing Holiday inspirations ;)

I have also been thinking about making burlap treats with that big old roll of beautiful burlap
 that I got from my sponsor Burlap Fabric .
Yes, I have some left even after making  table runners, pillows and drapes

My latest project is super simple and easy

and it took me just about 10 minutes start to finish to make each one

 so it is super quick too.

 Tiny burlap gift bags. 

I love them. 

They are so charming and sweet and can be filled with a small gift or some dried flowers
 like lavender, scented sachets, etc. They are perfect as a hostess gift or party gift.

Most of the ones I have found recently have either been too large or too small for what I was thinking 

so I decided to go ahead and sew a few of them and set them aside for Christmas gift giving.

I love the burlap bags as little place setting gifts

( just make sure to wash the burlap first to avoid any little hairs coming loose.)

So simple to sew- they are just little rectangles with the tops folded over.

Here's how to make your own.

 Cut out a piece of burlap to a little larger than the size bag you would like.

 I cut a long piece and folded it over to have a 'bottom' with it being open on just 3 sides.

Simply sew around the edges ~ I did stitch across the bottom as well just to keep it a little more flat~

 and then trim all those wild hairs off the edges. Yes- there will be A LOT of them and be careful when pulling them off- if you pull too much-
you might have to sew back over your seams again- burlap unravels very easily.

Flip your bag inside out and fold over the top edge.

You can add a drawstring and then sew the bottom edges if you would like
 I kept mine open.

I want to point out that on some of these bags,

 I used the natural hemmed edge as the edge of the burlap as in the photos below 

& some of the others I just pulled a few strands of burlap off to have a fringed edge.

Next just add your numbers, names, or greeting and fill with goodies. 

That's it. 

If you would rather not make your own burlap bags Burlap Fabric does sell them

pre-made in several sizes at very reasonable prices and pre-made will also help avoid those strange stares from others when you go into the grocery store all covered in little burlap hairs...

I know nothing about that at all of course.

;-)

Happy Monday!

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