Candy Wrapper Gift Card Wallet Tutorial

Candy Wrapper Gift Card Wallet Tutorial

I am a little too excited that Christmas candy is on the shelves! I love finding unique ways to reuse the insane amount of packaging that I find myself throwing away! These candy wrapper bags are just adorable so I knew I had to make something from them. Here is a candy wrapper gift card wallet tutorial.

Candy Wrapper Gift Card Wallet Tutorial

Supplies:

Holiday Candy Wrapper (Eat the candy first!!!)

Iron on Vinyl

Heat n Bond Interfacing

Kam Snaps

Fabric

Coordinating Thread

Instructions:

Trim the candy wrappers into two 5″ squares. Cut two pieces of iron on vinyl that are just over 5″ squares.

Follow the on package instructions to iron the vinyl onto the candy wrappers. Make sure to let the wrapper and vinyl cool before handling it because when it is warm you can rip or warp the wrapper. Now square the pieces up to 5″.

Sew the two wrappers together and finger press the seam.

Cut a piece of interfacing that measure the same length as the finished candy wrapper piece. Mine measured 9 1/4″. You will also cut a scrap piece of fabric to this same dimension. Iron the interfacing onto the scrap fabric piece.

Now from your fabric cut four 3″ strips. Iron the top edge under by 1/4″ on three of the strips.

Line the un-pressed strip up with the top of the scrap fabric. Sew the bottom edge in place (as pictured.)Line up the second strip of fabric 1″ down and sew the bottom edge in place.

Continue this process until all the strips are in place. You do not need to sew the bottom strip in place. Just pin it.

Fold the piece in half and finger press. Then sew along the pressed seam to create two separate sides of the wallet. Now place the candy wrapper piece on top of the fabric piece right sides together. Sew around the edges leaving a large portion of the bottom open to turn the piece out. Once you have carefully turned the piece out use your fingers to press the open edges under. Then close the eyes up and sew the seam in place.Attach one kam snap on each edge to create a closure for the wallet.