Wednesday, February 5, 2014

Peppermint Hot Chocolate Gift Bag by Michelle


Here's a warm and cozy idea from Michelle Giraud that can double as a Valentine treat!  

Michelle loves her new Burlap Bags from SRM and decided to create a pocketed burlap gift bag by taking the smaller bag, turning it inside out, then hand sewing it to the center of the larger bag.  Brilliant!  

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She flipped down the front flap, so once sewn around all edges it forms 3 pockets. 

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Perfect for a Mini Tube of marshmallows and 2 Skinny Tubes of crushed peppermint!  The front of the bag was decorated with half a paper doily from SRM and a large flower.  

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The tag is from the SRM Valentines "labels by the dozen" sheet.

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There are lots of recipes for homemade hot chocolate online, I ended up choosing a simple mixture of powdered milk, powdered cocoa and sugar in equal parts.

What a fun and delicious idea Michelle.  Would never have thought to sew the 2 sizes of Burlap Bags together!