Easy and affordable gift bag and tag ideas utilizing lunch brown bags

1. DIY Holiday Made Simple
Part 4
Brown Bag It

2. Brown Bag Gift Bags and Tags

3. Create easy gift bags from lunch bags
You will need:
-Lunch brown bags
-Scissors/decorative edge
-glue
-hole punch
-paper; washi tape
-gift tag blanks
-stickers
-ribbons
(Ribbon/black and white stickers
/gift tag from The Paper Source)

4. Choosing a Theme
• Before you begin gluing and cutting, gather
around your supplies and choose your theme.
Whether it is based on color or motif, I find it
easier when I pre-determine what I want to
use. HINT: If your handmade gift is modern
and glitzy, don’t do your gift bag with a
whimsical theme. I try to match the décor of
the gift bag with the gift inside.

5. Choose your theme
Ribbon/Stickers
and gift tag
blank from The
Paper Source

6. How to do: Step 1
• Fold over top of lunch bag as shown on next
slide and punch two holes. HINT: Do not
punch too near the edge and make sure you go
through all layers of the bag
• Cut off lunch bag top using decorative scissors

7. Cut holes and cut top of bag

8. How to do: Step 2
• Trace out gift tag shape onto decorative paper.
• Punch holes in top of tag and decorate with
stickers and ribbons as desired

9. Make Your gift tag

10. How to do: Step 3
• Thread your ribbon through the holes on the
brown bag.
• Adhere stickers, washi tape, ribbons as
desired.

12. You are done!
• And in just three simple steps you have a
custom gift bag that is affordable and quick to
make.
• By simple changing colors, you can create
different looks to match the gift inside or the
gift recipient.

15. Short on time? You can make custom gift tags and add
to store bought gift bags. Just by adding one handmade
element makes your packaging unique.

16. With just a couple simple supplies, you can create one-of-a-kind
cards and gifts for your friends and family. The only limit is your
imagination! For more ideas and hints on bringing creativity into
your daily life visit my blog, “The Everyday Muse” @
www.pattistudioblog.blogspot.com.
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