Hey there stamping friends. Today I am sharing a cute little Halloween Treat Purse that was the make and take project at the Inking the Way team meeting put on by my upline Becky Roberts. It's a very simple little purse perfect for putting a few Halloween sized candies. What a cool teacher gift or co-worker gift, really who wouldn't love to get a cute little purse with candy in it!?!
The orange purse is the one I made at the meeting. I shared a pictures of it on my Instagram and Jaci commented on it, saying they would be perfect little gifts for her staff. So, this post is for Jaci and the rest of my readers too. I created a few more purses with some little changes, as I did not happen to have a few of the items on hand that Becky used. So, here is how to make this Halloween Treat Purse.
Start with a 6" x 6" piece of card stock.
Score one side at 1-1/2" and 4-1/2"
Score the other side at 2-1/2" and 3-1/2"
Cut on the 1-1/2" and 4-1/2" score lines to the intersecting scoreline, see photo above.
Fold on all the score lines.
Using a corner rounder round the two corners of the large center panels.
Cut two pieces of printed paper for the center of these panels; 2" x 2-1/2". Adhere these to the front and back of the purse.
Cut two handles; 1/4" x 6".
Adhere them to the purse with Mini Brads or staple them on. Later I will show you how to cover your staples if this is the how you end up attaching your handles.
Now you have an option of what you want your purse to look like. You can have straight sides or your sides can flair out.
For a straight sided purse fold in the side flaps and glue them to the large front and back panels.
For a purse with flared sides glue your flaps like this.
Now glue the front and back panels to the center part of the purse.
Now cut a piece of card stock for your closure; 2" x 1-1/4", round two of the corners. Curve this flap with your crease tool, forming it into the shape it needs to be in. On one end of the flap put a strip of Liner Tape, on the other end add a little piece of Velcro.
Adhere the end with the tape to the side of the purse that you have decided is the back.
Then adhere the second piece of velcro to the front of the purse to secure the purse closed. Adhere a bow on the front of this flap to dress it up.
To cover up the staples punch out a 1/4" circle or a circle big enough to cover up the staples you used. I used mini staples so a 1/4" circle works perfect. Attach the circles with a bit of Journey glaze, right over the staple. Then cover the punched circle with more Journey glaze and let dry. Once it is dry repeat this on the back, covering up the other set of staples.
Now you can fill these cuties up with some candy and make someones day with a cute little treat. You can also add some cute things to these too. You can see on my purple purse I added a bat. Make them your own and just have fun.
Here are all the things I used to make these purses. To view any of these items in my On-Line store just click and image.
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Thank you so much Cheri! So glad you found me. Please let me know if you have any questions. Hope to see you back here on another post.
Posted by: Carrie Rhoades | October 07, 2017 at 04:16 PM
I just found your Blog while on a Blog Hop. I love your creative ideas. I really like the little purse. It is much different than I have seen on other Blogs. I want to try this. It is so cute. Thank you for sharing the instructions for this project. I will keep checking your Blog for other great projects.
Posted by: Cheri L | October 07, 2017 at 03:27 PM
Yay, I am so glad you found this helpful! I would love to see your cute creations!
Posted by: Carrie Rhoades | September 27, 2017 at 08:53 PM
I can't wait until Saturday so I can make these cute little treat bags for my staff! Such a great idea! I think a Starbucks gift card and some fall wrapped candy will be perfect treats inside! Thanks so much for sharing!
Posted by: Jaci Murphy | September 27, 2017 at 05:02 PM
Great instructions for a super-cute project, Carrie; kind of a detailed step-out board! Might make a few of these to round out my displays for tonight's presentation. :)
Posted by: Chellie B | September 27, 2017 at 05:13 AM