Materials needed to make a DIY gift bag:
- Scissors
- Scotch tape
- Rectangle hole punch
- Ribbon
- Wrapping paper (I love Paper Source, Amazon and Target for wrapping paper–see some beautiful options below–just click on any of them for more information)
Steps to Make a DIY Gift Bag:
1) Roll out some of your wrapping paper and place the oddly shaped item that you want to wrap on top of it. Make sure you use enough wrapping paper to cover the item. Cut your wrapping paper to size.
2) Place your paper face down on your table. Fold the right and left sides in until they meet in the middle and overlap some. Tape the seam.
3) Fold the bottom of the wrapping paper up to create the bottom of the bag.
4) This is the trickiest step in how to make a gift bag, but I promise it's easy after you do it once! Separate the two pieces of wrapping paper and flatten out the corners to create a diamond shape.
5) Fold the top and bottom corners in toward the middle of the diamond. Tape in place.
6) Open your bag. Then fold the top of the bag over to the back side. Use your hole punch to punch holes for the ribbon of your choosing.
8) Attach a gift tag, tie a bow, and you are DONE! Now you know how to make a gift bag from wrapping paper! How cute are these DIY gift bags?
