Last week The Duke was given a bottle of wine.  As usual, it was presented in a gift bag.

Unfortunately, the giver had chosen to write a message directly on the bag, rendering it unusable.  Or was it?

I was about to dismantle the bag and put most of it in the recycling when I thought again and decided to make a smaller bag by cutting off the top that contained the writing.

Firstly, I removed the ribbon ties then marked where I need to cut.

I then cut off the top and refolded about 2cm to the inside and creased the fold to a sharp edge.

Finally, I punched some new holes and re-threaded the ribbon.

Here is the bag ready for several more uses.