Quick and easy gift bag

Happy Sunday! I hope you are all enjoying a relaxing, crafty weekend.

Todays project is a quick and easy gift bag made from an A3 sheet of paper.

I much prefer to give a gift in a gift bag than wrap it in paper, mainly because they are reusable, which is why I never write on the tag, lol.

They can be quite expensive, so with a room full of stash I thought I would have a go at making one. There are quite a few templates on line, but the basic principle is that you need a front and back, sides, a strip to join and a bottom.
I used my A3 sheet landscape and made the back and front 5.5", the sides 2.5" and the joining strip 0.5". I then measured 2.5" from the bottom of the paper to make the width of the bottom of the bag. Score all the lines rather than drawing them with a pencil.

I scored a triangle and seam line on the side pieces so that it folds in. I used double sided tape to put it all together.
And that's the basic bag made. Now all that's left is to decorate and as always this is the fun part. If you're making a few to keep in the cupboard for emergencies you can just stick a sheet of patterned paper to the front with a tag, but if it's for a specific birthday you could even decorate the front like a birthday card to really personalise it.

I've done a little template, but please note that the drawing is NOT to scale, and the measurements are for an A3 sheet of paper. Download Gift bag template

I hope you have a go at making a few gift bags and please don't forget to link to your projects in the comments so we can go have a little look :)

Have a great day! Caz xx

Comments

[Lynne]

What a great idea.
Next time I'm in the Stationery shop I'll pick up some A3 paper.

[Leanne]

I forget how useful it is to have big shets of paper around!
Gorgeous bag, and a shopping trip for me too - thank you! x