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Paper-Bag Flowers

Look at colorful paper bags in a new light: When folded and snipped, they make delightful hanging decorations. You'll need 6 gusseted bags (same size and color) for each flower.

1. Fold bottom of a bag in on itself, as pictured. Cut above lower fold to remove bag's bottom.

2. Trim top to form a petal shape. Punch a hole about 1/4 inch from bottom. Repeat with remaining bags. Apply double-sided tape to lower front edges of one bag. Place another bag on top; repeat to stack all bags. Draw a length of string through hole in stack; knot.

3. Pull top and bottom bags around to form flower.

4. Join ends with double-sided tape. Suspend flower from string.

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Comments

  • Lillianap
    10 Sep, 2008

    I made these for a baby shower and people we're pulling them out to take them home and figure out how I made them. They look beautiful and so cheap to make!!

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