How To Make Paper Carry Bags At Home

Carry It All up In Trendy Paper Bags!

Paper bags are nowadays very common in all the businesses. Slowly companies are adopting the paper bags in their packaging routines. There are many advantages of using a paper bag. Firstly, it is very inexpensive and easy to handle. Secondly, it provides safety to the environment. As the majority of the companies are going ahead with the concept of ‘Go Green’ and safe the world, companies are in search of people who could make these handmade paper bags and provide them with a bulk of it.

In this way, it gives a chance to homemakers to earn an amount for themselves by staying at home. The process is very simple and tons of bags can be produced by a single person and can be provided in wholesale to the companies.

Paper carry bags are also used as gift wraps for presenting unique gifts to your loved ones. It is very simple to make and gives a unique and trendy look. Moreover, it creates a customized feeling when in presenting the gift. The receiver will feel happy to see your efforts. You can even print the bag on your own by using stamping method. You can also decorate it with laces and buttons of a different kind. The shapes and sizes of the bags can be custom made to the given measurement of the gift or product. The colors and designs and graphics can also be made according to the occasion. All these ideas can be used differently giving a twist every day. This creates a lot of fun for the art and craft lovers.

Let’s get started with the method of creating these fun loving bags at home with ease.

Materials Needed:

•    Wrapping paper

•    Scissors

•    Ruler

•    Pencil

•    Glue or tape

•    Stack of books

•    Optional: Cardboard, ribbon, yarn, hole punch, and reinforcing rings

Step 1: Determine the size of the gift you want to pack. Measure the length and width of the gift and other dimensions.

Step 2: Cut the paper in the same dimensions as marked adding 2cm on each side for folding purposes.

Step 3: Fold the top edge of the bag 1 cm inside.

Step 4: Fold from both the sides keeping the gift in the middle and place a tape to adhere. Glue them perfectly together.

Step 5: Make the base of the bag from one end and place your fingers on it to give it a shape. Remove the gift from inside.

Step 6: Finish the bag with some decoration on it. You can add on a string for handling purposes.

Bingo! The bag is ready for the special one!

Decoration:

This if the most interesting part! To decorate the plain look of the bag with some funky and attractive stuff. You can decorate the bag with stamp printing on it with different colors and designs. You can also go for tussles and sequences to give it a glittery charm. You can add on stencil cutting of flowers and shapes and glue it on the bag. Colorful ribbons and message tags can make it a whole new look with a hidden message as a surprise. You can also work on cutwork on the bags front surface covering it on the back with colored papers. You can work with layers on the bag. you can add on paper flowers and origami stuffs to recreate the look. Work as innovative as you can to achieve the desired look by just using the simple technique of paper bag making. If you are looking for bulk orders for your product, give custom paper boxes by the custom boxes a try!