DIY Paper Bag Planters

Easy and fun to make DIY paper bag planters. These are the perfect addition to your home decor and bring a minimalistic, simple vibe to any home. Bring your own style to it with patterned paper for the fold. 

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I have been seeing these paper bag planters everywhere, and I love them! I jumped on that minimalistic home decor wagon a while ago and these are right up that alley. These have officially been on my “to-make” list for some time. Do you guys have a “to-make” list for DIY projects you plan on making? Do you also add more projects than you make like me? Mine keeps getting longer and longer! More projects keep getting added before I have time to make one. Oh well! Anyways, these made it to the top of my list and I am so glad they did.

There is something about a DIY project that uses minimal materials that you probably already have around the house. This is the perfect project for those days you just want to be at home crafting. What I love about these planters are they are very easy to make (pretty much my goal with all projects) and even though they are super simple, they have a pop of personality which can be made to match any home decor style. Also a plus, they are meant to look a little distressed which means you don’t have to worry about them coming out perfect.

Materials:

• Kraft brown paper or paper bag
• Project paper or contact paper
• Scissors
• Double-sided tape
• Clear packing tape

Start by measuring your bag, measure the height and the width. Remember when measuring the width to double it. Add 5 inches onto the height.

Cut a piece of project paper to match the width of your brown paper. It does not have to be the same height since the project paper will only show at the top. Using double sided tape, tape the project paper to the brown paper. If the pattern on your project paper has a top, tape it to the brown paper upside down. This way when you fold the bag down your pattern will be right side up.

To get a crinkled look to your bag, smush into a tight ball and then smooth out. Repeat until desired crinkliness.

Smooth out the paper and turn it over with the project paper facing down. Cut any excess project paper off the sides

Roll the top down a least two times so the project paper is showing as the fold. Use double-sided tape to tape into place.

Turn the paper over so the project paper is face up. Fold the opposite sides until they meet in the middle with a slight overlap. Using double sided tape, tape the two sides together to end up with a rectangle shape cylinder.

Fold the bottom upwards. Remember the number of inches you added to your height and fold about that much. This is the base of your planter, If you would like your base to be wider, fold the bottom upwards more.

Pull the top and bottom of the fold apart and down to make a diamond shape and crease flat.

The edges should meet in the middle. Using a piece of packing tape, tape into place. If your base is wide and has a gap, use a rectangle piece of paper to tape over the gap.

Fold the top and bottom corners into the middle and tape into place. This is the bottom of your bag so make sure it is taped real good.

Place your hands in the planter bag and expand the bag open. If your bag came out taller than expected, fold the top down more. It won’t tear, I promise!

You are done! How easy was that? So easy, right!?