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Low Key New user 97 Posts |
Hi, I need some ideas and this looked like the most likely place to get them.
I want to get some small pieces of paper (big enough to have a legible picture/writing on but no other size constraints) into a small bag of jelly beans with no obvious entry point. I'll be loading the bags away from prying eyes, so it doesn't matter how much prep it needs. I've been wracking my brains, but haven't come up with anything that wouldn't look naff, so I thought I'd ask people who have far more experience with this sort of thing than me. The bags are three sided pyramids, and each side is roughly 5cm/2 inches long. They are sealed along two edges, with a 'seam' down one face. They are made of some sort of see through plastic that feels pretty thin but that still holds its shape. I will attempt to post pictures below. Any help would be very welcome!! As you can see from my post count I can't get to the secret areas yet. If there's any suggestions that are best left quiet please PM me. I know this isn't a very grand project, if this is in the wrong place then please direct me to the right one |
Low Key New user 97 Posts |
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Michael Baker Eternal Order Near a river in the Midwest 11172 Posts |
I think this is totally going to depend on how easily you can breach one of the sealed seams without destroying the plastic in the process. Like opening a potato chip bag, you can do it a couple different ways... one would be to use the serrated edge as a starting point and tearing down through the seam (red seam). This would in essence, wreck the bag. The other way would be to attempt to peel the two layers of the same red seam apart. If you can get a grip on either side of one of those seams, see if this is possible. Start the separation process near the center of the seam and if you can get it started, only open it far enough to get your item inside. Re-seal with the smallest amount of glue or rubber cement necessary to do the job.
You might also want to see if the bag can be popped open by squeezing it in hopes that it blows open a seam and not through the face of the plastic. I'd think these are cheap enough that you could afford to experiment. Worst case scenario is that you get to eat a lot of jelly beans, so how bad can it be?
~michael baker
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Low Key New user 97 Posts |
Eat a lot of jelly beans?
Well... I suppose I can take one for the team! Thanks Michael, I'll give it a go and see how I get on |
Levi Bennett Inner circle 1778 Posts |
One thing you might try- my wife has learned that heat will dissolve many glues used for packaging products. You could try, as an experiment, a hair dryer or a curling iron to melt the seal and then you could reseal it with glue later.
If the bag is melted together itself it probably won't work. But then again it might. It's worth a try.
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Cliffg37 Inner circle Long Beach, CA 2491 Posts |
Question for you Mr. Key... How important to you are the red seem stripe and the Jelly Belly logo? If they are not, I would make my own bags. Easy enough to do with a kit featuring a low heat iron on glue, or a vacuum bag maker from the kitchen. You could even tape the logo inside first and use it to hide the load. Just a thought.
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blairo New user 7 Posts |
A variation of Cliffg37 idea would be to keep the bags and logos but slice off just the red seam (or the other seam), load your note, and reseal with a heat sealer (though home sealers sometimes don't work with commercial plastics). You might need to lose some beans and as you will be making the bags smaller.
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Low Key New user 97 Posts |
Thanks for all the help everyone!
I don't own a heat sealer or anything I could jury rig into one, so in the end I opened a seam with a knife and put my paper in the bag. I won't know how well it's received until Christmas Day, but it looks great to me! |
AGMagic Special user Cailf. 775 Posts |
There is a product called Eurosealer sold at Bed Bath & Beyond for just under $10.00. Also available online.
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Low Key New user 97 Posts |
Went down a treat!
I'm still being asked how I did it, which is a success in my book. Thanks for all the help everyone! |
TheRaven Special user 597 Posts |
One idea might be to use some type of plasticy velum type paper. Create a thin shaft with a slot the width of the paper. Thread the paper on the shaft and roll tightly. Poke a hole in the bag and push the shaft through. Then twist the shaft from outside the bag to unfurl the paper. Pull out the shaft.
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