DIY Giftwrap Roundup

Giftwrapping, especially at Christmastime, is an obsession of mine.

I LOVE it.

It must be the creative side in me,

but I'd rather wrap the gift all pretty than shop for the actual gift :)

I love coming up with and finding new ideas to use each year.

The bonus is that they are a great addition under the tree :)

I've rounded up some of my favorite ideas for you to try out yourself.

Some of these I will be trying out this year myself

and some are tried and true from last year.

The best advice I can give you is to buy a couple rolls of brown kraft paper.

You can get it at any craft store

or I found this website where you can buy it in bulk online

if you really have a lot of gifts to wrap :)

I have almost completely stopped buying patterned paper

unless I find something really unique that I love,

because you can do so many different

and creative things just by adding to the brown paper.

1 // Felt Boxes

- so simple, but love that it adds some texture -

2 // Pom Pom Nose Reindeer Giftwrap

- all you need is a stamp and some micro mini pom poms -

3 // Sharpie Giftwrap

- a sharpie and white paint pen can go a long way -

4 // Craft Stash Giftwrap

- raid your craft stash and use tissue paper, yarn,

and felt balls to brighten up your packages.

Here is a great tutorial for making your own yarn pom poms,

and I always get my felt balls from this Etsy shop. -

5 // Origami Bows

- I made these last year and loved them! -

6 // Wood Slice Gift Tags

- If you don't have access to wood to cut your own,

I saw pre-cut ones for sale at Michael's.

I can't wait to try this one out! -

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