Gifting Gala: Creating Heartfelt Gift Bags to Cherish & Share

1. Introduction: Imagine the joy of presenting a gift in a bag, crafted by your own hands, a bag that tells a story. Your story. Crafting your own gift bags adds a touch of forms that no store bought bag can match. They are a canvas of your affection. That are sure to spark joy in the hearts of your loved ones. Hi, and Clauria a fashion and lifestyle accessory designer from India. In this class, I will show you my best ways to transform ordinary paper into beautiful and unique gift paths. You don't need any special tools or skills. Just some paper, scissors, glue and your imagination. Whether you like to impress your friends and family or who think gift apple is challenging. Then join me in this class and transform every present into a heartfelt experience. 2. Class Project: I'm thrilled to invite you to a hands on project that will bring your gifting to life. This is more than just a bag. It's a personal touch that turns a simple gift into a cherished memory. And now it's your turn to create one. Grab some papers, scissors, ribbons and whatever decorations speak to you. Create a gift bag that tells a story, your unique story. If you would like some gift ads, then check out the resources section for some exclusive gift pads that I have designed for you. I'm excited and I can't wait to see your creations. Post your project, I will give you my personalized feedback. Remember, learning happens when we apply a knowledge practically. So let's craft, share, and grow together. 3. Choosing the Right Paper Size: Today we are diving into the world of gift bags. Choosing the right paper size is crucial. Let's get started. If you're aiming for a small dedicated bag, you will want to start with the standard four or let sized sheet. This size is perfect for jewelry or gift cards for a medium sized bag suitable for a book or a T shirt. And three sheet is your go to. It gives you enough room without being too bulky. If you're gifting something larger, like a toy or a gift box, you will need something more substantial, like an three or even an sheet. These sizes provide the extra capacity needed for larger items. Remember, the key is to match the paper size with the gifts dimension and weight. Always leave a little extra for the top fold and handles. With the right sized paper, you can fold up a storm and create beautiful, steady looking gift back for any occasion. Grab your paper and let's create some magic. 4. Simple Ways to Fold Paper into a Bag: Let's discuss how we can fold a flat sheet of paper into a bag. The first step will be to stick the open ends of the sheet to form a cylinder like structure. I'll be using a double sided tape here. You may also use glue. For this purpose, I'm carefully sticking the tape along the edge and we'll peel off to reve sticky side. Now I will flip the paper and stick the ends together. This will give us a cylinder like structure. Place the seam in the middle and flatten the sheets by greasing the edges to give some added stability to the bags of larger sizes. We'll be using another plan sheet of paper as the liner inside. You may choose to skip this step if you're making a smaller sized back to make the liner, repeat the same steps on the plan sheet of paper, slide and insert the liner into the printed one. We have got the foundation, the bag with a liner. We can go to the next step of finishing the top from the top. Use a roller and make a fold of about an inch thick. This fold will help to conceal the raw edges of the top, resulting in a superior finish from the top fold, the raw edges towards the inside. This will hide the edge, we have closed the top edge. Now we will see how we can create the base of the bag to get a proportionate pace. I recommend to take a measurement that is half, or less than half, of the total width of the bag. In my case, I have got a width of about 11 ". I will go for a base measurement of about 4.5 ". I will mark 4.5 " from the bottom. Going for a larger base measurement could result on proportions that may not work for a gift back. Using a ruler, I will make a fold that will later become the base of my back. Fold the corner to form a right angle triangle from the bottom till the fold line as shown here. Make a similar pot on the other side as well. Ensure that you apply even pressure to make the fold lines appear crisp and meet. I will now open the fold. This will leave us with a crease on the paper, open the band, and fold the newly creased lines towards the inside. Since we have a crease, the paper should easily fold into place. The same steps has to be repeated on the other side as well. This has resulted in a shape like this. You can find the center line here from the bottom, make a fold that will slightly overlap the center line. This will help us close our base at the bottom. Similarly, make a fold from the top that overlaps the previous fold. If you note that we get a nice square shape along both the sides, The folds are interchangeable, so you can keep any of the fold on top. We have now made the fold lines. The next step would be blowing them together. We will see the areas where the glue needs to be applied. Glue must be applied on all the four outer triangles and the lines inside. After closing the bottom flap, we can apply glue on the top edge to see the bottom completely. We can see the glue areas on this graphic. After applying the glue, we can fold and sail the bottom of the back. We have come to the final fold of our back. This fold will define the side walls of our back. We just have to make a fold that will connect the two corner points of the square at the pace. Using a roller, I will simply connect the points and make a crisp fold. Similarly, the fold has to be repeated on the other side as well. We can open the folds to reveal the gift back. After opening, I will fold the edges to form the back. Reinforcing the folds along the edges will result in a neat and clean finish. Make sure to sharpen all the edges. We have completed our gift bag. We can flat pack it if we want by folding along the bottom and the sides. We have made the gift bag in a very quick and easy way. Let me know your experience in making this bag in the discussions in the next video, let's see how we can finish and decorate this bag so that it will be ready for gifting. 5. Decorating and Finishing the Gift Bag: Decorations and embellishments on a gift bag are sure to spark joy in the hearts of your loved ones. Although there are a ton of ways to decorate and finish your bag. In this lesson, let's see the best ways that are easy and quick to do. The first one is adding a handle to the bag. To do this, hold the opening together using a punch. Make two holes on the top. Folding. I will open the bag and reshape it. Insert a rope or a ribbon through the hole and make a simple knot that will lock the rope in place in a similar way. Lock the other end of the rope and trim off the axis. We can attach a gift tab using a colored cord. The bag is ready to carry your gifts. On many occasions, you might want to hide your gifts. You can maintain the element of surprise. Now we will see an option where we can close the bat. Simply fold the bag from the top and punch a hole. Now we can add a gift back using a cord through the hole to decorate it further, I will add ready to use a full bow ribbon onto this gift pack. This option is great if you want to enclose the gift. The next option is to close the bag with fan folds from the top start making according folds. In this way, these folds will later on give a decorative look to our gift back using a color cord, tie the bag with the folds. Now we can attach a gift bag to this bag. As you can see, there are endless ways to decorate your gift pack. Let me know in the discussions that how you have decorated your gift pack. 6. Conclusion: Each pad tells a story of your creativity and passion. I'm excited on what you can accomplish. If you have enjoyed our time together as much as I have, then please consider leaving a positive review. Your feedback not only supports our class, but it also inspires others to join our creative community. And don't let the conversation end here. Engage with your fellow crafters in the discussions. Share tips, offer encouragement, and grow together. I can't wait to see your creations. Check out the project description and post a project. Thank you for joining this class. Until next time, happy crafting.