Hello, Hello!
I believe that presentation of a gift is so important! Even if you have a small, inexpensive gift to give, great packaging makes a big difference. Think about it ... would you like to receive an expensive piece of jewelry stuffed into a plastic grocery bag? No! You would love to see it in a beautifully wrapped box lol.
Well it goes for inexpensive gifts too! I have this cute little package idea that's made out of paper bags, scraps of paper, glue, metal fasteners and some ribbon ...
How cute is that??!! I seen this idea a few years ago and bookmarked it. Recently, I was going through looking for ideas for holiday gift packaging and stumbled upon it. So, I made some revisions and additions and came up with a really cute way to give small gifts.
Start off with 2 paper bags. I'm just using regular brown paper lunch bags - super inexpensive lol. Trim off the top end to give a nice even edge (I used my Stampin' Up! trimmer) ...
On the first bag, fold bottom flap up to about 1-1/2 inches from the top, and press a nice crease. On the second bag, fold top down to the flap, then fold the flap up ...
Add a little glue along the bottom of the back and attach it to the first bag ...
Poke a hole in each side of the bags as shown. I used my Stampin' Up! Pick Your Tool to poke through all of the layers. Attach a metal clasp through each hole. If you don't have the metal clasps, I'm sure you can thread some ribbon or string through ...
Now for the fun part - it's time to decorate! Choose your coordinating patterned paper and cardstock. I cut strips of cardstock that are 4 1/2" x 2 3/4", 4 1/2"x1/2" and 4 1/2"x3/4" and a piece of coordinating DSP that's 4 1/4" x 2 1/2". Attach the DSP to the largest cardstock, then attach all to the bag ...
Wrap a piece of coordinating ribbon around the bottom and tie in a simple knot. Trim off ends, if needed ...
I didn't have any coordinating ribbon, so I decided to use Stampin' Blends to color White ribbon so it matched!
I added a couple of dimensionals to the back and attached it over the ribbon ...
Since I sell Color Street nail polish strips (& I have a HUGE personal stash!) I'm gifting a lot of the sets. These make great, inexpensive gift for teachers, neighbors, friends, family, and anyone else that you need a quick gift for! The dollar Tree has many different decorated cellophane treat bags that you could put this in!
You can also use this package idea for so many types of items, and any occasion. Do you know a crafter? You can stuff this with a bunch of Stampin' Up! items (yes, I sell that too!) How about someone that loves makeup? The possibilities are endless!
Thank you so much for stopping by today! If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to leave a comment or contact me. I love hearing from you!
xoxo
Dawn
