Dip-Dyed Treat Bags ⋆ Design Mom

Today’s Valentine DIY is a simple and easy project that your kids will love to help you with. These little bags would make a sweet little gift for your teenagers, your children’s classmates, and neighborhood friends. The ‘Love One Another’ flavor is unusual for Valentine’s Day, but I think it’s so fitting. I hope you like it!

Once you have all your supplies together, it really is quite simple.

You’ll need:

-Muslin Bags – (I used 3.5″ x 5.5″ size) – found in Michaels or most craft or hobby shops
-Glass/Ceramic Bowl that won’t be stained
-Food dye + water
-Cardstock & pen for writing on the tags

Put approx 10 drops of food dye into approx 1/2 cup of water. You might need to eyeball this depending on the strength and colour you decide to use. Dip your cotton bags into the dye mixture. I wanted a gradient affect from the top, but do the bottom if you prefer. You may have to push the water through the fabric a bit if they have a lot of dressing in the fabric.

Lay them out to dry on a cooling rack and when they are dry they are ready to use!

I cut out circles from some kraft card stock and then wrote my own messages and decorations on the tags. If you have used bags that have a drawstring, you can pull them out of the top casing and use them to tie the tags on lower down. My strings came out a little dip-dyed too which I quite liked.

Fill with treats and you are ready to show some love to your friends!

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THIS IDEA WOULD ALSO BE GREAT FOR:

– Party favors in any party color.
– A cute way to package a small gift.

P.S. — We love making gifts! You can find all the posts in this series here.

Text and images by Jordan of Polkadot Prints for Design Mom. Edited by Amy Christie.