Paper Bag Fairy Journals DIY

 

Happy Monday Sweet Friends!!!
A brand new week filled with nothing but possibilities...
don't you LOVE it? I BELIEVE in fairies, do you?

In fact, I know of a tiny fairy princess who's about to
have her 1st birthday. Auntie has been creating some
magic of her own, making paper bag Fairy Journals...
Sooooo Adorable & SO Simple!

 

What you'll need...

brown paper bags

hole punch

glue stick

ribbon or twine

1 box of colored pencils

wood clothes pins

printed images

stamps & stickers

bits of burlap & lace

baubles it tie onto your bows

 

 

Take 4 paper bags & put them together...

bottoms of bags always on the inside, alternate bottom

of bag, opening of bag, with the top bag being a bottom.

 

Fold each bag in half making a nice crisp fold.

 

Punch 2 holes on each bag, making sure when you put

them together they will line up properly.

{I punched the 1st bag, then put the 2nd bag folded inside the 1st,

marked holes with a pencil, punched, then the 3rd & 4th}

 

Add your ribbon or twine through the holes to hold your book

together & tie a nice bow. I used ribbon for the girls

& twine for the boys journals.

 

Add your images with a glue stick, stamp the front & back

& on a few of the pages on the inside. Decorate with stickers,

add a page or so of stickers inside of the bags openings.

 

I added a word sticker onto my clothes pins, then used some

clear glitter glue on my finger to cover the top. They can be

used plain too...attach the colored pencil to the side

of book with your clothes pins.

 

Tie a bauble onto your bow with bits of ribbon or twine.

 

Add bits of vintage lace or burlap to the front. I also added

some tiny clothes pins to a few of the pages to attach leaves

or pressed flowers. The kids can color in the book & take

a fairy walk, adding their little treasures inside the bags.

These are PERFECT party favors & can be made

using any theme. Super CUTE!!!

 

 

You can read one of my favorite Fairy Posts HERE about

The Cottingley Fairies...2 little English girls who

found fairies in 1917 & documented it through

early photography.Sir Arthur Conan Doyle,

the author of Sherlock Holmes

believed...do you?

 

I too was lucky enough to capture the image of a fairy.

I knew she was filled with magic when I saw

her sparkling shoes!!!

 

Hope you enjoyed the DIY...

 

Smiles,

vintagesusie