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Countdown to Christmas – Personalized Grain Sacks

November 21, 2014  Christmas | My Projects

 

How to Make Personalized Grain Sack Crafts - perfect as Santa Sacks under the Christmas Tree kellyelko.com

Only 5 Fridays til Christmas!

Every Friday through Black Friday, five talented friends and I are sharing easy projects to get you in the holiday spirit.

Countdown to Christmas - 6 Creative Christmas Ideas Every Week! kellyelko.com

I love wrapping gifts – sometimes the shiny package is better than what’s inside.

With cookies to bake, carols to sing, turkeys to cook and wine to drink, sometimes it’s easier to use a gift bag.

But not just any gift bag will do.

I love these grain sacks from Online Fabric Store.  Some are French reproductions, there’s a cattle feed sack and lots of sizes of plain ones too.

Make these adorable DIY Personalized Grain Sacks - such cute little Santa Sacks under the tree! kellyelko.com

Ooooh, la la.

French Grain Sack - so cute as a decoration under the Christmas tree kellyelko.com

Love this cattle feed grain sack under the Christmas tree kellyelko.com

I knew my friend Jen Rizzo’s new line of stencils would be perfect for this!

Isn’t the antler the cutest – I love the garland too.

Make a DIY Personalized Grain Sack - I love the antler stencil! kellyelko.com

DIY Personalized Grain Sacks

Supplies:

Plain Grain Sacks
Antler Stencil
Holiday Garland Stencil
Large Alphabet Stencils (mine are 4″)
Craft Paint (I used white and red)
Foam Pouncers

1) Insert cardboard or magazines inside the grain sack so the paint doesn’t soak through

2) Use a foam pouncer to apply paint to spell out a name

Hint: Start with center letter first so your name is centered

3) Use your antler or garland stencil above and below the name

Hint: Stencil the top left and bottom right first, then clean off the stencil, flip it over and stencil the top right and bottom left

4) Let dry and stuff with gifts for your favorite girl or boy

Make a personzlied grain sack - perfect as a Christmas Santa sack - love the garland stencil kellyelko.com

Best part is they are reusable year after year and they make the cutest decorations.

Make these personalized grain sacks to put under the Christmas tree! kellyelko.com

Now if Santa will just bring me a Kelly sack filled with one million dollars in small bills.

 

P.S. Don’t forget to check out the full line of gorgeous stencils by Jennifer Rizzo for Royal Design Studio.

P.P.S. Mark your calendars for the Cyber Monday sale at Online Fabric Store.

 

Don’t forget to check out my other Countdown to Christmas Projects:

Make a Fun Oh Deer Sign! kellyelko.com

How to add Christmas effects to photos kellyelko.com

Christmas Wreath Decorating Ideas kellyelko.com

Easy Art Update kellyelko.com

Make a now sew burlap webbing table runner kellyelko.com
Now check out what my friends created …

Christmas-Wreath-Decorating-Ideas-this-one-uses-a-free-clock-printable
CHRISTMAS TOPIARY DIY stonegableblog.com
Christmas chalkboard
Make Recycled cardboard stars
Affordable Holiday Gift Guide
Thanks Online Fabric Store and Royal Design Studio for the supplies to make the world’s cutest grain sacks.
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  1. Patricia

    November 21, 2014 at 8:08 am

    Kelly, your reminders of how many weeks til Christmas have been very helpful to me! 🙂
    Those bags are so cute, it is like receiving 2 gifts! I will tell Santa about that bag if money you want!

    Reply
  2. Heidi @ Decor & More

    November 21, 2014 at 8:24 am

    Great idea! Love creative gift wrap! Cheers, Kelly ~ xo Heidi

    Reply
  3. vel

    November 21, 2014 at 9:14 am

    This are perfect for gifts and so eco-friendly too! Definitely reusable year after year! Hope all is well with you Kelly, I have so many back-reading to do!

    Reply
  4. Karah @ thespacebetweenblog

    November 21, 2014 at 10:02 am

    So cute! Did you need help making one with my name on it?!?! 😉

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    • Kelly @ Eclectically Vintage

      November 21, 2014 at 2:48 pm

      It’s on Santa’s sleigh!

      Reply
  5. [email protected]

    November 21, 2014 at 12:29 pm

    Oh I so love them and the stencils are fabulous!….Have a great weekend Kelly!

    Reply
    • Kelly @ Eclectically Vintage

      November 21, 2014 at 2:48 pm

      Thanks Shirley – have a wonderful weekend too!

      Reply
  6. laura

    November 21, 2014 at 2:04 pm

    I saw those at pb at thought they were so cute. Yours look great.

    Reply
  7. Yvonne @ StoneGable

    November 21, 2014 at 5:02 pm

    Kelly, you are one creative gal! Those grain sacks are perfect for hard to wrap presents under the tree! Love the personalized ones!!!! Now I’m off to buy a few for my Christmas gifts!!!

    Reply
  8. JaneEllen`

    November 21, 2014 at 7:10 pm

    Kelly what a smart way to “wrap” gifts for anytime. I had no idea they’d be so reasonably priced, even printed ones. Will be ordering some of these after payday. Love them, so much can be used for. Glad you shared this idea. I had no idea the online fabric store had them either. Love how you stenciled yours, look great.
    Happy weekend

    Reply
  9. Tone on Tone Loi Thai

    November 22, 2014 at 8:17 am

    So charming, Kelly!!! I’d love to make these as personalized hostess gifts. Cool stencils!
    Xoxo
    Loi
    PS – Shared your snow village jars on IG – what a big hit!!! 🙂

    Reply
  10. Laura Strack

    November 22, 2014 at 6:24 pm

    Those bags are darling and reusable. Love that! I always love anything that is made of natural fibers too. TFS!

    Reply
    • Kelly @ Eclectically Vintage

      November 22, 2014 at 8:50 pm

      Thanks Laura!

      Reply
  11. Judy

    November 30, 2014 at 5:52 pm

    Very cute and fun bags…this would also be cute to make one to store your potatoes in. 🙂

    Reply
    • Kelly @ Eclectically Vintage

      November 30, 2014 at 7:44 pm

      I do love a good potato!

      Reply
  12. Amy @ StowandTellU

    December 6, 2014 at 8:27 am

    Love, love, LOVE these gift bags. Saying goodbye to wrapping paper, and those stencils are really cute, too!!

    Reply
  13. Dorelle Andersen

    January 12, 2015 at 2:11 am

    Hi just found your fabulous blog. Love those grain sacs. A couple of questions ..I went to online fabric site but so many choices. Which specific sacks did you paint (some look looser weave than others which I would imagine would be tougher to paint on). I prefer the tighter weave. Also where did you get or what brand of 4″ stencils did you use for the names. Really cute idea. many thanks

    Reply
  14. Dorelle Andersen

    January 12, 2015 at 2:11 am

    Hi just found your fabulous blog. Love those grain sacs. A couple of questions ..I went to online fabric site but so many choices. Which specific sacks did you paint (some look looser weave than others which I would imagine would be tougher to paint on). I prefer the tighter weave. Also where did you get or what brand of 4″ stencils did you use for the names. Really cute idea. many thanks

    Reply
    • Kelly @ Eclectically Vintage

      January 13, 2015 at 9:21 pm

      Thanks Dorelle – these are the grain sacks I used: https://www.onlinefabricstore.net/27-x-40-hydrocarbon-free-burlap-bag-.htm
      The stencils were 4″ high cardboard stencils – I think I got them at Michaels

      Reply

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