St. Patrick's Day Treat Box and Party Favor-Plus a DIY Cupcake Stand

Do you celebrate St. Patrick's day? What kind of traditions do you have? We are Callahans and so should be having a huge celebration. For holidays I usually decorate the table with treat boxes like the one shown above. I will be adding the St. Patrick's Day shamrock garland that I made this year. (shown in photo above) Green plates and white plates plus green polkadot napkins will be making an appearance this year.  I have a lovely green glass pitcher that I could use too. I think I'll put this treat box in the center of your dinner plate or up on the left side of the plate. Either way it will make everything seem a little more festive! 

Here's the link to our St. Patrick's Day Banner / Garland blog post

Just fill the cellophane bag with your favorite green treats....M&M's, Hershey Kisses and Nuggets....any small treat will do.  We really filled out bags full but you can leave it less full. 

We used two different scrapbook papers to construct the box.....medium white polkadot, small green stripe, small white polkadot and green and white stripes. We've also put a clear plastic piece up against the cutout shamrock.  When adhered to the back of the front piece it helps protect the cutout and keeps the bag of treat inside.  It also makes it a more sturdy package. 

Another view of the St. Patrick's banner.  We actually cut it up into smaller lengths so we could use it to decorate instead of hanging upon the wall. 

All the supplies shown above are included in the kit. Everything you need is supplied...you need not buy a thing.  Super simple to put together. Easy instructions will be included. Once you make one you will have it down. 

I love how the treat box looks in this cupcake stand. The cupcake stands are 5" tall and will add height to your table decor.  We made these cupcake stands from supplies bought at The Dollar Store. The bottom piece is a candle stand and the top piece is the candle holder.  They have different versions of the holders. They are in the candle section of the store.  We glued the two pieces together using E-6000 glue. At first it was kind of stinky but eventually the scent went away. I think they turned out so cute and super easy.   

Here's a better view of the cupcake stand. So easy to make and inexpensive! They measures 5" tall. 

Our St. Patrick's Day Treat Boxes can be found HERE

Our St. Patrick's Day Banner can be found HERE

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Valentine's Day Heart Shaped Treat Bag- Super Simple to Make - For Cookies and Candy

 Let's fill a valentine pouch with some of your fabulous homemade cookies!  Or some of your favorite candy, chocolate or some store bought treats.  Super simple to make but impressive. Would you rather just hand someone a cookie in a baggie or in a unique, special package.  Believe me, you will be remembered!

Click HERE to get everything you need to make
these cute heart bags for Valentine's Day gifts!

It's a very inexpensive project, especially if you already have scrapbook paper, because that's pretty much all this requires. Instead of foam tabs you can just glue everything together and instead of twine you can use yarn or string and the ribbon handle is optional too.

Below you can see the tutorial for these Valentine pouches.  At the widest part of the heart it measures 4" wide and 4.5" tall. Mix and match the heart and arrow with our cute scallop tags.  12 different tags are in the printable. We used the large pattern in the printable.

Here's a photo of the ones that we attached the ribbon handles to. You can add handles or leave them off, it's up to you.  The jumbo cookies inside the hearts are from Costco.  We put them inside a 4" x 6" clear plastic bag and tied with twine.

Our tags can go on red, white or pink paper or even a printed paper with those colors. How about Smarties, Sixlets, Cinnamon Bears, chocolate covered pretzels, mini candy bars etc .  A box of  Conversation Hearts will fit inside the heart too.  

 This is a very simple project and you may not need the simple tutorial...but we know there are people out there with different levels of experience so here it is.....

 Download the pattern to your computer and print out on either solid color scrapbook paper or one with a design. We've included a pattern in black outlines for printing on dark paper and one with grey outline for printing on light paper. 

 Cut out the heart pouch. All the solid lines on the pattern need to be either scored or folded and then the flap glued.  Punch out 1/2" or up to 3/4" circles and glue on each side of the heart.  Then punch a small hole in each circle (for the ribbon)

  Attach a large heart onto the center of the heart pouch with foam dots. We inked the edges of the pouch and the smaller heart.

 Be sure to put the foam tabs on the top and bottom of the tag so that when you attach it over the arrow it doesn't stick to the arrow. Arrow measures 1/4" wide. Make it as long as you want. Be sure to cut each end as shown.

 Next attach the arrow going at an angle.

 Finally add the tag on top of the arrow.  We inked everything, but that's just us. It is optional.

 Put the  1/4" ribbon through the circle and tie a knot in the end and then do the same for the other side. You can leave off the ribbon it you like.

Here are the supplies: Twinery Twine in pink and white (also used red and white)  Foam dots, ribbon and clear treat bags (From Hobby Lobby-100 bags measuring 4x6 for $1.99--we bought this size of bag to fit the jumbo cookies from Costco)

Click HERE to get this fun Valentine's Day Printable!

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