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Teacher’s Gift: Burlap & Button Gift Bags

It’s the end of the school year and time to give your favorite teacher a token of your appreciation.  This easy burlap gift bag can hold a small gift and has a darling felt & button badge pin.  After the gift is opened, the badge can be worn as a pin on a favorite sweater or tote bag and the burlap bag can be reused for future gifting.

Supplies:

  • Burlap cut into a 6” X 5” rectangle
  • Two 1 ½” diameter circles of felt
  • Buttons-I love Buttons Galore & More’s Sweet Delights Buttons for this project!
  • Embroidery Floss
  • Pin Back
  • Ribbon
  • Basic sewing supplies & sewing machine

Instructions:

  1.  Fold the burlap rectangle in half lengthwise.  Sew a ¼” seam along the long sides.  Leave the top open.
  2. Turn-out the burlap so that the seams are on the inside of the bag.  Pull some strands of the burlap off of the top opening to give the bag top a frayed look.
  3. Hand sew buttons onto one of the felt disks.  Using a straight stitch or running stitch, sew the embellished felt circle onto the blank felt circle. 
  4. Sew a pin-back onto the back of the felt badge.
  5. Pin the badge onto the burlap bag.
  6. Fill the bag with your gift or candy.  Tie the top closed with a decorative ribbon.

Felt & Button Badges by Laura Bray

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One Response to Teacher’s Gift: Burlap & Button Gift Bags

  1. Keri Lee Sereika June 19, 2012 at 6:50 AM #

    These are so sweet Laura!

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