Tools and Materials

• Gusseted paper bags of any size
• Scissors
• Hole punch
• Double-sided tape
• String

Paper-Bag Flowers How-To

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.