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Perfect ending to great evenings!
A major question every hostess has, is what about the goody bags. You have to choose gifts/snacks. You have pack them well. If you have a theme, the gift needs to match the theme. And most of all, people need to like it! This can get complicated easily. So, here are our 6 rules for making great goody bags and a simple design to make them!

1. Keep a budget in mind
2. Keep it uniform
3. Keep it universally appealing
4. Keep the theme in mind
5. Keep it portable
6. Keep it attractive

With this last point in mind, we made a simple goody box design using our free template. Here’s what we did:

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  • How to make a gift bag. How To Make A Goody Bag? - Step 1
    Step 1

    Draw out the design on the paper. Here is the template we used. An alternate is to simply print the template on coloured paper, but the size would be a little smaller.

  • How to make a gift bag. How To Make A Goody Bag? - Step 2
    Step 2

    Carefully cut the design and crease the lines.

  • How to make a gift bag. How To Make A Goody Bag? - Step 3
    Step 3

    - Flip the sheet and paste the embellishments. If you would like to add a window (blue one in the images), cut a rectangle on the largest rectangles.

    - Cut a small line on the long rectangle, which forms the front of the box. This is where the flap from the opposite side will go in.

  • How to make a gift bag. How To Make A Goody Bag? - Step 4
    Step 4

    Fold in the flaps and use them paste the edges.

  • How to make a gift bag. How To Make A Goody Bag? - Step 5
    Step 5

    Tip: To make a window in the box, cut a small rectangle on one side before any of the edges have been pasted. But, measure it out first, so that it doesn’t cover the flap of the box.

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