Party Bags

For your next party why not grab some kraft bags or paper and make your own cute party or gift bags.  I love the first one which you can use different coloured ink to stamp on and then different coloured cotton to sew around the edges, then your guests just need to rip it to find their treats.

Thanks party bags via Make It & Love It

Treat bags via A Little Sweetness

Printed bags via Perfectly Imperfect

Doily Bag via Hostess with the Mostess

Gift Packaging Ideas No. 4

Some more ideas for wrapping your gifts.   The first 2 images give a vintage look to your gifts using simple brown kraft paper, torn sheet music and string or lace ribbon.

Then there is a great tutorial for making rolled paper and felt flowers to use as toppers on your gifts.   Lastly a tutorial on cutting out shapes in your paper so you can bend half up and see a different colour underneath.

These look so much more effective than store bought wrapping paper and cheaper.   So it's a good idea  to always keep a roll of brown kraft paper in the house as there are so many ways to jazz it up.

Torn Sheet Music Wrapping via How Do It

Vintage Look gifts via Gypsy Purple Home

Book Pages and Felt Flower Gift Toppers via By Stephanie Lynn

Heart Cut Out Gift Wrapping via The House That Lars Built

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DIY Envelopes

I have an absolute love of all things paper so what better way to indulge in that addiction than to make some cute colourful envelopes.

These can be used not only for cards but for small gifts in place of packaging. You can make these out of all types of paper including maps and old books which look great.   There is such a big range of scrapbooking paper you can buy now which would also look fantastic on these or use magazines or newspaper that you have at home.

Easy Tiny Envelope Tutorial

Tutorial by Ruth Bleakley

DIY String-tie Envelopes

String-tie envelopes by Minieco