Kim Kesti
If you are anything like me, you have a good-sized stack of holiday gifts just waiting to be wrapped. I thought it would be fun to show you a few ideas for making those gifts special using paper-crafting supplies. Hopefully you will be inspired and might just look at your stash in a whole new light.
First, I decided on doing a “natural” theme this year, so I gathered up items that would fit the bill: twine, wood buttons, feathers, kraft tags, etc. I also added several sheets of neutral patterned paper. (I wrapped all of the following gifts first with kraft paper).
1. Tear patterned paper (Basic Grey) and adhere to gift, layer tag with chipboard (Crate Paper), a small piece of greenery, and wrap with twine.
2. Simple, but one of my favorites: wrap twine around package, tie closed with wood button (Stampin’ Up) and wood banner tag (My Mind’s Eye), insert feather.
3. Affix doily sticker (Basic Grey) to package, layer wood tree (Target) and tie together with twine.
4. Trim piece of wood grain contact paper (Wal-Mart) and affix to package, tie on wood tag with twine, and add letter stickers (American Crafts).
5. Trim (2) 2 ½ X 12” pieces of patterned paper (Studio Calico) to create rosette (score every ¼”, fold and glue); layer with doily sticker (My Mind’s Eye) and tie with twine.
6. Wrap banner (Studio Calico) around package, adhere; layer tag (Fancy Pants Design), frame (Jillibean Soup) and button (Stampin’ Up), and tie with twine.
7. Affix sticker (My Mind’s Eye) to kraft tag and adhere fawn with glue dots; tie tag with twine and insert piece of greenery.
Here’s a view of the paper I used. The busier patterns will just get kraft tags and I hope to make a few twig stars for the last paper on the right (this one I am saving for bigger gifts).
I am hopeful that these simple ideas will spark your creativity! We probably won’t touch base until next year, so have a great holiday and a very happy new year, okay?
Cheers,
Kim Kesti, Paper Crafts Go-to Gal
I love the simplicity of the paper and the natural elements you added. Perfect!
Beautiful!!
Very classy… and almost too pretty to open!
Sooooooo beautiful. I would hate to open the packages!
I love these! The neutral colors and natural elements are wonderful!
Absolutely fantastic, Kim. I love every aspect and am so inspired to go ahead and wrap my presents the “natural” way. Thanks so much for the inspiration. Happy Holidays and all the best in the New Year.
I loved them all. what cool papers too!
Kim is a crafty wrapping genius! I almost picked up a roll of that woodgrain contact paper at Walmart yesterday. Guess I’ll have to go back today and get some.
Thanks for the great ideas. I love to use kraft paper and always have some on hand. Wrapping gifts is not exactly a chore, but when you can turn it into something creative, it is more fun!
Lovely ideas! Gotta start looking at that stash in a different way, thanks for the push!
Absolutely beautiful! Now I want to know how you find the time to wrap like that? Thank you for sharing!
I loved all of these!!!
I went natural this year too !!! I didn’t have enough time to make them as awesome as these, but I’m hanging on to these ideas for next year! Thank you!! I really love the patterned paper idea!
wow totally fabulous gift wrapping ideas..love it all
Awesome ideas – I can’t wait to try some of these ideas!
I love the natural look of these. Oh, I’d open them…but I’d take pictures first.
Thanks for all the great ideas this year. Can hardly wait to see what you’ll have for us in 2013.
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So beautiful – all of them! Thanks for the ideas.
Love all of these!! Thanks for the amazing inspiration.
Fantastic! Thanks for the inspriation!
Fun ideas. Never thought of using contact paper.
What a wonderful effect and theme! I love the idea of the twig star with the star paper, too! TFS!!!
where did you get the little fawn for the tag?????? i love it!!
I love these ideas and just hope I can remember or next year. SO beautiful.
How beautiful this package would make anyone feel special knowing you cared so much not only for the present inside, but the presentation of the package as well….Way to go..I will be trying some of these on my packages. Thanks for the great ideas and giveaways.
Merry Christmas to all
chris@iwooten.com
These are all lovely ideas! What I especially like about them is the vintage/hand crafted look.