Hello! Aly Dosdall from the design team here again to share some easy DIY holiday treat bags I made using the festive new The Story Of Christmas collection with the coordinating Designer Dies. It seems like every year during the holiday season I inadvertently leave someone off my shopping list and need a last minute gift idea. These DIY holiday treat bags are super cute and super easy to make—they’re the perfect spur-of-the-moment packaging for any small gift (though I personally like to fill them with treats).
To make these all you need is a 12x12 sheet of patterned paper (which we all have on hand), some adhesive (optional), and some embellishments. Start by scoring your 12x12 paper at 3” and 9”. Then rotate the paper 90° and score at 4 ½”, 6 ½”, and 11”.
Rotate your paper back 90° to the original starting point and fold in the paper at the 3” and 9” score lines as seen below. Then crease along the horizontal score lines at 4 ½”, 6 ½” and 11”—your paper should look like this.
Now we need to make the sides of the bag. With your paper folded like the above photo, fold your 4 ½” horizontal score lines (mountain fold) pulling them outward and lining them up along the outside vertical edges of the folded paper.
Repeat the same process with the 6 ½” horizontal score lines. This will create two diagonal folds on each side, and your paper should end up looking like this.
You can adhere the front and back of the bag to the sides, and fold the top flap over the front of the bag. Or you can just fold up the bag and secure the top with ribbon or twine, without using any adhesive—it’s up to you. Now you’re ready to decorate!
Die cut holiday shapes to embellish your treat bag using the coordinating The Story Of Christmas Designer Dies. You can also add stickers, chipboard, decorative brads, and enamel shapes.
You can punch holes in the top of the bag and tie it with a ribbon or twine to secure it like I did.
Or you can leave the top flap folded and secure it with decorative clothes pins or binder clips like I did with this bag. The finished size of the bags is 6” x 4 ½” x 2”
These cute and easy gift bags are perfect for the holidays, but you can switch up the paper and make them for any occasion! Thanks for letting me stop by the blog today and share this fun gift bag idea with you. Happy holiday crafting!
Supplies:
The Story Of Christmas Flowers Paper
The Story Of Christmas Reindeer Paper
The Story Of Christmas Village Paper
The Story Of Christmas Wood/Cream Paper
The Story Of Christmas Dark Green/Blue Paper
The Story Of Christmas 6x6 Paper Pad
The Story Of Christmas Enamel Dots
Poinsettia Designer Die Set
Christmas Holidays Designer Die Set
Designer Label #5 Designer Die Set
manual die cutting tool
Crop-A-Dile punch
ribbon
craft stapler
mini wooden clothes pins
wood veneer star
machine stitching
foam squares
