Sustainable Gift Giving

An example of sustainable gift-giving - a gift that has minimal packaging, home-made "accessories" and gift-packed in a reusable, biodegradable and personalised way. Start sustainable living today by taking this first step - reduce garbage.

Little Miss' Sling Bag

This is what happens when you have extra fabric lying around and screaming cuteness!!

Personalise 'em

Fabric loot bags can be personalised for each child . You can easily add your little guests' name by writing them straight on to the fabric using markers or crayon specially for this. Just put a cardboard inside the bag, right under where you want it and write away. If you don't have the time (there's so much to do for a child's party no matter how small!), let me know. I like sewing on a name patch in contrasting colours like what you see here. The child's name will be written on felt (- a material 95%-made from discarded plastic water bottles) and hand stitched onto the bag. Kindly add a nominal fee of 80sen for each tag.

The Big Top Is In Town!

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Well, kind of... These bright-coloured stripes remind me of the circus. Least the carnival-like kind you get to visualise from Enid Blyton books! And I love circus-themed parties for children. The magician, balloons, a circus-tent cake and these fabric loot bags to match. The size of this handheld loot bag is 8.5" x 8.5" x 3.5" (gusset). Available in 2 colours as seen here. Very limited quantities and may be sometime before I get hold of this fabric again.

RM25 for a set of 5 bags.

Availability: SOLD OUT

Fabric Loot Bags

In looking to reduce, recycle and reuse for my daughter's birthday party this year, I was inspired to giveaway earth-friendly loot bags. A quick survey in the market left me with little choice but to get my sewing machine out again. There were lots of plastic, cellophane, glossy paper and polyester loot bags. While these are reusable, they aren't bio-degradable (not even the glossy paper bag). Let's face it, they all will get "thrown away" at some point in time. While there isn't a place called "away", we know they pretty much end up in landfills. If they're going to be there, let them be at least bio-degradable. Yes, it's a very big goal but let's take a few small steps at a time. It's just about getting started.

Hence, fabric loot bags. They were a hit with those 10 children and the bags were being re-used almost instantly. What you see here is a simple shoulder tote for children - 12"(h) x9"(w) x1.5"(gusset) using a cheerfully-coloured 100% cotton fabric. The sides of the tote are reinforced (sewing) and machine-washable.