 Peculiarities of making decorative gift bags
Added: 02/11/2006 |
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Holiday wrapping and making decorative gift bags have become an interesting type of activity than just covering your gift with colorful paper. The article will provide you with essential information regarding various models of making unique gift bags and alternatives possible to be chosen to make your gift unforgettable for the person you will present it.
Decorative gift bags are wonderful attributes of modern gifts. People can add simple embellishments, ordinary white or black paper bags can be easily transformed into wonderful elegant wrappings. Decorative gift bags are considered to be a ready-made way to carry gifts home. Several ways to create decorative gift bags are known nowadays. First, many experts advice an ordinary bag should be decorated with several buttons and enveloped with twine.
Another creative way is making two buttonholes in the ribbon; when it is draped over the folded bag for the mentioned buttonholes to line up on the front and back. Then cut out a small hole in the bag right where the buttonholes align and after that secure with them with a special cuff link. The ends of the ribbon should be glued to the bottom of the gift bag. Then most people prefer to lace the ribbon through the slits made along the bag's flap.
So, it is very interesting and easy enough to make your own decorative gift bags. In some families it has even become a tradition to make various personalized gift bags. They are usually crafted from pretty holiday fabric tied with a special cloth ribbon. And when a bag is ready, a gift is placed inside. Very often people whom decorative gift bags are made to appreciate this idea of saving money and other resources by using those bags to wrap their own gift for the next occasion. Some people believe that it will be the day when fabric bags become like chain letters. So that the gift will be given to the person who gives it to another and probably some day the gift bag you sent will back!
To make a unique and outstanding decorative gift bags you will need colorful fabric ribbon and pretty fabric. Usually it's not a problem to find a special holiday fabric, because it's readily available in various modern craft stores. The mentioned tolls are necessary for making a number of gift bags you want. It goes without saying that one can do without buying fabrics. You are likely to have all the required materials in your closet or one of the drawers.
Speaking about making a themed gift bags it's important to pay attention to the occasion you'd like to dedicate your gift to. Then you should choose the most appropriate size for you bag and make it a certain size: 20x10 inches gift bag requires a 12x42 inches fabric. Be aware that the inside walling should be pinned together and the side seams must be stitched on three sides. Then this should be turned inside out. After this it's necessary to turn inside the raw edge (on the top of your gift bag) and hem it with a sewing machine or by hand. A cloth ribbon should be at least 12-inches long, the middle of the ribbon must be stitched to the bag. And your unique decorative gift bag is ready!
In conclusion I can't but say that it's also possible to make not only decorative gift bags, but also gift wrapping paper. For example, brown grocery bags can make quite attractive wrapping in case they are decorated with crayons and wrapped with natural raffia ribbon. A lovely contrast to the mentioned brown bags can be enhanced by a straw-like look of undyed raffia.
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