<p class="p2"><span class="s1">It&#8217;s been said that there&#8217;s a million stories in the big city, well, there are a million stories behind the shops on Etsy. Take Sandra Taylor, who makes favor bags by hand at <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/SandysCandyBags?ref=l2-shopheader-name&;show_panel=true" target="_blank">Sandy&#8217;s Candy Gift Bags</a>. </span></p>
<p class="p2">Sandy lives <span class="s1">in Saint Albans, Maine, but is originally from Connecticut, where her son and daughter-in-law live with their three children. Now on disability, she began crafting these special bags and boxes — which are often the best gift in and of themselves — for her daughter-in-law&#8217;s baby shower. I think you&#8217;ll agree they are really special, with every detail carefully thought out! </span><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-13092" src="http://thepaperchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/1.jpg" alt="1" width="800" height="533" /> <img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-13094" src="http://thepaperchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/3.jpg" alt="3" width="800" height="533" /> <img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-13093" src="http://thepaperchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/2.jpg" alt="2" width="800" height="533" /> <img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-13096" src="http://thepaperchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/5.jpg" alt="5" width="800" height="533" /> <img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-13095" src="http://thepaperchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/4.jpg" alt="4" width="800" height="533" /><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-13098" src="http://thepaperchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/7.jpg" alt="7" width="800" height="533" /><span class="s1">So cute, right? These must look so pretty filled and ready to give out to departing guests. For all the work that goes into them, they are well priced — the one you see below is $60, but that&#8217;s for 30 bags. All can be shipped flat to reduce shipping costs. Again, you can shop the whole range <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/SandysCandyBags?ref=l2-shopheader-name&;show_panel=true" target="_blank">here</a>. </span></p>
<p class="p2"><span class="s1">Meanwhile, all sales go to a great cause: Sandy is using them to finance her move back to Connecticut to be closer to her grandchildren. Her dream is to work with someone who can license and mass-produce her meticulously created designs. </span></p>
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