DIY Sugar, Salt & Pepper Packets
June 16th, 2008 @ 20:59When I was at Vegomässan in December I had these little paper slips with my blog address and e-mail on them that people could take. A great idea I thought. Well, I had an even better one today. As a foodie and someone who blogs about/obsesses/drools over/thinks of/dreams of/plans/eats food I thought I’d be nice to have my contact details on something a little more foodie related than just a plain piece of paper. Enter sugar/salt/pepper packets. They’re easy to sew together in an hour and makes interesting business cards.
Simply make a design (my sugar packet is 9 x 3 cm or 3.5 x 1.5 inch) and make sure to have enough space to sew on. Print it out and put on top of another paper. Sew it up using a sewing machine, but leave one side open for filling with sugar. Fill with sugar and sew up the last side. Keep the stitches tight. Trim the sides with scissors, but don’t cut too close to the stitching. And voila!
I put one teaspoon of sugar in the big packet and in the small packets are about 1/8 teaspoon of salt/pepper. The small packets with images on them have salt/pepper in.
Wow, that’s so creative!
Comment by Melisser - June 17th, 2008 at 8:53 amsmart-ass idea! i want one!
Comment by björn - June 17th, 2008 at 10:40 amMake some for yourself! They’re fun to make and it’s not too hard.
Comment by Emmie - June 17th, 2008 at 11:17 amOhmy. You are creative sister. I want some!!
Comment by Sofie - June 17th, 2008 at 1:17 pmawesome idea! that’s about as far as my sewing skills get me, so I might give it a try.
Comment by Steffi - June 17th, 2008 at 5:39 pmHow creative! You ought to start your own business some day! Catering of vegan food or something. You’re excellent at marketing yourself and your food.
Comment by Sara - June 17th, 2008 at 6:03 pmThat is so W-A-Y cool! I am going to have to do something like this! I started thinking of all the herbs in my garden and making tea bags… or something. I am tired of writing my blog address scrawled on paper napkins and bits of scraps for people… this is SO much better!
Comment by Tofu Mom - June 17th, 2008 at 10:18 pmSuch a cute and creative idea! Go you.
Comment by Erin - June 18th, 2008 at 12:14 ambrilliant! i love your blog. i’ve had so much fun reading it. you also link to a lot of other great blogs. i’ve been reading them non-stop since i’ve been PMSing (i eat like crazy and when i’m not eating i’m staring at food online!).
was it hard to sew up the final edge without sugar and salt getting everywhere? the tea bag (tofumom) is a great idea too! i wish i had more clever little ah-ha ideas like this!
Comment by trashygourmet - June 18th, 2008 at 1:18 amOoooh! This is awesome! Brilliant I must say… C:
Comment by Amanda - June 18th, 2008 at 4:43 pmWhat an innovative idea!
Comment by Destiny - June 19th, 2008 at 3:07 amWell those are just about the cutest things ever!
Comment by Rural Vegan - June 20th, 2008 at 1:54 pmWhat a crafty idea! I love it.
Comment by Vivacious Vegan - June 24th, 2008 at 1:52 amThat is a fantastic idea!
Comment by theresa - June 24th, 2008 at 2:29 amNice Job!
Comment by gina's weight watcher recipes - June 24th, 2008 at 4:05 pmCoolest idea ever!!!!
Comment by Samantha - June 25th, 2008 at 3:28 pmSuch a clever girl. Adorable.
I should do this–but I know I won’t.
Comment by urbanvegan - June 25th, 2008 at 6:19 pmMen tjena, vilken helt fantastiskt grym idé!!!!! Men vad har du för papper till det? inte vanligt skrivpapper väl? Hur coolt som helst.
Comment by Åsa - June 25th, 2008 at 10:00 pmYou are so damn brilliant! Super super cute…hope you are feeling better. Let me know when you need some reiki!
Comment by VKO-Lifestyles of the Chic & Vegan - June 29th, 2008 at 7:08 pmThis is so cool!what kind of paper did you use?and can you also put liquids inside or no?
Comment by Veggie Wedgie - June 30th, 2008 at 6:09 pmWow that’s so cute & creative!
Comment by Wheeler's Frozen Dessert Co. - June 30th, 2008 at 8:28 pmwow, they are almost too cute to use!
by the way, i moved my blog to http://stoniebrook.blogspot.com
Comment by Brook - July 1st, 2008 at 5:40 pmSO cute! brilliant idea!
Comment by Liz² - July 5th, 2008 at 3:10 amThose sugar packets are such a great idea and they’re so cute!
Comment by Ms. Veganorama - July 8th, 2008 at 2:38 amthat is sooo cute! I’m definitely going to have to figure out our sewing machine sometime, just so I can make some of those!
Comment by peggy - July 16th, 2008 at 7:04 pmI really, really, really, really love this idea. I think it’s awesomely specific to food people! I’m going to steal… is that okay?
Comment by sarah - March 15th, 2009 at 4:20 pm