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Get crafty: DIY gift bags
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03 Dec, 2009
Yesterday, I stumbled on Craftster, who had posted a pictorial tutorial on how to make gift bags out of newspaper. Brilliant idea, particularly with Christmas around the corner.
This afternoon, after a tasty dinner of brown rice, tuna and sweet baby corn, I endeavoured to make my own. This did not go brilliantly at first. There were three failed attempts before I got something that resembled a gift bag (see below).
I thought you might enjoy my video tutorial to show you how it was done. I tried to follow the Craftster “how to”, which is totally brilliant, so for further clarification, please refer to it here.
The bags are pretty nifty, though, being made of paper, they will not hold the weight of a brick. Maybe you can use them for gifts that are pretty light (ie CDs, chocolates, etc). Experiment and see how you go!
Happy holidays!
April x
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