Sweet Holiday Wishes

As I was browsing through a Martha Stewart Christmas magazine, I came across directions for making your own patterned wax paper. Martha used it for wrapping homemade breads as quick and simple Christmas gifts. I decided I would use that same idea, but in a slightly different way. Why not make my own box or bag out of the patterned wax paper? So, here's how to do it:

Step 1

Layout some paper towel and lay a piece of wax paper on top of it.

Step 2

Punch out your images from cardstock in your desired color. (For this, I used the Martha Stewart Holly leaf punch with green cardstock from the Halloween Key Ingredients, and a small hole punch with red cardstock from the Christmas Key Ingredients). Arrange punched pieces on wax paper.

Step 3

Lay a second piece of wax paper on top.

Step 4

Cover that with another paper towel and run an iron across the paper towel to "seal" your images in the wax paper.

Step 5

Now you can use this wax paper however you like. . .as a wrap for homemade bread or an insert for a candy box. I decided to trace and cut a box pattern on my patterned wax paper.

Step 6

Fill your bag with some sweets. . .I used peppermints. . .and finish embellishing your bag and you've got an adorable gift ready to give!

SUPPLIES USED: Stamps- Season's Sweetings (Taylored Expressions); Ink- Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko); Paper- green from Halloween Key Ingredients, red from Christmas Key Ingredients (Taylored Expressions), wax paper, paper towels; Accessories- Copic markers, Super Jumbo circle punch, Mega scallop circle punch (Marvy Uchida), ribbon from Christmas Key Ingredients (Taylored Expressions), scallop border punch (SU), Holly punch (Martha Stewart), hole punch.