Tutorial - How to Recycle Christmas Gift Bags

Redesign packaging for other occasions

Tutorial at Upcycled Design Lab Blog

"Next weekend my family is getting together for what we call "fall birthdays."    We have a hard time getting the whole crew together, so it would be impossible to celebrate all of the birthdays individually.   Anyway due to the impending family gathering l find myself in need of a few gift bags.  Is it just me or do you also have a bunch of gift bags stashed away but you still never have the right sized bag with an appropriate design".... Read more

Tutorial - How to Make Sea Anemone Gift Wrap

Creative gift wrap for a Finding Dory themed present.

Tutorial at Tikkido Blog

"I love creative gift wrapping!  So when we were invited to a Finding Dory party, of course I took advantage of the theme to make some undersea, Finding Dory wrapped gifts. I already had the plain aqua wrapping paper, burlap style ribbon, and air dry clay, and we'd picked up a bunch of shells a couple weeks ago at the beach.  All I needed to buy was a small package of colorful pipe cleaners and an inexpensive package of Finding Dory stickers".... Read more

Tutorial - How to Make Treat Bag Toppers

Cute for birthday party treat bags

Tutorial at Craft with Mom Blog

"Small and big kids always get excited with a sweet treat! A let 's make them look the cutest!In pink or yellow, with cute little ears and fluffy tails! Bunny and chick toppers with love".... Read more

Tutorial - Make Valentine's Day Take Out Boxes

Little container to hold treats for your loved ones

Tutorial at The Beauty DoJo Blog

"It’s so crazy how fast this month is going by! I feel like Christmas and New Years just happened yesterday (maybe it’s because we still have our Christmas tree up….shhhhh). January will soon come to an end which means that another holiday is fast approaching. Yup, Valentines Day! Today I’ll be showing you guys how to make these simple Valentine’s Day take out boxes".... Read more

Tutorial - Make a Recycled Denim Wine Gift Bag

Transform a pair of pre-loved jeans into a re-usable gift bag

Tutorial at Threading My Way Blog

"Today I'm going to show you a wine bottle gift bag made from a pair of pre-loved jeans - so much better than a brown paper bag, and it's re-usable, too.  This is the second wine bottle gift bag I've made from a pair of jeans.  The construction of both is basically the same".... Read more

Tutorial - How to Make Tea Bag Packaging

Easy project includes a downloadable template

Tutorial at Carina's Crafts Blog

"So I started to think how I could package the tiniest and cutest little buttons. Tea bags. I’ll make tea bags and separate the buttons by colour. I had the cutest little button brads which were perfect as closures.  I loved this packaging idea that I thought you might too. So I created my first downloadable temple and tutorial".... Read more

Tutorial - How to Wrap a Wine Bottle for Gifting

9 different and quick wine gift wrap ideas

Tutorial at AKI 1 am Blog

"A bottle of wine is a common gift choice, especially as a last minute resort. With festive season in full swing it is the perfect time to show you 9 different and quick wine gift wrap ideas. You might own most of the materials used, if not they are very easy to find in local craft stores. Have bubbly fun!  I have used a grape juice bottle for representative purposes here, you can apply the same packing techniques to wine bottles, champagne bottles or any bottled gifts".... Read more

Tutorial - Last Minute Printable Gift Tags

Printable Scandinavian Tags

Tutorial at The Beauty DoJo Blog

"Today I’m teaming up with Yully from Zoyu Design to bring you these free printable Scandinavian Christmas tags! Yully designed these beautiful tags using a pattern that was hand-drawn by yours truly! If this pattern looks familiar, it’s because I’ve used it in a few of my diy projects: see here and here.  Both Yully and I have been obsessed with Scandinavian inspired prints and patterns, and if you can’t already tell, most of my projects and styling are inspired by Scandinavian designs. I hope that you guys love these tags as much as we do".... Read more

Tutorial - Simple Paper Bag Gift Wraps

Dress up a plain bag with stamps and floral accents

Tutorial at The Beauty DoJo Blog

"Well, well, well Christmas, you snuck up on me again this year! Even though I started my Christmas shopping earlier this year, I still find myself doing last minute Christmas shopping. In my defense, I was sick all last week….so you could say that I lost a whole week of productivity. In fact I have a bunch of blog posts that I wasn’t able to post last week, so these last few days leading up until Christmas will be jam packed with lots of fun posts! If you’re still doing last minute Christmas shopping like me, then today’s simple paper bag gift wrap post is perfect for you".... Read more

Tutorial - How to Make Boxed Corner Gift Bags

This holiday, make your wrapping part of the gift

Tutorial at Cucicucicoo Blog

"I have come to really hate disposable gift wrapping, so I am trying to bring a bit of eco-friendliness to my friends’ and family’s gift giving. Last December I wrote a series of tutorials on ecological gift-wrapping, describing ways to create re-usable packaging and/or upcycling materials for wrapping up goodies. So this tutorial goes right along with that series, as well as the Learn to Machine Sew series, being the practical tutorial for the boxed corners lesson".... Read more

Tutorial - Make a Recycled Wine Bottle Gift Bag

Reusable gift bag from a pair of recycled jeans

Tutorial at Threading My Way Blog

"Later this week I'll be having lunch with a couple of girlfriends. Rather than cook, I've opted to bring some wine. Normally, I'd present my wine in a brown paper bag, but I've decided it's time to lift my game. And so I've re-purposed a pair jeans to make a re-usable wine bottle gift bag. I'll show you how to make one. It may well be the quickest project you've ever made".... Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Christmas House Gift Box

To decorate your table or to give as a gift

Tutorial at Heather's Sewing Room Blog

"I have had some fun over the past few weeks developing an idea I had for these cute little houses as I thought they would look great sitting on a Christmas table with a little treat inside, but how to get the treats inside! This is what I managed to put together".... Read more

Tutorial - How to Make Mailing Tube Gift Wrap

Use paper shreds to complete the look

Tutorial at The Beauty DoJo Blog

"Have you guys every thought about using mailing tubes for gift wrapping? I’ve seen lots of companies use them for product packaging and love the look, but never really thought of using them to wrap gifts for my friends. That is, until I couldn’t find the right sized wooden box for one of my friend’s gifts. So I did what any crafty person would do and roamed around the aisles of Michael’s trying to find another alternative. As you can probably guess, I ran into these wonderful mailing tubes".... Read more

Tutorial - How to Make Gift Bags Inexpensively

Decorate bags as much or as little as you like

Tutorial at Borei Design Blog

"From one, $1 roll of brown craft wrapping paper I made ornament gift bags for my husband's entire family and had plenty left over.  It's also a great way reuse/recycle old wrapping paper, magazines, newspapers and etc. Once you learn the basic folding construction of a gift bag it is a total game changer.  You will need to start by cutting your selected paper (news, wrapping or whatever you choose to use) into a rectangle. For this tutorial my rectangle measured 10 inches wide x 15 inches high.  This measurement will make the odd size bag (that I needed) but it is a good size to use to learn the folding process".... Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Gift Bag on a Budget

Start with a plain tote from the dollar store

Tutorial at Borei Design Blog

"When I was working 40 plus hours a week on the top of juggling three kids, I often bought pricey birthday gifts in a mad dash. The shift from "working mom" to "stay-at-home mom" has given me more time and has even somewhat forced me to be more creative and selective in the gift giving process. I am actually thankful for that because now my gifts mean so much more in the grand scheme of things. This is how my youngest daughter and I decided to tackle the challenge of creating a small but thoughtful birthday gift in two days on a tight budget.  We allotted one day for shopping and one day for putting it together".... Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Burlap Bunny Bag

Construct for unique gift presentation

Tutorial at Purple Hues and Me Blog

"I've been having a fun time making crafts for Easter even though I don't have any grandkids.  I still have some paperbacked burlap left and wanted to make this cute bunny bag.  You might be asking what on earth could you do with that.  Well it's great for boys in place of a traditional Easter basket.  Hence, the green and purple colors.  I made a "tray" out of the same material that sits inside and candy, eggs and toys can be placed in it and then wrapped in cellophane.  Such a cute idea!  The burlap bag was easy to make once I figured out the measurements needed for folding it since I was working with a 24" x 12" sheet of burlap".... Read more

Tutorial - How to Make Burlap Treat Bags

Fill with Valentine treats

Tutorial at The Princess and Her Cowboys

"So the first step is to cut the burlap. To make it straight and easier to cut, pull out a strand of the burlap where you want to cut it and then it will be both. Factoring in the seam, I cut these 5″ x 12″. Folding in half I stitched the sides together, making sure that the stitch length is smaller so that it keeps more of the pieces together.  To add the area for the drawstring ribbon, I folded the top over about 1″ and stitched around, leaving a little bit of room to add the ribbon".... Read more

Tutorial - How to Make Gem Gift Tags

Cardboard and thread make a unique gift tag

Tutorial at One O Blog

"Are you ready to rock these holiday gifts? Tis the season, to plan ahead your giftings, check out that list and get the best decor talent onto your gift wrapping! Overwhelmed? Unsure where to start? Too many ready made supplies? Follow this easy step by step tutorial and all your gifted ones will feel how precious little gems you think they are. To make DIY gem gift tags you’ll need".... Read more

Tutorial - How to Make Boxes for a Gift Tower

Fill with sweet treats for a delightful gift

Tutorial at A Joyful Daisy Blog

"These boxes are super simple and can be made in a jiffy.  The best part is probably stacking them all up and adding ribbon but picking out the paper is pretty fun too!  Choose three coordinating scrapbook papers, medium- heavy weight paper works best.  Then choose three coordinating solid papers for the bottoms of the boxes".... Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Reindeer Gift Wrap

Kids can help make this adorable reindeer towel

Tutorial at A Mom's Take Blog

"This easy homemade Christmas gift is perfect to have the kids help you make. This cute gift is perfect for teaches, neighbors, grandparents, and friends. You can fill it with whatever you’d like, but we used a bar of soap. Here’s how to make this cute and simple reindeer towel gift".... Read more