{diy} embellished gift bag

I love packaging up gifts for the people I love, for sure.

Often people can tell who the gift is from because of my wrapping "style"...

Anyway, it was a dear friend's birthday a couple of weeks ago,

and I did something a little different for her gift that I wanted to share.

what you'll need:

a plain {boring} gift bag

coordinating paper of some sort.

a hot glue gun

scissors

In my case, I picked up a plain bag at Target and some wrapping paper that matched. I knew I wanted to try something new, like a paper flower.

You might notice that it turned out a lot like the blooms in my shop... ;)

All you have to do is cut out a bunch of circles from the paper.

Fold them into quarters & begin hot gluing them in a circle.

{I traced a circle onto the gift bag as a guide before I started gluing.}

My flower is 3 layers deep, but you can play with it

until you get the look you want.

Cut a smaller circle for the middle of the flower.

And there you go!

I love how it turned out.

So much cuter than a plain bag. :)

Have fun creating!

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