Gift bags

Paper bag

I’m not great at wrapping presents, so I love using paper bags instead! Using paper bags means you don’t have to wrestle with the paper if your gift is an odd shape; instead, you can dedicate yourself to the nice part – your personal design! They’re available in all shapes, colors and materials, they offer enough space for your message or greeting, you can add a little gift tag, label or sticker and a foldback clip – et voilà! I think the whole thing looks really good, in addition to being easy to transport and making the gift much more special than a run-of-the-mill, ready-made bag! It ticks all the boxes.

Instructions

1. Depending on the gift, recipient and size and shape of your bag, you have complete flexibility and countless possibilities for your design. 2. Lay your bag out flat on your work surface and smooth it out – be careful around the folds and kinks: pay extra attention to these when writing and work slowly, otherwise your lines might be wobbly. 3. Do a preliminary drawing of your motif and then do the major work using the appropriate pens. I chose a very colourful design with small illustrations and decoration like dots, lines and also stickers. 4. I’ve added a little gift tag on the top of the bag. A short word, like for example “hooray”, is always good for continuing or adding to a message. 5. Tie on the gift tag with matching string, then close the bag with ribbon or foldback clip.