Modern DIY Botanical Gift Bags

2 min read September 13, 2026 Carrie Waller
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Nobody likes showing up to a party with the same gift bag as someone else (ourselves included), so we came up with a way to ensureno one sports the same design come party time. Keep scrolling to find out how to make your own version of our DIY Botanical Gift Bags With Printables. This 30-minute craft upgrades plain bags using exclusive botanical coloring pages so no two bags will ever be the same! Be sure to download the Free Botanical Coloring Printables here!

Project Time
30 to 40 min
Difficulty
Beginner
Step
2

Color the botanicals using 50-Color Crayola® Colored Pencils.

 

Modern DIY Botanical Gift Bags step 2
Step
3

Cut out the colored-in botanicals using scissors, leaving an 1/8-inch of white space around the outside lines for a clean finishing touch.

 

Modern DIY Botanical Gift Bags step 3
Step
4

Flip the cute botanicals over and squeeze lines of Aleene's® Original Tacky Glue® all across the paper. Smooth the glue out to the edges with your fingertip, and then press the glued botanicals along the bottom of individual Kraft Paper Gift Bags.

Modern DIY Botanical Gift Bags step 4
Step
5

Allow the bags to dry for 30 minutes to an hour before handling. To finish, tie White Gift Tags with Burlap Accents to the handles of the gift bags, and then fill with Tissue Paper Assortment and your gift items!

Modern DIY Botanical Gift Bags step 5

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