Tutorial: How to fold a flat bottom paper bag.

In order to make giftbags for my daughter's birthday I folded flat bottomed paper bags. It's very easy to do and you can make such cute bags this way.
Here's how to do it:

1.)




First, you pick cute wrapping paper, a page from a book, a newspaper, anything goes! Anything that works for you; then cut rectangles out of it, one bag requires two rectangles.
The size depends on what you want with it, mine were slightly larger than a4 size.

2.)



Put the two rectangles together, wrong sides together, then fold the sides upwards and inwards. Glue, paste or tape the sides together.

3.)







Fold upwards again and fold inwards. Making nice sharp creases.
Repeat for the other side.

4.)


Fold the bottom upwards as pictured above.

5.)


Fold open and box it. This should go automatically once you place the flap upright, open it and gently push it down. You will see two triangles forming in the corners.

6.)


fold the sides inwards covering the triangles and flattening the box.

7.)


fold the far ends inwards, overlapping each other and closing the box. Glue, or tape this closed.

8.)


et voila, your very own DIY paper bag.