bridesmaids gifts - tote bag alternative

Make-up bags/train cases!

You could use almost anything. Some ideas that come to mind: a nice basket, an ice bucket, a small cooler bag, a big wine/martini glass or a make-up bag.

Thanks for the suggestions!

How much stuff are you putting in them? And, how big is the stuff? Maybe you could do big gift boxes, or gable boxes that you could decorate

Michael's usually has some pretty nice boxes in all sized that are nice to put stuff in (I love boxes) They go on sale a lot too so they are usually pretty cheap, only a few dollars each

I thought the same thing for my gifts. I wanted to get them something they would really want to reuse. So I got black purses from aldo. Large totes on sale for like $19 with a coupon. And I'll put all the other stuff inside the purse.

Thanks for all the suggestions, I definitely have more ideas now than when I started!! I will check out Michael's (and other craft stores) for boxes, but I'll also keep an eye out for some nice totes (maybe ones that zip closed and can double as overnight bags). Thanks again!

I just bought some beautiful ones from thirty one. They were on sale this week for $25. I also got small train cases to go in them. I got all different patterns to go with the girls personalities. I will add a few other things geared towards each one of them, but that's it for now. My friend is a 31 consultant and told me about stacking all these deals so I send 180 and got 5 totes, 5 mini train case things, all monogrammed and a new work bag for myself. It worked out really well. These are the totes, but with a different color thread and monogram font. I also only did their first initials.