Hi bees! I?m Miss Stingray?s older sister. In past posts she has called me Fin. I live several hours away from her, so I haven?t been able to be very involved with wedding stuff. But she was such a huge help with my wedding two summers ago that I knew I wanted to take on a project for her! So I offered to take on the welcome bags. I love crafts and I do a fair amount of travel, so I have an idea of things people might forget when they take a trip, and I get a free checked bag, so I have space to pack them.
This Is Episode 1 of Welcome Bags: Decorating the Bags
Now, I should start with a disclaimer. You probably already know if this is a project you?d like to take on. It will probably be as much fun as one of the more tedious craft projects you?ve ever tried. So if you?re someone who loves every project you?ve ever tried—great! Full steam ahead. But if you tend to find crafts to fall somewhere between a three hour work meeting and a root canal on the scale of fun, this is probably one to leave to Etsy or Vistaprint. Supplies:

$36 for bags and shipping
$5 for roll of contact paper/vinyl
$4 paint (~$1 per bottle)
$1 foam brushes (You can usually get 12 for $1.)

The main expense here is the bags. All of the other pieces are a few dollars or less. If you had to buy everything for this project, it?d cost somewhere around $46.
I bought the bags from Cheaptotes for 89 cents each. They are flat and slightly loose woven (though not see-through). Some people online have compla...