How to Make Decorative Cellophane Candy Bags | ModernMom.comIf you are looking for a unique item to add to your party’s table decorationsthat can also be used as a gift, consider making decorative cellophane candy bags. Whether you are planning a child's birthday party, a dinner party for friends,or simply want to give out little treats at the holidays, these candy bags can be easily and inexpensively made for any occasion. Easy enough for little hands to make, kids will also enjoy this craft
Things You'll NeedSmall plastic cellophane bags * Small candy pieces * Colored card stock paper * Patterned scrapbook paper (optional) * Rubber stamping materials (stamps and ink) * Colored pencils or pens * Standard ruler * Stylus embossing tool * Standard scissors * Decorative-edge scissors (optional) * Stapler * Staples * Hot glue gun and hot glue (optional) * Ribbon (optional) * Other scrapbook embellishments (optional)
Choose Your Size Cellophane BagPick the size of candy bag you want to make. Most craft stores will have clear bags made up in various sizes, from 3 inches by 3 inches size to about 6 inches by 8 inches. Something in the middle usually works best in terms of your decorative surface and the amount of candy you can put in the bag.
Pick your CandyPick the kind of candy to add to your bag. Consider candy you would find in the bulk section of your grocery store because the pieces are fairly small.
Card StockTake a piece of card stock paper and measure out the same width as the cellophane bag and then add a ½ inch; cut. Measure out the length at 6 inches and cut.
Grab Your ToolsTaking your embossing tool, measure down the length of your card stock paper to the half way point (3 inches) and crease across the short part of the paper. Fold in half
Stamp AwayDecorate one side (or both) of the paper with rubber stamped images, stickers, scrapbook embellishments, ribbon or other decorations.
Fill It UpFill the cellophane bag with candy so that the bag is no more than 3/4 full.
Fold It UpPlace the bag's opening in between the folded card stock paper so there is ¼ inch of paper border on the left and right edges and the bag is at least half the way up inside the paper flaps.
Close It UpStaple the paper to the bag on both the left and right sides, towards the bottom of the paper's edge.
Tips and WarningsAdd some colored crinkle paper or grass to the bottom of the bag for more flare. Make the decorative toppers different sizes based on the decorations or embellishments you want to use. Before folding your paper on the crease, rubber stamp an image of your choice across the middle of the paper. Fold along the crease and cut out the back side of the image using an X-Acto knife to get a pop-up effect. Try punching two holes in the paper instead of a stapler and then lace ribbon through the holes and tie.
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What a Great idea for Valentine Treats -- or a Birthday Party Treat Bag! Alternative text could say - "Thanks for Rocking my Party!";
As my boys get older, it seems they don't want anything to do with things that say 'cute', 'sweet', 'mine' or 'yours', and especially 'love' (yuck !) .... in a few years that will probably come back (for a specific person, rather than the whole class), but for now Valentine's Day has gotten to be a bit sensitive and needs to fit into the cool category. So I ordered a bunch of
rock candy, packaged it into little
cello bags, printed the text (You Rock!) onto white cover stock and attached it with
red staples.
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One of the most
important business steps for companies large or small is knowing your customer. As a newbie to the packaging industry (my former lives include being a sticker, flooring & shelving queen), I've undertaken some market research to better understand cellobags.com customers - their needs, their wants, their businesses. What a better place to learn about my business than from the people helping my company live and breathe. I've set up my blog, have a
facebook page, personalized our thank you emails, set up a survey, added "customonials" to the site, visited customer sites.
Wow! I've met & learned about some great people & interesting businesses. Last week, I interacted with Tammy from
DoMoreBars.com. She placed a fairly large order, and I had to know- what is it she needed all those bags for. Was she a bakery, a crafter, looking for party favor bags? I was intrigued.
DoMoreBars are just that - Yummy, but healthier rice crispie-type bars that are gluten free and help you do more! (you should visit and order some! Did I say, yummy?) Tammy runs her business from home & is passionate about cooking and baking - especially providing healthy & tasty treats for her family. Her products were borne from her passions & need. It's an inspiring story to all small business owners or passionate, crafty people who might be reading this- go for it! Tammy's got a
website,
a facebook page & she knows her customers (and that's why she's successful)!
Tammy also uses the finest ingredients & products, including our cello bags,
MPR. She tells me that she has "tested other bags and yours are by far the best. They are thicker & stand up to being handled & even more importantly they keep the product really fresh. My bars are very sensitive to humidity/dryness and your bags really protect them." Great testimonial out of my curiousity habits. Thanks Tammy for allowing me to share this!
I'd love to hear other stories from customers. Help me help you! Feedback, good or bad, helps make companies (those that listen anyway). How do you use my products, how do you feel about them? How do you feel about us? I listen, I action. (I'll give you a link back for all SEO-gurus).
PS. I included a link in the top paragraph to a great article on why knowing your customer is important. Enjoy!
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Since many of our customers are bakeries (large & small, but growing), we found a great article from
FoodNavigator.com directly related to your industry. In the article, by Jess Halliday, dated November 3, the Institute of Grocery Distribution (IGD) recommends food businesses educate consumers about sugar truths to dispel myths that added sugars are a driving force behind diabetes and childhood behavioral issues. Here's an excerpt and link to the complete article:
Consumers do not understand the role of sugars in the diet, according to a new report from IGD that suggests food businesses can improve the information they provide to aid understanding.
Reducing added sugar is part of a major drive towards offering healthier food and beverage products, and the main public health messages revolve around managing energy intake and dental health. However as well as providing energy and carbohydrate, they also perform technological functions in foods, such as texture, colour, acting as a preservative and improving palatability.
The new report from the Institute of Grocery Distribution (IGD), called
Sugars: Improving information and messages to consumers, is intended to help food manufacturers clarify messages to consumers about the role of
sugars in the diet, and to use appropriate terms for describing sugars on food and beverage products.
IGD conducted qualitative research around consumer understanding of sugars, and terms associated with sugars and sugar processing. They found that there was perception that natural sugars – from foods such as fruit, vegetables, dairy products and cereals – are somehow different from added sugars; in fact
“they are no different in terms of their nutritional value, their effect on health, and the way they are utilised by the body,” says the report.
It added that this may be exacerbated
“by poor definition and understanding of the term ‘added sugar’”.
People are often advised to consume foods with natural sugars over ones with added sugar, however, as they are usually accompanied by beneficial nutrients, such as fibre in fruit.
In addition, the researchers found people tended to think, incorrectly, that brown sugar and honey are better for them than white sugar.
The report contains a number of general and specific messages about sugars in the diet, including the role of sugars in a healthy balanced diet, nutritional value, sources of sugars, sugars and weight management, sugars and dental health.
Dispel consumer myths around added sugars, IGD:
CelloBags.com is your bakery source for
cellophane bags,
bakery bags,
zippered pouches, and more! Thanks for your patronage!
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This past week, lawmakers in California confirmed to consumers, that they do indeed have a choice - paper or plastic.
Measure AB 1998 would have banned single use grocery store bags in the State of California and required the purchase of a recyclable paper bag, or consumers to carry their own totes. Proponents for the measure presented statistics on the cost of cleaning up stray bags, hauling bags to landfills, and the landfill space they consumer. Opponents to the bill lined up with their statistics of the cost to the environment of paper, the right of consumer choice, and the added cost of totes to consumers.
Without getting on the soapbox about
where we lie as a company in this debate, we also wanted to let our customers know they have a choice when it comes to our site. We've recently added a new line of
Biodegradable Cello Bags. Our new 100% compostable cello bags are made with wood fiber cellulose taken from
sustained forests. These bags break down in a matter of weeks in a home composting environment and cause nearly zero environmental impact. They have most of the same properties of our
standard cello bags - oxygen & moisture barrier, heat-sealable, FDA - approved.
We are happy to offer products to our customers who sit on the paper side of the fence and we will continue to look for more products that make sense in our product line - ones that give you, the consumer, a choice!
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Check out this great educational site in Florida. It's cute & informative.
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