Here are the steps for making a nifty gift bag that you can give to your friends and family.

You will need:

Step 1

Lay two pages of newspaper on top of each other for an extra sturdy bag.

Step 2

Cut a rectangle that’s 15.5″ wide and 8.25″ tall from those two sheets.

Step 3

Fold a flap 1.25″ down from the top. Fold a flap 2″ up from the bottom.

Step 4

Mark and make a vertical fold from the left at 4.5”, 7.5”, 12”, and 15”.

Step 5

Cut two pieces of cardstock to 4.25″ x 1″ then glue them on the widest two panels just under the top fold in order to reinforce the rim of the bag.

Step 6

Put glue on the outside of the 0.5″ tab and bring the left-most panel over to form the body of the bag.

Step 7

Take the 2” bottom fold and push the short sides inward as if you were wrapping a present.

Step 8

Put glue on both flaps and fold them inward to form the bottom of the bag.

Step 9

Cut a piece of cardstock to 4.5″ x 3″ and glue it to the bottom of the bag to reinforce it.

Step 10

There are many different types of handles you can make. You could punch holes on the top of the bag and tie ribbons through them. In the example bag, I cut strips of paper, folded them into handle shapes, and glued them to the inside of the bag.