DIY Paper Bag Ornament
Looking for a fast and easy ornament or gift tag? Â I’m Jaime from That’s My Letter here to share a diy ornament you can make from a readily available paper bag. Â This project will have you looking at grocery and retail paper bags in a whole new light.
The graphics on retail paper bags make great ornaments and gift tags. Â Look for fun and festive holiday graphics on paper bags everywhere you go then you can repurpose those paper bags into ornaments.
Supplies:
- paper bags (brown bags work best)
- 1/4″ plywood cut to size to fit your graphics
- mod podge
- paint brush
- scissors
- hot glue gun & glue sticks
- sandpaper
Instructions:
Step 1: Carefully cut out graphics from the paper bag and pry off handle pieces. Â You will also need small 1/2″ x 1″ pieces of paper bag to cover the cut ends of the handle hanger.
Step 2: Apply a generous layer of mod podge to plywood.
Step 3: Apply paper bag piece to wet mod podge. Â Be sure to center paper onto wood then press smooth with fingers and press excess paper over edges down slightly. Â Let dry and preferably stack heavy books on top to ensure good seal.
Step 4: Once completely dry use sandpaper to remove excess paper hanging over edge. Â At the same time this will smooth the rough plywood edge too.
Step 5: Cut handle to desired length. Â Secure to back of plywood using hot glue then cover cut end with small piece of paper bag just to keep things neat. Â Repeat for other end of handle.
Repurpose paper bags into beautiful handmade ornaments or attach them to gifts as a gift tag. Â This is a great craft to do with the kids. Have a holly jolly holiday!
Very clever Jaime, thanks for sharing this! Merry Christmas
Hi Jaime and Merry Christmas! These ornaments are super cute – and I’m thrilled that they’re basically from recycled and possible scrap material (you might consider submitting this to Mod Podge Rocks blog 🙂 I also love the wooden base around the tree, I might just try that…next year…I’m running out of time already!