Paper Bag Mini

WARNING: This post is HEAVILY populated with photos :)

Where to begin . . . do you remember those paper lunch bags you used to use when you were in school?

Almost every day was a brown bag lunch day for me! Yummy PB&J sandwiches, yucky carrots, and a juice box. Ah, those were the good old days! lol. I don't think I've used lunch bags since I was in Middle School, but I'm sure people are still using them. (If you do brown bag your lunch, PLEASE RECYCLE!) Well, I was looking through some cupboards in our house a week ago and I came across a package of unused lunch paper bags. What's a girl to do? Papercraft of course! lol

It reminded me of a tutorial that I saw awhile back where paper bags were used to create a mini scrapbook (I tried to find this tutorial again, but was unsuccessful. I'll try to recreate the tutorial in the next couple of days.) So I decided to try doing one myself!

I know I raved about the DCWV Green Stack (made with 70% recycled paper) in a previous post, and this paper seemed to fit perfectly into my theme, so I decided to go with! I matched the paper with some garden twine that I got from Target for $1 and it came together nicely. Now the real question . .. what pictures am I going to fill it with?!

I hope these pictures inspire you to do a mini of your own- it was super fun! :) Happy Saturday everyone!!

This book is massive for a mini, so it's a good thing

I decided to use some sturdy twine to bind it together :)

Look at all those pockets!!

See what I mean about space? It's not only limited to the

pages you create, you also have the pockets for additional

pages and other goodies ;)

(These paper leaves are incredibly easy to make! For

instructions, you can see a post I made earlier in the week :)
Tags, tags, and MORE TAGS! There is so much space in this

album- you can add lots of things to all the pockets).



I love the texture of crumpled paper bags! It seemed to add

some life to this tree. I used crackle paint in peeled paint by

Ranger for a different kind of texture for the leaves.

These tags were SOOO fun to make.