I have a small treat sleeve for you today It's very easy to make and requires very little in the way of materials. This is ideal for when you just want to give a token gift that you could pop in the letter box along with a card to somebody that's maybe feeling under weather.
I made this one to fit a sachet of Galaxy instant hot chocolate, but these can be adapted to fit pretty much any size sachet, instant soup or cappuccino sachets for instance.
It would probably work with a bar of chocolate or a gift voucher, anything that is fairly flat. I haven't tried those yet.
The majority of the ribbon is hidden inside the sleeve and it's purpose is to pull the sachet out of the sleeve.
All you need to make this is a piece of card that is twice the width of your sachet plus an extra 1 1/2 inches by the length of the sachet plus an inch.
You'll also need a piece of ribbon just over three times the length.
For example, The Galaxy sachet measured 2 inches across. So my card measures 5 1/2 inches across.
The length of the sachet is 5 inches so my card measured 6 inches.
On the 5 1/2 inch side, I scored at 2 1/2 inches and 5 inches. Fold the score lines and glue the sides together.
If using a narrow ribbon, punch a small hole in the middle of the top edge about 1/2 an inch in from the top. If you're using a wide ribbon, cut a slot the width of the ribbon in the top.
Thread the ribbon through the holes or slots, making sure you have equal amounts of ribbon either side. Now slide the sachet into the sleeve. The sachet will push the ribbon down to the bottom of the sleeve.
You can decorate the sleeve and add a tag if you desire.
