Friday, March 28, 2014

Gift/Favor Bags.


Sometime back, I saw somewhere how to make these gift bags and have been thinking of making my own. And now finally got to make it. I made it with old calendar paper. The paper was quiet sturdy to carry little gifts. You can even make these with newspaper and it looks pretty nice. And it is a good way to recycle...:)






You'll need:
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- Thick paper, like calendar paper or card stock paper. You can use brown paper or newspaper or any kind of paper for that matter. Just make sure that the paper is sturdy to carry whatever you plan to put in the bag. If it is not sturdy, you can start with 2 sheets of paper to layer it to make it a bit more sturdy.
- Ribbons.
-Glue.

Steps.
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- Ok, now for the measurements. If you want your bag to be suppose 7" long and 3" broad. Then take a length of paper which is twice the length and twice the breadth, plus 1 inch more. So 21" (7+3+7+3+1) long. Just like the picture below, mark  and then score the paper at 7", then at  3", then again at 7" followed by at 3". You will have an extra 1" remaining after you scored the paper. You don't have to write the markings like I did. It was just to make the measurements clear...:)



- For the breadth of the paper, it depends on how high you want the bag to be. Suppose you want the height of the bag to be 6". Then for the breadth you will take 6" + 1" ( for folding on the top) + 3" ( which will be the base of the bag), which totals to 10"

- So, basically you will start with 21" long(from step 1) and 10" wide(from step 2) sheet of paper....:) Phew, all that calculations just to cut a sheet of paper.

-  Believe me it just sounds confusing, but it is not. The pictures below can explain it better and I know you all must be smart enough to figure out looking at just the pictures below. Anyways, marching ahead with making our bag.

- Taking the width of the paper, score at 1" from top and then at 3" from the bottom, just like the picture below.


- Fold the 1" first and glue it down, this will form the top of the bag.

- Taking the length of the paper. Fold along the scored lines and then glue the ends together.


So you glue the 1" at the end to the start of the paper and then you should have something like this.



- Now for the bottom of the bag. Taking the scored piece as a reference, fold the bottom of the bag and glue like the pictures below.





- Punch two holes on either side of the bag  and thread in ribbon and your bag is ready.


To give a cleaner look inside, cut a rectangle piece of paper, just a little shorter in length and breadth of the base of the bag and glue it inside.


You can now decorate your bag if you like with ribbons or whatever you want.


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19 comments:

  1. Thanks for the easy instructions on how to make the gift bag. Visiting from the Chain Linky Climb!

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    1. Thank you Heidi!!
      and good you could follow my instructions...:)
      I was worried, I am making 'a simple to make bag' look more complicated with my instructions...

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  2. Wow, totally clever, never would have thought of this!
    Jenna

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  3. Such adorable gift bags and great tutorial to have in a pinch. Thank you for sharing with the Clever Chicks Blog Hop! I hope you’ll join us again next week!

    Cheers,
    Kathy Shea Mormino
    The Chicken Chick
    http://www.The-Chicken-Chick.com

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  4. Brilliant! I never seem to have a bag when I need one. So cute with the ribbon etc.

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  5. What a beautiful way to recycle and be generous at the same time!

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  6. I love finding a way to recycle and this one is a great idea! I would love it if you joined and contribute your awesome posts at my link party at City of Creative Dreams on Fridays :D Hope to see you there at City of Creative Dreams Link Party

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    1. I would love to. Thanks for the invitation..:)

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  7. Oh, my goodness, this is great! I have never thought of making gift bags- brilliant! I never have the perfect one on hand. Thank you so much for sharing this with us at Treasure Box Tuesday! PINNED!

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    1. Thank you Joy for visiting and leaving me a comment..:)

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  8. Once I saw your pictures, it's really not hard to make these bags, and I love how you're recycling something that would get thrown away.

    Thanks for linking up at Fabulously Frugal Thursday!

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  9. This a great craft because those gift bags can get pricey. Thanks for joining us on Oh My Heartsie Girl Wordless Wednesday!

    Shellie
    www.thefabjourney.com

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  10. Nice tutorial on making gifts bags, will come in handy I'm sure. Thank you for sharing with the Clever Chicks Blog Hop! I hope you’ll join us again next week!

    Cheers,
    Kathy Shea Mormino
    The Chicken Chick
    http://www.The-Chicken-Chick.com

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