Yes, it's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year, again! Christmas
2014.
Do you have a large group of people you'd
like to give something to for Christmas, but you can't think of what to give
exactly?
It could be a group of colleagues, friends, your kid’s
classmates, family members or just about anyone. You’d like something a little personalised,
but at the same time, not too difficult to make – since Christmas is such a
busy time! J
I have just the solution for you – how about small plain or
patterned gift bags (these can be bought at a store for very little in terms of cash outlay) which you
can decorate with handmade Christmas-themed motifs before filling them up with
sweets, chocolates or other goodies?
These gift bags make for both personalised and homemade gifts,
while at the same time, have the added benefit of being pretty easy to make and fill.
OK, so if you’re thinking about doing something like these next
Christmas, tip no. 1 is to start gathering your supplies now itself. You'll need to save all
cards, gift tags, wrappers, ribbons and other potential christmas craft
materials and store them in a box or a folder.
Keep adding to the collection
throughout the year, whenever you come across a piece of paper, fabric or other
embellishment that fits with your design palette for the bags. Just about anything which is the right colour, can be worked into your design.
The next step is to purchase the paper bags. (You could of course
make your own, for an extra challenge!)J
For consistency, I'd suggest covering all the paper bags with the
same wrapper. This not only makes the bags look great when placed to next to
each other, but also serves to cover up any “not-so-pretty” pre-printed designs
on the bag itself.
Once the basic cover is on, the rest of the décor for each bag is
entirely up to you. For the examples below, I used a range of craft materials
to decorate each bag with a unique design. All materials used were recycled
from previous Christmas gifts, cards, ribbons and wrappers. Only the paper bags
and the goodies stuffed inside, were store-bought.
Personalised gift bags can be used for other occasions too! See
what designs you can come up with! J
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