12.12.2011

diy holiday gift wrap ideas

This year I'm going down the eco-friendly gift wrap path by using brown paper grocery bags (which are made from recycled paper and easily recyclable themselves) instead of the usual wrapping paper and plastic ribbon. To jazz things up a bit (because a gift that's wrapped in just brown paper bags can be kind of boring) I'm going to use paint, yarn, tape, glitter, craft scraps, twine, etc... to get creative with decorating the paper wrapping!

This is a great way to be conscious, green, AND creative for the holidays!

Click on the links below for tutorials on how to create these simple gift-wrap decorating ideas!


1. Word Puzzle Wrapping Paper - via The Die Line - Instead of buying the wrapping paper, make your own word puzzle by using letter stamps then circle the holiday or the name of the person receiving the gift!

2. Washi Tape Wrapping Paper - via Poppy Talk

3. More Washi Tape Decorating


4. Easy Printmaking Using Block of Wood and Yarn - via Modern Parents Messy Kids

5. Paper Scraps + Celery as a Stamping Tool - via Creature Comforts - This idea is probably my favorite! I love the tags and the pattern (flower-esque) the celery makes!

6. Typographic Gift Wrap - via Man Made - Fantastically simple!


7. Doily Gift Tags - via Pinterest - Buy packs of doilies at the dollar store then cut and glue away!

8. Easy Styrofoam Printing on Paper or Fabric - via Alisa Burke  

9. Gift Wrap Ideas Following a Yellow Color Palette - via Decor8 - she used grocery bags and carefully selected colors and decor items such as: doilies, opaque white ink pen, ribbon, lace, fabric measuring tape, bakers twine, and washi tape!

Happy Creative Wrapping!

No comments:

Post a Comment