News Paper Gift bags

I've been on a big recycling kick lately and am constantly on the search for was to upcycle as many items as I can. Thanks to Pinterest I have found lots of great ideas. Including this tutorial from How About Orange. I need to work on making these a bit bigger, but was impressed with how they turned out.

I used jewelry hemp and a plastic straw for the handles because that's what I had on hand. I like the added touch. The hardest part of this project was picking pictures and pretty things on the news paper that would look good on the bag. Now that I have a Cricut I can add fun embellishments to my gift bags!!