Gift Bag Made From A Magazine Page

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  Step 1

  Start with your piece of paper. I've used a page from a Chritmas catalogue, but you can use anything you like.

  Don't worry about the ripped rough edge as this will get hidden, so there's no need wasting time trimming this off.

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  Step 2

  Take a metal ruler and place it along the long edge which isn't ripped.

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  Step 3

  Then lift the paper against the ruler and form a crease along it's edge. You'll be left with a flap like this.

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  Step 4

  Fold this edge down fully and then flip the paper over, so that the fold is on the other side facing down.

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  Step 5

  The next step is to take the right edge and fold it over to towards the left. Don't fold it all the way over, go for about two thirds of the way across. This fold determines the width of the bag.

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  Step 6

  Then take the right edge and fold this towards the right at the point where the right edge is from the previous fold. I hope that makes sense.

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  Step 7

  Next you need to slip the left fold underneath the flap at the top.

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  Step 8

  So what you're left with is this.

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  Step 9

  The next thing to do is to take the bottom edge - in this case the one with the rough ripped edge, and fold it up towards the top edge. Leave about 0.5cm from the top edge.

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  Step 10

  This is a side view showing you what I mean.

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  Step 11

  Next tuck the ripped rough edge under the top flap.

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  Step 12

  And push it all the way in until it's flat.

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  Step 13

  So you're left with this.

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  Step 14

  Next you need the metal ruler again. Line it up with the right hand edge and mark a notch with your thumbnail against the top edge.

  Do this on the left edge as well.

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  Step 15

  You then need to line the ruler with the first notch and the bottom right corner. Fold up the corner and crease along the length of the ruler.

  Do this on the left edge too.

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  Step 16

  You'll be left with this. It's a good idea at this stage to flip over the bag and do the previous step again to re-inforce the folds on the other side.

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  Step 17

  If you now open up the bag you get this kind of shape. You now need to push the edges into the centre.

  Apologies for the blurry pic.

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  Step 18

  So push the central fold in to create a kind of concertina effect.

  Apologies for the blurry pic.

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  Step 19

  Flatten this edge down and then do the same to the other side.

  Apologies for the blurry pic.

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  Step 20

  And that's it, you're done. You can then punch holes into the front and back of the bag and add a handle, or simple stick the edges with a sticker to seal the contents within.

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Ellen Stewart · Auburn, Alabama, US · 16 projects 12th February 2012

How big is this bag?

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Savalou · Paris, Île-de-France, FR · 11 projects 8th April 2010

Amazing! I've tried making these before and it's always difficult, but this was really clear thanks!

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DIS.AR.RAY · Las Vegas, Nevada, US · 32 projects 17th November 2008

this is really cool, and it COULD just be because I'm tired and absentminded, but it was kinda hard to understand.

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michelle G. · Antigonish, Nova Scotia, CA · 1258 projects 12th November 2008

great idea

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