Before we get into the gifts let me first show you the little bag I made to give one of his gifts in…similar to the Tiffany-Inspired Jewelry Bag I showed you how to make here but just a wee bit more man-ly.
Anyways…without further ado, I bring to you the Drawstring Trinket Bag:
And what’s inside that man-ly bag you ask…yup, none other than a washer key chain ring!
It was the perfect gift for my hubby as he is not into key any-things. He is a minimalist in the things he carries in his pockets. Keys…just keys no tag thingies of any sort. Wallet…small and simple. Phone. That’s it…no man bag needed for him. So, when I found this tutorial I knew I had to make it for him. It’s so simple, and tiny. Just two washers, a jump ring, a twisted up eye pin and a key ring. It shouldn’t add any bulk to his keys at all. LOVE it!
Ok, so to make this cute, I mean man-ly, little bag I’m gifting it in all you need is this:
Drawstring Trinket Bag
2 1/2 inch x 7 inch piece of felt
coordinating embroidery floss
embroidery needle
The goods…easy breezy!
(beautiful Cover Girl…aww, c’mon you know you were thinking it too!)
Ok, so first fold the felt in half lengthwise.
Then, hand sew both of the sides, like the picture above. Oh, and I only used 3 of the 6 strands of embroidery floss to do the sides for less bulk!
When sewing up the sides, leave 3/4 inch at the top of each side…this is where you are going to cinch bag together with the drawstring.
Then, take a 15 inch (or so) piece of embroidery floss (using all 6 stands this time) for the drawstring. Start at one side of the bag and weave the floss through the felt a couple of times and then onto the other side, ending up at the starting side. I also knotted both ends of the drawstring twice to give it a nice finished look.
Then, just cinch it up and tie it with a bow…LOVE!
Aww, let’s just look at what’s inside again…hopefully the hubby loves it!
Want a closer look?
Okay, here ya go:
See, I even stamped the kidlets initials on there. To be honest, I intended on doing their names. I first made a washer with Noah’s name and it wasn’t too shabby, then I got to Penelope…are you kidding me??? There is no way that her name was going to fit on a washer and there is no way I was NOT going to screw up just one measley letter and have to start it all over…forget about it!!! So, names were out and initials were in…much easier!
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