• A child's name for their bedroom door or bed head
• A personalised birthday banner
• A charming sign for your next garage sale or market stall

Instructions

1. Trace and cut the shapes. Rectangles are the easiest.
2. Trace and cut the required amount of shapes for your wording or space.
   Tip: If you want the sign to last longer, double the thickness of the paper or use a light cardboard backing (use tissue, cereal boxes, etc)
   
3. Colour the shapes. Decorate each shape as desired with stencilled letters, ink and/or embellishments.
4. Place the shapes in order and flip over so back of each shape is facing you.
5. Staple or tape fishing line, ribbon or string to the back of shapes. Remember to leave a blank shape or spaces between words.

Instructions

1. Cut a rectangle from book page or newspaper measuring 11cm (4½") x 20cm (8").
2. Mark with pencil at 7cm (2¾") and 14cm (5½") on both long edges. Fold at these marks and unfold.
3. Put a thin line of glue or double-sided tape on the edges of the bottom section. Close to form the 'pocket' of the envelope. Secure the sides of envelope.
4. Leave a ½ cm gap between the envelope pocket and the folding edge for the triangle. Fold the flap of the envelope into a triangular shape and secure flaps with glue.
5. Colour flap and edges of envelope (optional). Fold flap over.
6. Decorate the flap of envelope and the face of envelope, if desired.

Instructions

1. Cut rectangle from book page or newspaper measuring 23 cm (9") x 16cm (6¼").
2. Fold along the long edge at about 3 cm (1¼"). Open rectangle out flat again.
3. With a pencil make a mark on the longest edge at 8cm, 11cm, 19cm and 22cm. Then cut up to the 3cm fold line.
4. Re-fold each flap along the short edge at the 8, 11, 19 and 22 cm marks.
5. Place glue on the smallest folded flaps and then fold and press onto longer folded flap to begin to form the bottom of the bag.
6. Trim excess flap and trim any excess to keep sides flush.
7. Place a line of glue on the long, narrow edge to seal side of gift bag. Place one hand inside the bag to assist lining it up.
8. Using a contrasting coloured page or paper doily, cut an 8cm diameter circle or an 8cm square. Fold in half and glue half to back of top of bag opening. Seal the bottom of the bag with glue.
9. Glue an embellishment to front flap.

These measurements make a gift bag 8cm x 12.5cm. Alter the starting measurements to make larger gift bags. Larger, undecorated bags make sustainable rubbish bin liners for bedrooms, bathrooms and offices.