‘Tis the Sandwich Bag Season

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This might be the shortest post I’ve ever written. That’s how easy it is. Shout out to my first grade teacher, Mrs. Miller who I think was the one responsible for this idea.  (If it wasn’t her, then shout out to my second grade teacher, Mrs. Curtis.)

Use plastic sandwich bags to make these fun unexpected Christmas wreaths.

Wanna know the bank breaking total cost? $2.  ($6 if you add the ribbon and bells.*)  All you need are plastic sandwich bags (the kind with the flap… not ziplock) and metal hangers.  I used between two and three 150-count boxes of sandwich bags.

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Use plastic sandwich bags to make these fun unexpected Christmas wreaths.

Shape your hanger into a circle or whatever shape you want (square, oval, star, heart).

Use plastic sandwich bags to make these fun unexpected Christmas wreaths.

Cut your bags in half and tie each bag around the hanger until you’ve filled the wreath.

Use plastic sandwich bags to make these fun unexpected Christmas wreaths.

Use plastic sandwich bags to make these fun unexpected Christmas wreaths.

Use plastic sandwich bags to make these fun unexpected Christmas wreaths.

If I can do this with a newborn on my lap… that should give you a sense of how SIMPLE this project is!

Use plastic sandwich bags to make these fun unexpected Christmas wreaths.

Fluff the plastic and decorate however your Christmas heart desires!

Use plastic sandwich bags to make these fun unexpected Christmas wreaths.

I found these mini bells at Terrain at the last minute and LOVE them… these could be an easy DIY if you’re more organized with your time than I am… (*They bring the total cost of this project over $6, but SO worth it!)

Use plastic sandwich bags to make these fun unexpected Christmas wreaths.

Apologies for the second half of this post as for the life of me, I couldn’t figure out how to take better pictures of these guys.  I’m sure it involves actually taking my camera off the automatic setting and using the tripod… maybe I’ll update this post one day.  Just not this day.  You get the idea…

Use plastic sandwich bags to make these fun unexpected Christmas wreaths.

If these wreaths aren’t easy, I don’t know what is! Any quick and easy decorations you’ve been working on?

Use plastic sandwich bags to make these fun unexpected Christmas wreaths.

Transform thrifted glass doorknobs into repurposed Christmas snowman.

Use plastic sandwich bags to make these fun unexpected Christmas wreaths.

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    1. I’ve heard people share that they made these growing up, so it must be an oldie but goodie! Dry cleaner bags are very smart (and free)! 🙂

  1. MY GRANDMOTHER ALWAYS HUNG THESE IN HER WINDOWS WHILE WE WERE GROWING UP. sHE ADDED LIGHTS AND THEY LOOKED SO PRETTY IN THE WINDOWS AT NIGHT.