Happy Monday! I had such a crazy weekend, and it ended with a trip to the store to buy lots of supplies for my daughters upcoming birthday party. The stores are full of Halloween right now, and that includes the Halloween candy.
One of the candies that I just can’t pass up, is candy corn. I know some of you are saying “YUCK!” but for some reason I just love it. So when the candy corn is front and center at the store, I impulse buy it!
Even if you don’t like the taste of candy corn, you cannot deny that it is a icon look for fall and Halloween.
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So I used the idea of the candy corn, and my favorite textile of the moment, Ikat, and made a fun little candy corn treat bag that you can fill with whatever kind of treat you like (no candy corn necessary).
These treat bags are held together with a string wrapped around a couple cute brads for a traditional look mixed with the more trendy Ikat design.
I just love how they look, and they are even more fun filled with lots of candy corn!
How to Make Fall Treat Bags
These are super easy to put together.
Just print out the file, I used a basic white cardstock. Cut on the solid gray lines.
Then fold on the dotted lines. To make my folding easier, I creased them.
I don’t have a fancy paper cutter with the scoring tool… yet! So I improvised and used the tip of a nail file and a quilting ruler. t worked beautifully and didn’t take long at all to score all the lines.
Next fold the lines. Make sure you fold all the fold line completely before assembling so they have a really crisp fold to them.
Then you can glue the side tab and bottom tabs closed. I used a basic school glue stick for this and it held up perfectly.
Insert your brads into the gray Xs and fill them up with your favorite treat.
When you are ready to close them up, cut a piece of string about 10-12 inches long and wrap it figure 8 style around the brads.
These would be perfect to use for place settings at your fall or Halloween table. You can write the name of the guest on the front of the treat bag and fill it with assorted nuts for an appetizer, or dinner mints for the end of the meal.
The full size boxes are pretty big, they are approximately 3″ x 4 1/2″ x 1 3/4″ deep and can hold about 1/2 cup of treats. So I also made a mini version with 2 to a page so you can make little treat bags that would be more appropriate for smaller children, Halloween parties, or class treats.
And on the mini version, you can secure the bag closed with a strip of Halloween washi tape or a sticker instead of the brads and string.
Download the Treat Bag File
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So are you a candy corn lover or hater?
These are so cute!!
Thanks Diana 🙂
These are ADORABLE! So clever.
And I’m totally with you… I have a weakness for candy corn toooooooo. ;P
I’m glad to know I’m not alone when it comes to giving in to candy corn!
Super cute treat boxes! Thank you for sharing templated! Pinned
Thanks Oliva, I’m glad you like them 🙂
These are absolutely adorable!
Thank you.
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Blessings,
Brandy
Thank you Brandy! That is so nice 🙂
Oh my! This looks so amazing! Pinned and tweeted. We love partying with you and we appreciate you stopping by! Please take a minute to stop by next week, so we can pin and tweet your new creation. The party starts on Monday at 7 pm! Have a great Saturday! Lou Lou Girls
Thanks so much!
These are such cute, fun goodie bags for Halloween! Thanks for linking up at the #HomeMattersParty!
Thanks Sarena! I’m getting so excited for Halloween 🙂
Those are so cute. I am going to pin them for later. THanks for sharing your link at Funtastic Friday link party.
Thanks Charlene 🙂
This is so much fun! I’m swiping this for my son’s field trip to an apple orchard… It’s so perfect! – Jerusha, TheDisneyChef.com
Thanks Jerusha! I hope the field trip is awesome. I want to go to an apple orchard 🙂
These are so adorable!
Thank you Michelle!
It really depends on my mood. At times I love candy corn and other times not so much. But I do love these cute bags you made! Perfect for any Fall gathering/party. Thanks for sharing!
I definitely didn’t like candy corn anymore after I accidentally ate half a bag while working on this project! I’m glad at least I still like the cute candy corn bags 🙂
These are so cute! I love putting treats/gifts in small bags and this is so easy to make. Pinned.
Thanks Erlene, they are super easy to make!
Oh my! These are just too adorable! Perfect for a halloween treat for the kids!! Love! Pinning & sharing 🙂
Thanks Amanda! My kids are having so much fun just using the string to open and close them, no treats needed 😉
These are super cute and they look easy to make. I appreciate the fact that they aren’t ghost, zombies, or witches. I will be saving this !!!
Thanks Rebecca. Sometimes a non-spooky Halloween craft is good, even though I do love some scary decor 🙂
Love these! What a perfect (and adorable!) way to give away that extra candy I really do not need around the house this season 😉
Using it to give away extra candy is brilliant! And since they aren’t totally Halloween, you can use them in November to unload extra Halloween candy 🙂