Don’t just collect those mini shopping bags to be used again when you need them. Give the bags longevity with a special meaning. Create a decorative Do Not Disturb sign ready to be hung on the guest room doorknob. Your tired visitors will thank you for it.
MATERIALS NEEDED
- Mini shopping bag
- Pieces of broken jewelry (optional)
- Artificial flowers
- Glue gun
- White glue
- Sand to weigh down bag
- Oasis
- Moss
- Lightweight color cards (optional)
- Color markers and/or Puffy paint (optional)
- Self-adhesive letters
- Paper edger scissors
- Regular scissors
- Ribbon
- Doilies (optional)
- Woodpicks for flowers
HERE’S HOW
- Using paper edger scissors, cut out shape of choice from lightweight color card (mine was oblong) press the adhesive letters to say: Do Not Disturb on the color card
- Glue color card to bag
- Using puffy paint or color markers decorate edge of color card and trim a corner with broken jewelry or artificial flowers
- Add sand to bottom of bag to weigh it down
- Wedge oasis into bag, laying it on top of sand
- Arrange bouquet of flowers
- Place moss to cover any oasis showing
- Hang on door!
