I’m giving some small homemade gifts to my sisters this year and wanted some little Christmas bags for them. I didn’t want to keep adding to the price of the gift, so I decided to make them myself from wrapping paper.
I have a nice collection of wrapping paper and I try to add a few rolls to it every year. All the papers have a brown paper bag type of background. I corral them every year into a large container and set them next to the Christmas tree to use as a Christmas decoration.
Usually each Christmas season I cover a few papier mache boxes to use for gifts and also as decorations. Truth be told, they are my favorite of all my decorations. I have a hard time resisting adding to my collection every season.
Some of the boxes I just paint and decorate, keeping them more simple.
But this post is about little Christmas bags, and so I better get to the point of the post. I looked online for directions on how to make gift bags, and there are many options to choose from and lots of varieties . . . the sky is the limit.
My first attempt was tedious, took a long time, and gave me a headache.
But the following morning, I made several more and they went together quickly and easily.
This is the tallest bag at 7 inches. The smallest one is 5 inches tall and the base of each bag is 3 inches square. You can make any size you need, and I needed tiny, so these were perfect for the small gifts I had to put in them.
For me, packaging is an important part of the gift, and honestly I had just as much fun (maybe more) making the bags as the gifts inside.
Wishing every one a very Merry Christmas and a joyous New Year.
As always, your craft ideas – and your execution of them – are wonderful, Cindy. I have some Christmas-themed papier mache boxes I use to store ornaments (NOT decorated by me) but I love your use of them as holiday decorations. And I wish I’d seen this post before I went out and purchased bags to contain holiday gifts for a few of my friends. Hopefully, I’ll remember the lesson here when it’s time to wrap things up next year 😉
Best wishes for a peaceful and enjoyable Christmas!
Thank you Kris. It’s much easier to go the extra mile and be creative now that I’m retired. I really love remaking the boxes. I have to control myself, and this year I held myself to just one. They make great packaging for gifts and are reusable as a decoration. I must admit, besides cookies, they are my Christmas weakness.
The little bags are fun too and they can be made with any kind of wrapping paper for any occasion. It is easier to just wrap a box, but what’s the fun in that.
I hope you have the merriest of holidays!
Cindy
So pretty, yet simple, although I doubt if I would manage to make some without creases and wrinkles all over! I also love the idea of wrapped boxes as decoration. When I was a student, I used to cover boxes to use as tables in my room, then upturn them to fill with my books etc when I moved to new accommodation! 😉 Happy Christmas Cindy, and joy and peace for the new year. xx
Believe me Cathy, the first one I made was full of wrinkles and creases in the wrong places. The first time you do anything, it always is harder and takes longer. I’m glad I pushed through, because they really made sweet bags that can be made in any size.
Merry Christmas to you and your family Cathy!
Cindy