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Tutorial: Handbag Gift Card Holder

May 30, 2009 By Spoonful of Sugar - 24 Comments

With a few birthdays coming up,  I needed a way to give money or gift cards.  We had some paint chips left over from last years craft, so I used those to make some handbag gift card holders. 

Materials:

  • Paint Chips (I used Taubmans)
  • Double-sided sticky tape
  • embellishment
  • ribbon

Firstly, I stuck two paint chips together around three sides to make the handbag. The paint chips I used had a rounded base. If you don’t have Taubmans paint chips,  shape the base of the handbag by rounding the corners on the paint chips.  Then I attached  a smaller paint chip on the back of the handbag and folded it over to the front to make a flap. Then I attached the ribbon to make the handle of the handbag and added an embellishment to the flap to finish.

Posted by Sarah

Filed Under: Gift Wrapping, Miscellaneous, Paper Crafts Tagged With: gift tag, paint chip

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  1. Christy says

    May 30, 2009 at 11:03 pm

    What a stylish way to present gift cards. I love it!

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  2. suzitee says

    May 30, 2009 at 11:12 pm

    What a great idea Sarah! They look fantastic…I never would have thought of that 😉

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  3. AJ says

    May 31, 2009 at 2:46 pm

    That is so creative and looks awesome!

    Reply
  4. Sandra @ Pepperberry and Co. says

    May 31, 2009 at 12:35 am

    Gorgeous as always, ladies!

    Reply
  5. Jodie says

    May 31, 2009 at 12:39 am

    You are the queen of the paint chip – maybe you need to gather all your paint chip crafts into one section on the sidebar.

    Reply
  6. Jelly Wares says

    May 31, 2009 at 1:03 am

    What a super cute idea!!! thanks for sharing…

    Take Care
    Jodie 🙂

    Reply
  7. Jenni says

    May 31, 2009 at 1:17 am

    That looks fantastic. I like that idea.

    Reply
  8. Kerry says

    May 31, 2009 at 1:53 am

    What an inventive person you are. I had to let you know that I tried out your passionfruit slice and it was yummy! And very easy to make too!

    Reply
  9. Sandrine says

    May 31, 2009 at 2:10 am

    YOu are so clever again! I have a load of these cards…I find a use for them now;)

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  10. Sandy Shirley says

    May 31, 2009 at 4:18 am

    That is ingenious! Can’t wait to make several of these!

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  11. Martys Fiber Musings says

    May 31, 2009 at 4:31 am

    What a great idea to sass up a gifted gift card. Love it and thanks for sharing.

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  12. Tania says

    May 31, 2009 at 5:02 am

    OK. Now you have been officially crowned Queen of Lateral Thinking. I’m still catching up with the security envelope thing. (I much prefer looking at the nice graphic patterns than the bill thingies).

    Reply
  13. Stephanie says

    May 31, 2009 at 5:07 am

    How absolutely clever and cute.

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  14. Renee says

    May 31, 2009 at 5:48 am

    Do you know how to make a giraffe bow?

    Just wondering because you know how to do everything else really well.

    Love Renee xoxoo

    Reply
  15. Terriaw says

    May 31, 2009 at 6:14 am

    Adorable! I just love the creative ways you come up with using paint chips! This handbag is just perfect.

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  16. Feedsack Fantasy says

    May 31, 2009 at 8:48 am

    Cheerful, creative, clever …
    cute as a button.
    TTFN ~ Marydon

    Reply
  17. Kim says

    May 31, 2009 at 8:50 am

    What a fun idea! I was thinking that you could add a strip of paper to cover up the paint name with a greeting of choice like, Happy Birthday, Congrats, Thinking of You, Just because, I LOVE You!, etc.

    Thanks for sharing your wonderful ideas with us.

    Reply
  18. A World in a PAN says

    May 31, 2009 at 9:47 am

    I bought today sidewalk chalk for the grand-daughter of a friend of mine. Do you ever use them?

    Reply
  19. Natasha says

    May 31, 2009 at 2:11 pm

    What a super cute idea! Love it!

    Reply
  20. The Quilt Buddy says

    May 31, 2009 at 5:19 pm

    Cute way to recycle the paint chips!

    Reply
  21. Handmade in Israel says

    May 31, 2009 at 11:22 pm

    Really lovely!

    Reply
  22. Annie says

    June 1, 2009 at 2:50 am

    You’re a crafty little reycler aren’t you!

    Reply
  23. Shannon says

    June 2, 2009 at 10:13 am

    This is just the best idea – I am off to get some paint chips for the graduation gift cards I need to give!

    Reply
  24. Caroline says

    June 6, 2009 at 12:36 pm

    Added to my blog as I absolutely LOVE this idea! Tres chic for a teacher end of the year gift!

    Love your blog!

    Reply

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