Planning on giving homemade goodies as gifts this year? While you can buy fancy boxes or packaging, the easiest and least expensive way is just using a plain brown paper lunch bag. Too plain? You bet! That’s why you’ll want to jazz it up with one of these five ideas!
5 Ways to Dress Up a Brown Paper Bag for Food Gifts
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1. Gift Bag Greeting
Use your printer to create personal holiday messages directly on your gift bags. Thirty Handmade Days offers a downloadable template foe this greeting. With the help of a single hole punch, you can make create holes to thread decorative string and finish off your package.
2. Fabric Dressed and Clipped Bag
Cut a square of fabric to the width of the bag, then make a smaller label to fit on top of it. Attach both to the bag with a clothespin! Find the recipe for these Spicy Cocktail Nuts and more at Country Living
3. Doily Topped Bag
Fold over the top of the bag. Fold a paper doily over the top. Finish off with a sentiment or message. Find this and other doily projects at 100% Delicate.
4. Double Pocket Pretties
Get our your sewing machine to create these Double Pocket Pretties from Mish Mash. You’ll fold a paper sack in half and sew around 3 sides to create 2 pockets. Follow Mish Mash’s directions to sew and embellish.
5. Cookie Packaging
Create unique cookie packaging with this idea from Spoon Fork Bacon. Create and glue a gift tag or message to the front of your bag. Cut double slits towards the top of your bag. Fold the top of your paper bag over skewer the bag with wooden skewers to close.
How do you dress up brown paper bags for food gifts?
Now that you have ideas for packaging, you need recipes for homemade goodies. Get inspired with these Homemade Gifts to Send in the Mail and easy brownie recipe.
Haley says
December 9, 2013 at 6:52 pmI am planning on sending some baked goods out, I love these crafty brown bag ideas!
Nicky says
December 10, 2013 at 12:17 pmThanks Haley.
packaging specialist says
December 10, 2013 at 1:32 amBrown paper bags are my favourite! If you are an addicted to packaging as I am, you may be interested in my blog packagingspecialist.eu/blog Thank you
Nicky says
December 10, 2013 at 12:17 pmThanks for stopping by. I’ll be sure to stop by your site. 🙂
Sarah Beane says
December 10, 2013 at 8:13 amThese look amazing, will definitely give presents an individual look!
Nicky says
December 10, 2013 at 12:18 pmThanks Sarah. They’re super easy too!
organized31 says
December 15, 2013 at 12:45 pmWhat charming old-fashioned gift packaging ideas. I’m pinning now. Thanks for sharing at Inspire Us Thursday on Organized 31.
Nicky says
December 15, 2013 at 6:07 pmThanks for hosting the party. There are always so many great recipes, ideas, and projects. I’m happy to link up. I appreciate the pin. <3
Sanjeev Sharma says
December 26, 2013 at 4:52 amAttractive Food packaging is a one thing which attract customer to buy it so like the new and creative idea very much
Packing Material says
June 5, 2014 at 6:55 amHey, I loved your post. It’s full of creative packaging, which we can do at home. I am really going to do it. Thank you!