with valentine’s day right around the corner, it’s time to start thinking about ways to celebrate the special people in your life (if you haven’t already). i’m a fan of handmade gifts, especially when budgets are tight, and these ideas from twig & thistle are just perfect. emily at wide open spaces sent over their first idea (which she saw on rachel best’s site), which is a free valentine’s day design you can download and print onto a paper bag to house v-day baked goods. i don’t know many people who don’t enjoy a good brownie or cookie so this would be a great idea for anyone looking to bake their way into their loved one’s heart. click here for the free tutorial at twig and thistle.
twig and thistle also posted a free download for a v-day pie box- which i think is such a fun idea. they listed a recipe for making a delicious apple pie, too- what’s not to love? so click here to check out their pie tutorial and start cooking.
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thank you! i love this. so many of the freebies this year are for kiddie cards, but this is something the adults can use too :)
So sweet and wonderful type design. This is something I would definitely use.
I love the brownie idea! how sweet!
I’m a graphic designer and i’m swooning over these ideas! :)
CUTE! Great ideas for this Friday I am making some homemade chocolate truffles….
the custom printed bags are such a great idea, the only hard part would be deciding what to make to put in them!
Yum! Such a cute idea for valentine’s day.
bah!!! i want to make those bags!!
what cute ideas!!
I love your ideas. No better way to the heart than with some homemade goodies.
What great ideas! I just posted on my blog about how to do custom Valentine’s Day cupcakes!
Another great v-day idea! Thank you for sharing.
Yay Kathleen! Your DIY stuff is always so inspiring. I love reading Twig&Thistle!
I love all the Valentine’s Day DIY projects on your site! One of the reasons I love Valentine’s Day is because it has the potential to NOT be a crazy-commercial holiday. It can really be a crafty holiday — construction paper, baking, sewing. I wish people would see V-day that way and make pink and red things for all of their friends!!!
I made the brownies and bags for my friends for Valentines and they absolutely loved the thought! It is a really inexpensive way of saying that you care. Thanks so much for the WONDEFUL ideas! I only just found this blog and am not addicted.
Happy early Valentine’s Day for 2010! Since these were such a big hit last year I’ve recently updated them for 2010. Please feel free to check them out here:
http://www.twigandthistle.com/blog/2010/01/diy-valentines-day-brownie-bags/ xoxo
I did the bags last year and modified it slightly so I could personalize each bag. Loved them!! I also did them for Halloween last year.
My son and I just made some great cards with his photo and candy. I love DIY projects that mean more because you make them yourself. http://jenparkerphotography.wordpress.com/2011/02/03/i-heart-valentines-day-still/
I love this idea – thank you. I was trying to print this on a 6 x 11 inch brown paper bag and I couldn’t get it to center. I tried every page setup on the PDF print set-up. Any suggestions?
Maria, did you try setting your page size to match that of your bag? I haven’t done this, but would like to, and I figure I’ll have to adjust the page size to make it work.
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