Preparing for Craft Pop-Up Shop - DIY Paper Bags

I am preparing for the Spring Spirit Craft Pop-up shop and decided to make my own paper bags to put a little Kotona touch on it. So it started out with trying to sew a cut up part of my business cards on to brown paper I use for packing. This is only because I didn't have glue at home and wanted to see how it looked sewn.

Not bad! I decided to keep the idea. Next I wanted to make a handle with what I had at home. Jute cord was the only thing I can use, as I use it to tie my packages which I sent out. Now this has to be an easy no- brainer packaging as someone else might have to do it for me. Since most of my items are light, I decided to have the opening at the bottom instead of the top, so I can fix the handle to the top.

Looking good, only need to rotate my brand name and it will work. Next, I decided to come up with 2 sizes - a smaller one for single smaller items and a larger one for larger or multiple items. Measure, measure, cut and cut, then stitch!

Lastly I needed a way to seal the bottom. I found this really cute Thank You sticker and thought it did go well with the rest of my packaging and items. Yes! Packaging done!

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