Bagging madly

[wiseheart]

I've found a YouTube video (see here about a quick and easy method to make paper gift bags. I'll need an ungodly amount of cellophane bags for my Christmas fair wares, so I gave it a try. Admittedly, cellophane is a lot harder to handle this way than wrapping paper, but I managed 9 bags nonetheless. 7 more are due tomorrow. All in all, I have the raw materials for 64 bags - that ought to be enough, I think. At least it's faster than weaving those little paper baskets... of which I'll also have to make a lot yet. And there are only five and a half months left till the fair. *sigh*

Other than that, I did the first half of the weekly shopping today. Aside from the groceries, I also bought myself two long, lightweight summer blouses and some underwear at Kik, since they had a 30% reduction in clothing prices, assuming one had a customer card. Which I have. So, that was really a bargain.

Temperatures were up to 30°C when I came home, sweating like a pig. As soon as I finally was at home, the wind started blowing and temperatures dropped eight degrees. Speak of lousy timing, eh? They promise rain for tomorrow - let's hope the balcony can withstand it. *fingers crossed* Otherwise, I don't mind the rain; it cools down the weather a bit and besides, I'm not planning to leave the house tomorrow. I'm still very, very tired from yesterday and from today's activities, plus the heat, so staying indoors sounds nice.

Comments

[noadvertising.livejournal.com]

We spent a not-fun day here with 18 degrees :(

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

And that is called summer over there? Good grief!

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

The bag making looks as it it will save you quite a lot of time, even using cellophane — hurrah!

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

At first it seemed fairly time-consuming, but now that I got the hang on it I can make one in, oh, ten minutes or so. It is boring but necessary.

[sallymn.livejournal.com]

Oh nice making your own bags!!!

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

I have to! Buying them would be too expensive and besides, they are never in the right size.

[elwenlj.livejournal.com]

Those bags look so simple. Of course, whether they are or not is another matter, in my experience. I hope your bagging goes well.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Surprisingly enough, they are as simple as they look. Granted, cellophane is a bit more complicated to handle than wrapping paper, but once you've got a hang on it it goes really speedily.