What can you do with a couple of old pillow cases and a length of ribbon? You can make a couple of perfect Halloween treat bags! We have three designs here, all of which you will get with this download. They make the perfect light-weight bag for your little trick-or-treaters to gather their spooky stash in!
We used our cutting machine to cut out the designs onto iron-on adhesive like this from Michaels, as well as this glow in the dark iron-on to add some fun detail. For those of you who do not have a cutting machine, we have included a PDF that can be printed onto iron-on transfer paper and applied to your pillow cases. Once your designs are cut, simply place them onto a washed pillow case. Press with an iron for 1 or 3 minutes. We like to press until the edges of the protective layer of plastic starts the crinkle. Then peel that layer off and re-press briefly with a dish towel over the design to protect it. Your homemade Halloween treat bags will then be good to wash and dry as normal, though dry on a low temp only to protect the design from peeling over time. We stitched a length of ribbon to the open edges of our cut down (shorter bags for the smaller kids) pillow cases to act as a handle for your little ghouls.
Looking for more DIY Halloween inspiration? Take a look at our PaperCut Halloween Party Invitations, our striking Pumpkin Diorama and our spooky 3D Haunted Village made entirely of paper! Enjoy! ~ Lia
Cricut Iron-on | Glow-in-the-dark Iron-on from Amazon | Cricut Explore | Pillow Cases from IKEA | Striped Ribbon
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10 Comments
Do I have to have a cricut machine to do some of these ideas?
You’ll need a cutting machine if you want to cut the designs from iron-on vinyl, but we did include a PDF that can be printed on a full sheet inkjet iron-on paper!
I’ve tried the download several times, in several ways, but the file contents are always an html file. The PDF version downloads as expected. I’m using a Windows PC and tried both IE and Google Chrome to download the file. Any suggestions?
I believe what you see as the html file is the svg file. Unless you have a personal cutting machine you do not need the svg file, if you have a cutting machine save the file on your desktop. Decompress the file and upload the svg into your machine’s software.
First let me say how much I LOVE all of your new images. Halloween is going to be so creative this year, even with crummy eye-rolling teenagers. But, I’m having the same issue as Sondra with this one though, the image downloads as a html file. I have no issue with other downloads, just this one.
Hi Cheryl, it sounds like you are downloading the svg file. Try the PDF unless you have a personal cutting machine.
Yes I do have a Cricut Explore. Happiness.
P.S. I wish there was a way to know you had responded to my comment from my Craft Room, rather than going back to the project. Just a thought.
We are working on this feature, there is a check box when you add your comment that emails any responses to you that you can use in the meantime:-)
The SVG file comes up as an html file instead of an svg file.
I just tested it again and I am guessing you may have window pop ups blocked on your browser. Since it is a compressed folder holding the SVG, it opens as a pop up that you then download. Check that and see if it works for you.