Fancy Flask Pouch DIY Gift Bag

By: Cheryl Boglioli

Customize a canvas bag for this Fancy Flask Pouch DIY Gift Bag. Use this bag to protect and carry any kind of object. One use for this DIY gift bag is protecting a flask. Once you have your plain bag, you can paint, ink, stamp, and embellish the outside. This small bag can be personalized in so many ways and makes a great gift for a friend or love one. This small canvas bag can be a great purse organizer as well. Throw in your lipstick, keys or pens and keep them sorted no matter where you go. It doesn't matter what you store in this bag as long as you show off your design. People will fall in love with your work and will want a bag of his or her own.

Primary TechniqueGeneral Crafts

Easy

Materials List

Canvas Corp small pouch bag
ColorBox Crafters Inks by Ann Butler / Clearsnap
Pull flowers by Little B LLC
Swarovski crystals by Prima Bead
Wendy Vecchi Studio 490 stamps by Stampers Anonymous
JustRite Stamps
Aleene's Tacky Glue by I Love to Create
WOW clear embossing powder

Instructions

Using nonstick craft mat, press inkpad on mat to dispense ink. Using ink and water, paint canvas bag, increasing amount of water for an ombre effect. Dry bag and heat set inks.
Stamp background stamp on both sides of canvas bag. Heat set inks.
Continue layering stamped images with coordinating inks. Again, heat set inks.
Stamp a focal point with colored ink. Sprinkle with clear embossing powder. Knock of excess powder and emboss.
Add crystals as desired with clear-drying glue.
Cut pull flower ribbon(s) to desired length. Pull flower(s). Tie off flower(s) and glue to bag top.
After bag is dry, fill with your favorite treasures and enjoy!