Okay, maybe this isn’t a gift per se. But I like creative containers, and the wrapping is part of the present, n’est ce pas?
These are very easy to make, they’re ideal if you have small giftings are are looking for original/personalized presentation.
Supplies: scissors and tape.
Go through some old magazines and find a page for your bag. If you’re like me you’ve kept every cool magazine you’ve ever bought. Vintage Woman’s Day is great. Covers are ideal because they’re made from a heavier stock of paper, but the inside pages work just fine.
Tear the page out of the magazine. Try to do a better job than I did.
Trim the edge and fold in half, like this:
Cut the corners out like in the photo below. It’s best to measure and get a proper 90 degree angle. Um, I didn’t, but it’s about one inch by one inch. (Note: Oops! The photo shows it taped up at the bottom. Don’t do this yet.)
Make vertical folds as shown below. This will come in handy at a later stage. Fold it back in half again (like in the photo above) and tape the bottom and the long side.
Pop it open and tape the bottom. This is the reason you cut the corners out.
Take the time to do a good taping job. This might be the moment you realize you didn’t measure your corners very well.
Poke your finger in where you made the folds.
Fold/collapse it like a paper bag. Use a hard surface (like the scissor handles) to press the folds down.
This is the finished project!
These are some others I made. The one in the middle is a dirtbiking granny, the one on the left is an ad from the back cover of a magazine. Easy huh? Try it and let me know how yours worked out.
