I just covered some paper mache eggs with old pages torn from a falling apart German book over the weekend and even used
the raffia twine around them and little flowers!!!
Not exact matches
Cut a 12 inch piece of
twine or
raffia, fold it in half and slide it between the two halves.
And I'm thinking that paper lunch bags tied with
twine,
raffia, or ribbon would be a fine alternative to cloth bags to make it even more simple.
We've all seen ribbon,
raffia and
twine used but to that you can add sprigs of rosemary, ivy or small flowers such as pansies or a recent blog site feature of a grape leaf with a wine cork tied to it via
twine, which held the napkin (it was very clever use of something you might throw away — wine cork).
For hanging decorations, make a small hole in each leaf before it dries and thread the finished leaf with ribbon,
raffia or coloured
twine.
I chose to add a combination of
raffia and
twine and tied this around the stem.