Do-It-Yourself Goodie/Gift Bags

It’s Friday and today we are going to do a tutorial! We have been basically making cards for our Etsy store and to sell online, but I think it would be a good idea to branch out and try something new. Gift/goody bags are quite simple to make and very popular buys for people who are giving gifts and/or throwing a party. We made some simple fun goody bags a while back for my birthday party and I thought today I’d try out a few ideas that we could maybe sell online one day.

Here is a picture of the originals.

 

I’m going to use a plain brown paper lunch bag. You can buy these anywhere; I bought mine at the grocery store in a pack of 50. You could also use a white bag like we did for the originals (these are the same size as the brown paper bags and I got them at Michaels), a plain gift bag with handles, or any other plain paper bags that you can find. 

Pick out a style and a color scheme. I am going to do two bags. One a more fun one and another like the original, cute and sweet. 

Gather your supplies for the “Fun Bag” (I chose a blue theme):

One brown paper bag

Strip of light blue cardstock about ½ inch wide

Two ribbon about ¼ inch wide in a lighter color (I went with dark blue)

White cardstock 2x2 inch

Dark blue cardstock 3x3 inch

Dark blue ink

A stamp (I chose “Just for You”)

Three dark blue 1 inch circles and a light blue punched star

Scissors with a fun edge

Cut the top of the bag.

Glue on the light blue strip and then the two dark blue ribbons on either side.

Cut the dark blue cardstock around the outside with the fun edged scissors. Stamp “Just for You” on the white cardstock and then after heating, glue that layer onto the dark blue layer of cardstock. Glue this on top of the ribbon.

Glue the dark blue circles in a row near the top of the bag and then the single star in the center circle.

Now gather your supplies for the “Cute Bag” (For this one I’ve chosen a purple theme):

One brown paper bag

One ribbon about 1/2 inch wide (I picked dark purple with polka dots)

Two ribbon about ¼ inch wide in a lighter color (I went with lilac)

White cardstock 2x1 1/2 inch

Light purple cardstock 3x2 1/4 inch

Black ink

A stamp (I went with “Friend” for this one)

Lilac bow

Scissors with fun edges

Cut the top of the bag.

Glue on the wide ribbon and then the two lilac ribbon on either side.

Cut the purple cardstock around the outside with the fun edged scissors. Stamp “Friends” on the white cardstock and then after heating, glue that layer onto the purple layer of cardstock. Glue this on top of the ribbon.

Hot glue gun your bow near the top of the bag.