Reusable Gift Bag Hack

You know those mylar balloons that are too nice to want to throw away? Here's a way to reuse them, sometimes over and over, as pretty and free gift bags.

Note: This is a small and simple instructable, but the first one I'm doing entirely on my phone – I hope it works :-)

Deflate a Mylar balloon by making a little cut at the top of the balloon balloon. Flatten it out.

You can save this for later or proceed if you need to wrap something now.

Cut off the air intake valve about a half inch from the bottom of the balloon.

Neatly tape the tab on to what will be the back of your project.

Cut off the top seam of the balloon as close to the top as possible. Then open it up and you have a bag : )

If your balloon is round, just cut as much of the top seam off as you need for the gift you are giving.

Filled the bag and gather the top so that the decoration shows.

Tie off the gather with tape, a rubber band, or string. Finished with the ribbon or bow.

Give your gift!