I wrapped my first Christmas gift of the season today. I'm normally not so on top of things -- I'm the one frantically wrapping at midnight on Christmas Eve -- but this gift needs to be mailed soon, so I dug out the supplies and went to work.
Wrapping paper is typically a no-no in our house as we try to opt for greener alternatives, but vintage wrapping paper practically jumped into my arms at an estate sale and begged to be taken home. So I was really saving it from the landfill, right??
The twine is from our local thrift shop and I purchased a huge bag of gift tags at Goodwill early in the year.
I haven't really planned out my wrapping motif yet this year. I guess I better get thinking. Here are some ideas from last year...
Kraft paper, raffia, sheet music & an old button.
Gifts from my mom. She's really the master of packaging. She put mini biscotti in a vintage glass jar, a scarf wrapped in white cloth "tied" with wire threaded through buttons, and other gifts wrapped in sheet music. Hello Martha!
Several different types of ribbon and a small piece of evergreen.
I wish I could say that I made this little box, but it was one of my gifts!
A clever way to package gift cards in an Altoids tin...
And the crafty inside-out cereal box wrapping job I did...
How will you be packaging your gifts this year? Any clever ideas for me?
3 comments:
Can't believe you found the paper at an estate sale - glad you were able to put it to good use!
Adorable!!!Such great and creative wrapping paper ideas! Each one is so pretty.
Dee
That was so creative! thanks for sharing your ideas.
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