Over the holidays, I received a sweet little necklace from my daughter in a burlap pouch. I absolutely loved the necklace and I have to say I became a little obsessed with the pouch as well. The burlap fabric bag was such a sweet and simple wrapping for this dainty little gift. With plenty of burlap piled up in my closet, I couldn’t help but think that I should make my own adorable gift bags with burlap. Since wine seems to be the quintessential “go to” gift for every adult gathering, I decided to focus my attentions there. And trust me when I say, these bags couldn’t have been easier.
Here is what you will need to make your own:
Burlap, linen, or any other fun fabric
Jute twine
Wine corks
Small screw eye hooks (5/8″)
Upholstery or Doll Needle
Stencils and paint (optional)
First, I cut the fabric to 14 3/4″ by 12 1/2″. (The burlap fabric came with that white thread at the edge of the fabric. I left it intact and used it for the top of the bags to help prevent fraying.)
Then, I ironed all my burlap pieces, folded them lengthwise and sewed the side and bottom seams. Because the fabric only needed to be sewed on two sides, it literally took about one minute to sew the wine bag up.
After sewing the burlap, I turned the bags right side out. Then, I used an upholstery needle to attach the jute twine. However, even with the larger needle, it was hard to thread the jute through the eye. I didn’t want to make a special trip to get a larger needle. So, to make it easier, I wrapped Scotch tape around the end of the twine and pulled it through with a pair of tweezers. The twine only needs to go through a couple of inches.
Then, I measured down from the top of the bag about 4 inches and sewed on the jute twine using long stitches.
As a fun accent, I decided to attach wine corks to the jute twine using small screw eyes. Wooden or silver beads would be a great way to accessorize the twine as well.
To personalize the wine bags I got out my stencils and tried a variety of designs.
But there was still one part of the wine bag that didn’t work for me. The bottom corners of the bag flared out and looked like little slipper feet.
So, I turned the bags inside out and sewed one inch off at each lower corner.
When I was finished the bottom of the bag looked like this.
No more slipper feet! You can either fold the wine bags over at the top for a fringed cuff or leave them straight up.
These bags were quick and easy. You could easily whip out about a dozen of them while watching your favorite guilty pleasure on TV.
Cheers!
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I am loving this idea! such great bags
Thanks Heather! I absolutely love your “About” page and I can’t wait to try some of your recipes!
I love the look of these! What a great idea:)
These burlap bags are adorable! I’m so glad you came to share at Super Saturday Show & Tell… come back again next week to party with me again
xoxo~ Ruthie
Thanks for checking out my burlap wine bags and hosting such a great party! I will be sure to return!
This is such a great idea! As you said, wine is the go-to gift for adult gatherings. The corks are such a fun element. Thanks for sharing. Following you now, Catherine
Thanks Catherine! I just made another one recently for tequila using tequila corks. Thanks fir the follow. I am on my way over to your blog right now!
Love the burlap bags – so many fun possibilities!!
Thanks so much for linking up over at Finding the Pretty & Delicious Linky Party. Hope you’ll come back again on Saturday! Leigh Anne
Thanks Leigh Anne for hosting such a great link party. I look forward to the next one!
These are a great idea and it’s a great gift bag.
Vanessa
Thanks Vanessa! I just checked out your article on ASCP. I’ve been wanting to try that out on one of my favorite pieces. You’ve inspired me! Thanks!
Thanks for linking to Take-A-Look Tuesday over at Sugar Bee Crafts – you were featured today!!
–Mandy, http://www.SugarBeeCrafts.com
Wow!! Thanks so much. I’m so excited and truly honored!
Love it! And those cork tassels put those little bags over -the-top cute!! Pinning.
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Thanks Christina! I just joined your party!
Great idea, I love the cork ties, brilliant. Thank you for sharing at the hop xo
Thanks for hosting such a great party!
What a great tutorial! I would love for you to share this or any of your great ideas at the link party going on now (and every Saturday through Tuesday) at ‘Or so she says …’ Hope to see you there! http://www.oneshetwoshe.com
These are perfect for wine tasting parties and to bring as a gift to the hostess of a dinner party! Pinned!
Thanks for pinning!
Love this idea. So simple but a great way to personalize a wine gift. I have a bunch of burlap left over from another project, so this seems like a perfect way to use some of it.
Thanks Erin. I actually used my leftover burlap for this project, as well. I love when I can use my scraps!!
You’re a STAR today over at I Gotta Create! Thank you for linking up ~ I’m inspired!
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Thanks Christina! You made my day!
Wow these are unbelievable. They turned out beautifully. I would love to receive these as a hostess gift. They seem very simple also. Thanks for sharing these at my link party last week! I hope you can join again tomorrow.
What a cute and easy idea! Thanks for the great tutorial.
Judy
What a cute idea! I live in the Napa Valley and give wine as gifts often. I’ll be making some of these soon!
Thank you for the tutorial.
Thanks Tracy Marie!
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