12.01.2011

Inspiring Gift Wrap - Week 1

Every year my daughter and I make the wrapping paper we use for all the gifts.

One year we stamped leaves with silver and gold ink on brown paper, it was very elegant and we had a lot of fun. Another year we used white paper and splattered paint on it, we even used newspaper and added a watercolor wash.

All these ideas were easy and fun. I have been researching ideas for this year and come across lots of good ideas. So over the next 3 weeks I will share with you some of the cool ideas I have found so you can create your own DIY gift wrap.

This is one of my favorites, the color is amazing. I have an old road atlas, I may be doing this on some of our packages this year.



I love the idea of putting pictures of the recipient on the packages. You could use brown paper or even newspaper and add black and white photos.


Anytime I can use paint chips I'm in. I love how simple this is, yet it makes a unique package.


Check back next week for three more inspiring ideas.

What's your favorite way to package your gifts for the holiday?


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11 comments:

  1. I had seen the maps before, but the pictures on the packages are great!

    Thanks for sharing!

    I actually wrapped some Christmas packages yesterday.

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  2. How fun! Putting photos on gifts for a large family gathering is such a great idea!!! ~Val

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  3. Love the maps and the paint chips!! There is something about brown packaging with a simple embellishment....always looks so classy to me.

    Happy Thursday!

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  4. Love the idea of putting pictures on the boxes.

    I make origami boxes and use it for small items. This year I bought templates to make some pillowcase boxes and will be embellishing them with beads and buttons!

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  5. Thanks for the ideas! I've already purchased the brown craft paper and ribbon, but I love the idea of the photos and may just have to incorporte that into the packaging! Next year, I think my son and I will have a fun project of creating our holiday wrapping paper!

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  6. Wow, these are beautiful! I can't tell you which one is my favorite;)

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  7. Love!! Such great ideas. I love gift wrap that is unique.

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  8. These are three great ideas, the paint chips could be reused as a garland, or have a message on them, or plain- it all looks good and personalized.

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  9. Ooh, I love all the ideas!! The photo one would be a lot of fun, and the map one is absolutely fabulous. :) The ones you and your daughter have made sound fantastic, too! All of it is very unique, love it. :)

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  10. Wonderful! This is so creative!
    Feel free to participate in my Christmas Campaign!

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  11. Oh, yes, really inspiring! I love what I recently saw - wrapping a gift in a gift, it looks crazy!

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