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Brown-bag it.


Back to school, right? You can save lotsa memories in your lunch bags. No, were not suggesting you make a crusty crust·y  
adj. crust·i·er, crust·i·est
1. Having, resembling, or being a crust.

2. Rough or surly in manner. See Synonyms at gruff.
 petrified-sandwich time capsule. Craft this mini scrapbook A Macintosh disk file that holds frequently used text and graphics objects, such as a company letterhead. Contrast with "clipboard," which is reserved memory that holds data only for the current session.  with brown paper bags and a few other simple supplies.

What You Need

two brown paper bags * hole puncher * patterned paper * stickers * ribbon * scissors scissors

Cutting instrument or tool consisting of a pair of opposed metal blades that meet and cut when the handles at their ends are brought together. Modern scissors are of two types: the more usual pivoted blades have a rivet or screw connection between the cutting ends
 * glue * stapler sta·pler 1  
n.
One who deals in staple goods or staple fibers.


stapler
Noun

a device used to fasten things together with a staple

Noun 1.
 

What You Do

1. Facing the open end of one bag to the left and the open end of the other bag to the right, stack both lunch bags one on top of the other.

2. Fold the bags in half, creating a square.

3. Punch two holes along the folded edge of the bag.

4. String ribbon through the holes, and tie in a bow.

5. Decorate all eight pages of the book with paper designs, magazine cut-outs, ribbon and stickers. Get funky funky - Said of something that functions, but in a slightly strange, klugey way. It does the job and would be difficult to change, so its obvious non-optimality is left alone. Often used to describe interfaces.  by gluing on beads, buttons, glitter, whatever.

6. Cut out small pieces of construction paper, and staple on small ribbon "tabs." Write personal notes on them, and tuck away in the book's pockets. Tuck in photos, concert tix and other memorabilia. Fun!
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Author:Sessions, Karen
Publication:Girls' Life
Article Type:Brief article
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Oct 1, 2006
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