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I have a little girl so Halloween isn’t exactly a spooky occasion, really more of an excuse to wear makeup, hoards of jewellery, and a frilly dress! I thought I may as well jump on board and do something unconventional…
Check out this untraditional Halloween treat bag
I got the chance to try out these Metallic Gelatos from Faber-Castell, they are so smooth they remind me of a oil pastel crossed with water-colour, with a bit of glimmer added!
I started with damp ribbon, and coloured directly on. The eyelet trim worked awesome because the seam is raised, if you use light pressure, only the edges receive the colour, leaving the cotton white.
The Gelatos also worked great with the black chevron just by colouring directly on, and using water on the brush to disperse the colour.
Thanks for stopping by to check out my Halloween treat bag! Please hop along leave a comment along the way to win an awesome prize pack from May Arts and Faber-Castell.
- Virginia Fynes (you are here)
- Shellye McDaniel
- Rhea Weigand
Laura G.Turcotte says
Untraditional is right! Unique !! LOVE i! You did an amazing job!
Megan says
Wow! I never thought of using Gelatos on ribbon.
Love the bag!
chantal Vandenberg says
So cool!!
auntie em (emily) says
How cute to make the little treat bag in these pretty colours. Perfect for a little girl and her friends. The gelatos made such lovely colours and you can really see how wekk they blend with the chevron ribbon. Thanks for sharing your fun inspiration!
Amy#8546(TheTigersHaven) says
So Fun and Pretty!!!! Wonderful choices of ribbon and great color.
Kelly Massman says
this is really unique and cool!
Miriam Prantner says
That chevron twill is my favorite trim, love how you colored it with the gelatos!
steph says
this is lovely.
Daisies Girl says
Great job on this Halloween treat bag!! Simply so clever!!
Sheri says
Love the colors, great design!
Pam Allen Sohan says
Love this bag ! I’ve asked for Pan Pastels for a birthday or Christmas gift. My fingers are crossed. Love that black and white ribbon.
Melanie Kuzik says
love it got to get to craft room to create
Kathy P says
LOVE how you colored the ribbons on your cute treat bag! I have had the Gelatos in my cart at Amazon for weeks and weeks…going there now to order them! Thanks for the wonderful inspiration!
mary helene says
Love this treat bag. Perfect for our church social.
marylouh says
Great bag. Who can say whether it is traditional or not – start your own tradition. I’m starting with gelatos but haven’t done too much with them. Love May Arts ribbon.
Ava Gavloski says
Very cool painting… nice take from the traditional
Lucy E. says
Awesome tag!
Lucy E. says
Oops, I meant bag!
Kathy T says
I love the treat bag. Great way to use the Gelatos to color the ribbon. Especially like the eyelet. Thanks.
Johanne L. says
Very beautiful bag. I love it very much.
Karon H says
Fabulous treat bag and wow to using the Gelatos on the ribbon!!! TFS.
Judy B says
At first glance, I did think this was a tag. What a great bag! Thanks for sharing and thanks for the chance to win.
Iris Soscia says
What a great treat bag!
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NWFlamingo says
I’m loving all the Gelato tips.
Janis in ID says
Love the two-toned effect of the Gelatos on the eyelet trim!! Fabulous project!
<3 J
TracyM #6773 says
WOW – this is a fabulous treat – LOVE the pretty colours and effects you have created with the Gelatos – thank you for sharing your tips too!!!
Maureen Hayes says
What an amazing treat bag, and I loved that it wasn’t the traditional colors! Great job.
Debbie L Gregory says
love the gelatos colors and my all time favorite, the black and cream chevron.
Laura Strack says
Love that black ribbon and I would have never thought to put Gelatos on it but it is so pretty. The eyelet is gorgeous too. Such a lovely card! Thank you for the wonderful ideas!!
Patti says
Such great ideas, thanks so much for sharing and inspiring!
Emily H says
Love the color combo!
Carla Hundley says
Cute and creative bag!
Carla from Utah
Lisa Fuller says
Very cute and creative!
Emily Daniels says
This is so pretty!! I love your use of Gelatos on the eyelet ribbon!
Renee V. says
So pretty 🙂
luraisat says
i only have a few gelatos love how you used them. exciting giveaway. xox
Jeanette Wilde says
Great color combo for Halloween. Not your typical but beautiful!
suman says
so pretty, lovely choice of colors!!
Janet Castle says
TFS and a chance to win! Want to explore more ways to use my Gelatos!
Sarah Biswabic says
What a cool treat bag!
leslienikulka says
I love your design for this treat bag! Sort of shabby/chic with a spooky edge to it. Very nice! Thanks for sharing.