How to Make a Wine Bag Using A Paper Bag
Restaurants that offer BYOB (in my opinion) are the best! I love that you can drink as much as you want without spending a ton of money. I mean, the mark-up on alcohol is ridiculous!
Mike and I were at Binny’s a couple of weeks ago and he tried to convince me we needed to buy one of those neoprene BYOB carriers. My response was “If you plan on going out after dinner, where do you put the bag?” When I go out I don’t typically have a huge purse with me, so stuffing a BYOB bag into my clutch is not going to happen. We ended up passing on the bag and just figured we would continue bringing our wine bottles wrapped in a plastic bag (I know, this is not all that pretty).
Until, I had an idea…..
Why not make a BYOB bag out of a TJ bag, that way you look classy and can leave it behind if you are going out after dinner! Umm, genius?? I kind of think so.
You could also whip up this little puppy and use it as a gift bag. Throw a bottle of wine in the bag and wrap a tag around it and it becomes an instant gift bag for a house-warming party!
Supplies:
– Trader Joe’s bag
– Scissors
– Tape measure/ruler
– Glue
{Step 1}: Measure 2 and 1/2 inches from the handle on your TJ bag. Make a cut with your Scissors (or mark it with a pen). Repeat this step on the other side of your bag.
{Step 2}: Where you made the cut on your bag, cut down and around your bag to the other side making sure you cut in a somewhat straight line. Repeat this step on the other side of your bag.
{Step 3}: Open up your (now smaller bag) and lay it on the floor.
{Step 4}: Fold the edges of your bag down about an inch. I ended up flipping my bag over so the TJ wording was facing up. This way, my I would have a plain brown bag. You can, of course, keep the TJ wording on the outside of your bag.
{Step 5}: Cut your bag in the middle so your two sides are the same size.
{Step 6}: Fold the bottom of your bag over an inch. Repeat this step with the half of your bag.
{Step 7}: Put glue on the folded part on the bottom of one side of your bag. Glue the together two pieces together. Put glue on the folded part on the sides of your bag. Fold the side of your bagged glued over to glue it to the other side of your bag.
All finished!
