BTS Crafts : Paper bag covered books

 Back to School is around the corner in Louisiana :

 are going old school and wrapping school books with paper bags.

HOW TO MAKE A PAPER BAG BOOK COVER

• Cut bag from top to bottom along fold.
• Cut off bottom of bag
• Lay the bag flat, with any print facing up. Place the book on top of it in the center
• Fold the top section of the bag up to the top of the book, and then fold down.
• Do Step 4 to the bottom of the bag
• Place the book in the center of the bag again. Fold each side of the bag over the front and back covers and trim any excess paper. Leave enough on each end to cover 1/3 to 1/2 of the cover.
• Insert the book edges into the opening of each flap
• Decorate and personalize with stamps!

DIY BTS Mason Jars

 

Lets have fun painting mason jars for BTS

What You’ll Need:

• Mason jar
• Yellow,red,black, pink and grey  acrylic paint
• Small paint brush
• Toothpick
• Craft paper

 Wash and dry the inside your mason jar. Tape off design with tape. Then start painting ,and let dry before removing tape for next color.  After its all dry, spray clear sealer and let dry=. Fill with school supplies. 

Quilted BTS

Nothing says home like a quilt 

School house

Pencil 

Apple block 

For a quick quilt project 

You can grab this fun school themed fabric at Michaels. And make a fun knoted  quilt.with batting and backing. 

Need help ? You tube  tutorials.

knot quilt

Raspberry Crumble Bars

 

I'm baking for the school parents orientation tomorrow.....

Raspberry   Crumble Bars 

• 2 C flour
• 2 C oats
• 1 C melted butter
• 1 1/2 C brown sugar
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 2 C fresh raspberries 
• 1/2 C flour
• 2 T sugar
• 2 T lemon juice 

Pre Heat oven 350

Flour,Oats and brown sugar and baking powder mix together. Make a hole in middle and pour in butter- Lightly Mix. Place 2/3 of mixture in a 9 by 13 baking pan. 

Mix  Berries ,Flour, Sugar and Lemon juice  Place on top of the crumble Mix. Place the rest of Crumble on top and Bake 30-40 minutes. Let Cool and Cut in squares. 

At Home today

I'm making sharing some of my Back to School projects 

Front door/ school 

im making over a wreath for back to school. My chalkboard is cardboard painted black and school supplies and stickers added. The big red apple has abc on it.

I write back to school with white chalk..

School room door

My door is decorated in a crayons theme with our new pack. And Welcome 

My bulletin board 

i carry this crayon theme in this bulletin board. 

StarCREATIVEfeature 8/10/26

 

WELCOME to the second week of the August 2026 "You're the Star" Blog Hop!

Before we continue onto the Linky party I wanted to share from my blog:

BTC Back to College crafts 

personlized college crafts.

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Back to School

Welcome to my home today starts our Back to School celebration..

College back to school time ..

Do you have someone starting college this year? Are graduating college or even a gift? 

i bought this set at Walmart 

I personalized glasses, clip boards, and towels by using this stencil and different paint  markers. 

Enamel paint markers for glassware, fabric markers and regular markers.