Mini Paper Tote Bag

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If it’s the third Tuesday of the Month, then it’s Pinterest Challenge Time!

Didn’t know that? No worries, I’ll explain –

There’s a group of bloggers, guided by Erlene at My Pinterventures who challenge themselves to create something from one of the many pins they have on their Pinterest boards.

As with almost anything Pinterest related, the real challenge for me was picking just one pin to focus on.

I have so many that I want to try, but this one

has been calling my name for a while, partly because it’s super cute, and partly because for my birthday I treated myself to a nice work bag and the style is very similar to the handle style tote bag in this mini paper tote bag craft.

As promised by the web page title connected to the pin, this is an easy craft. And what’s really nice is Bibi designed this to fit one 6 x 6 sheet of paper with zero waste. And all you need is that paper (double sided is best), some brads and either a paper cutter or an x-acto knife, plus some double stick tape.

I practiced on some plain copy paper, and then set up some custom printed paper because I wanted to mimic the look of my new work bag, which is black on the outside and red on the inside.

The video on the website steps you through making this cute mini paper tote bag, and I was successful on my very first try. On my second version, I changed up the fold over bit at the top so that I didn’t fold it in until AFTER I had attached the handles with the brads, which let me hide the back of the brads and give the bag a more finished look.

These are cute on their own, but are sized to hold a standard gift card. While I usually like to make paper box gift card holders with my Silhouette Cameo, I think this may be my new go-to presentation.

 

To join next month’s #pinterestchallenge, click here to sign-up ⇒ November Pinterest Challenge

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Now let’s see what other things Pinterest inspired! Head over and visit the other hosts to see what they crafted, cooked, built, or tried!

Erlene – My Pinterventures • Gail – Purple Hues and Me
Kristie – Teadoddles • Lynne – My Family Thyme
Joanne – Our Unschooling Journey • Jenny – Cookies, Coffee and Crafts
Shirley – Intelligent Domestications • Debbee – Debbee’s Buzz
Beverly – Across The Boulevard • Julie – Sum of their Stories
Chelsea – Making Manzanita • Katrin – Kreativ K
Michelle – Our Crafty Mom • Marie – The Inspiration Vault
T’onna – Sew Crafty Crochet • Chelc – Inside the Fox Den
Laurie – My Husband Has Too Many Hobbies • Alexandra – Eye Love Knots
Katrin – Nothern Feeling • Emily – Domestic Deadline
Terri – Our Good Life 
Leslie – Once Upon a Time & Happily Ever After
Roseann – This Autoimmune Life • Toni – Girl, Just DIY
Kelley – Simply Inspired Meals • Lauren – Mom Home Guide
Debra – Shoppe No.5 • Lydia – Lydia’s Flexitarian Kitchen
Susan – Suzer Space • Habiba – Craftify My Love