May 24 2010
Gift Bag Tutorial…..
Hello again,
On the weekend we celebrated my friend Marcelle’s special Birthday (50!) and so her being a Demonstrator and a dear friend, I wanted to make her something special to put her birthday gift in. So I made her a gift bag made with Rich Razzleberry cardstock. As I made it from my own measurements and what not, i took photos so that I could share it with you all as a Tutorial. So here goes……
Oh first up here is a picture of the Gift Bag:
The final product….
The GIFT BAG instructions……
Step 1:
Cut two matching pieces of cardstock measuring 6″ by 8.5″. You will then want to score along the short side in at 2″ from the bottom.
Step 2:
Cut another two pieces of cardstock, at 3″ by 7″. Next you will want to score these pieces of cardstock 1cm in on each side of the cardstock along the long side. Then score the panel in the centre which will be 1.5″ from either side of the cardstock (long side). Next score the two panels 1cm in from the end on the short side (only do this on one end of the cardstock)
Step 3:
Cut the end score line as shown in the image:
Fold the cardstock along the lines so that they look like the photo, or like a ravine or a W.
Step 4:
Decorate the front of the two larger pieces of cardstock you have cut, they will be the outsides of the Gift bag.
Step 5:
Adhere the side panels to the larger sheets of cardstock, by using tape on the side panels, and then only adhering it at 1cm in (where the scored lines are) * see image…..
Step 6:
Add the other large panel to the base 2″ panel. This will create the base of your gift bag, and will make the base sturdy.
Step 7:
Add the other side panel to the other front piece. That way you bag is now together. Here is a view of how the side panels look on the gift bag
Step 8:
Punch holes in the both the front and back panels and add the ribbon to create some handles.
Step 9:
The finished product again!
Add your tissue paper and gift and VOILA, you have a pretty hand made gift bag!
See how easy that was??!! You will be able to whip these out in no time, or even show the at a workshop. Okay peeps, if you do happen to make one of these wee gorgeous gift bags, I would LOVE to see a piccie of it, and i will put it up on my blog for all to see. That way people will get to see all the different ideas, and so do I! So email your pics to me at rmbyl@optusnet.com.au 
Alrighty well I hope you enjoyed that tutorial as much as I enjoyed putting it together. Have a great night and i will be back tomorrow!
Take care!
