Wilderness Quilter

Ran across all my wallpaper sample books (I only have about 8 ) while looking for items to include in the 100 things challenge.  Well, I can’t part with the wallpaper sample books.  I love looking at them and have made pretty stationery with matching envelopes from some – or course, who ever writes a real letter anymore?  So I was distracted from the task at hand and trying to think of something else fun and useful to do with them and I realized that gift bags might be it.  So I hit google and did a little search and guess what?  I found an 11 page pdf with very detailed instructions on how to make really nice gift bags from wallpaper!  And the instructions work for whatever size paper you have.  So I made a few.  Using one sample sheet, the bags are about 5″x8″x2.5″ (guess that’s the size gifts I’ll be looking for from here on!).  Then a little action with the hole punch, some yarn and they’re done!  So check it out and start making yourself some gift bags! 
http://www.wmsandco.com/resources/GiftBag.pdf