25 Days of Christmas - Make Your Own Gift Bag

So, it's cold outside. Also, I'm cranky. I need a gift bag for a present but I'm not going out there. And you can't make me.

I'm going to make my own gift bag. And it's going to be awesome. I did mention that I'm cranky, right? You have to disregard any of my sass... well, not 'normal' sass, just the extra sass.

I needed the gift bag for my silhouette ornaments. They didn't come with a box and I couldn't find one the right size. And I'm not going out there.

I grabbed some pretty wrapping paper and a small shoebox.  The shoebox was dusty.  I think it worked better that way.  I used some ribbon too...

What I did was make-believe wrap the box.  It was make-believe in the sense that I am only wrapping one end and I'm not taping the wrapping paper to the box.  But I don't do that anyway.  I don't like it when the tape rips the box.  So... yeah.  Anyway, moving on.

I cut out enough wrapping paper to fit around the box...

I folded down one side of the wrapping paper.  It is the side that will be at the top of the bag.  Then I started wrapping...

If you have double-sided tape, that would probably be better.  I stocked up on tape earlier this year when there was a super-duper sale and a coupon that made it free but I didn't get any double-sided 'cause I'm a cotton-headed ninny-muggins.

Wrap the end of the shoebox... this will be the bottom of your gift bag.

I ran my fingers over the edges so they'd have a nice crease.  Then, I pulled the box out.

We're almost done...

Look how cute.  I took a length of ribbon and cut it in half...

And I taped the ribbon to the inside of the bag.

Kaboom.  Done.  And I didn't have to go out there.

Isn't it great when laziness makes you MORE productive? :)