A “Tie-riffic” Father’s Day Gift Bag

Father’s Day is just around the corner, and it is the perfect excuse to honor the men in our lives.

I have already purchased my gift for my husband, and I am fairly confident that he will not be reading this post (on a craft site!), so I wanted to share it with you, in case you are in need of an idea. Men can be difficult to buy for!

My husband is getting a punch card to the local driving range.

Since he usually takes the kids with him to hit a couple baskets of golf balls, this gift should also be a gift for me–a couple hours with no kids? Yes, please.

I wanted to package his (kinda boring) gift card up in a cute way, so this is what he is getting:

Here are the supplies I used to whip that gift bag up:

• Darice Kraft Paper Bag- White
• Core’dinations Cardstock Spotted Jillian Dot 6×6
• Martha Stewart Crafts Kraft Tag
• White Buttons
• Core’dinations Sand-it Gadget
• Scissors
• Glue Dots

My gift bag is a smaller size (perfect for any gift card), but this project could easily be duplicated on a larger scale, with modification to the size of the bow.

The first thing you will do is fold your gift bag down at the top about 1 to 1 1/2″.

Then, mark your bag in the center of the fold, to give you a reference point for cutting.

Using scissors, cut the folded portion of the bag in on an angle towards your center cutting mark.

Choose a color you would like from the Core’dinations Jillian Dot paper pack. When this cardstock is sanded, it gives your bow-tie a nice conservative swiss dot. (Perfect for the office!)

Cut a strip of cardstock 1″ wide by 6″ long.

Cut another strip 1/2″ wide by 2″ long.

Sand both sections of paper.

Using a pen, curl both edges of the larger section of cardstock in towards the center.

Using a pen to roll cardstock gives you a curved edge, instead of a sharp edge. Cardstock tends to fold rather than curl since it is a heavy paper. Using the pen trick allows you to manipulate it better. I use this trick often to curl petals on cardstock flowers.

Your strip should look like this:

Take a couple of glue dots and tack both edges of the paper into the center:

Mark the center of the bow with a pen, and using your scissors, cut slightly on an angle in towards the marked center.

Repeat for the top and the bottom of the bow.

Then, take the smaller strip of cardstock, and wrap it around the center of the bow, using glue dots to secure the strip.

You will want to fix the cardstock edges if they flatten slightly when cut. Just insert the pen into the loop, and lift it back up.

Adhere the bow to the “collar” on the gift bag.

Add some shirt buttons, and personalize your gift with a tag.

That’s it! A “tie”-riffically masculine packaging for any gift.