 | I always plan on wrapping my Christmas gifts so beautifully. Plan is the operative word. I don’t always have sufficient inspiration or motivation when it comes right down to it, so I thought it might be good to search out some beautifully simple ideas. But they had to meet my criteria: easy and cheap. Using a unified color palette is the best way to go. Buy wrapping paper in two or three coordinating colors and/or patterns. Try to match your colors to your decor in the room where you put your Christmas tree. |
| I love these examples of recycling all sorts of items you might already have on hand: children’s artwork, calendar pages, newspaper, school papers, yarn, pipe cleaners, etc |  |
 | Color-coding giftwrap according to which child (or spouse) is the receiver makes it easier to sort presents on Christmas morning – plus you don’t have to use gift tags! |
| This lovely giftwrap was created by photocopying fabric. Fabulous!!!!! |  |
 | Be creative with yarn and ribbon. Gifts wrapped in solid colors look special when a little attention is paid to weaving interesting patterns. |
| Gift wrap just the bases and/or tops of boxes containing food gifts. Your gift continues to look attractive even after being opened and closed many times. |  |
 | Why not use vintage Christmas linens to wrap unusually-shaped items? Then it’s like two gifts in one. You can pick up inexpensive sets of napkins and handkerchiefs at yard sales, estate sales, and flea markets. |
| Pick up Asian newspapers and orgami papers at an international market to create artfully-wrapped presents. |  |
 | Gather old Christmas cards and cut them into letter shapes to use as gift tags! |
| Typewritten gift tags in a pretty font are simply lovely. |  |
 | Inexpensive paper bags looks elegant with just a little embellishment, like ribbons and fruit/floral add-ons. |
| A jumble of baby bows covering the top of this box looks so sweet! |  |
 | Make these interesting bow blossoms by placing a small bow in the middle of a large one, then clipping all the loops. |
| This idea just might be my favorite! Use varied colors of cupcake papers to create some really special bows! |  |
 | Download this elegant gift wrap created by Blueprint on 11 x 17 inch paper for best results. Click here. |
Happy wrapping!!!
Photo Credits: Martha Stewart.
This is right up my alley! And….you gave me another idea–photo copy fabric for letter papers (some of us still send snail mail-and love to get it too!) Using what we have –priceless! Thanks, Kristie.
Love all of these ideas! I would love to have all of my wrapping paper in two solid colors under the tree, silver and blue!
Beautiful ideas… thank you!
I have always bought wrapping paper that looks pretty in our living room. It just makes sense. And it’s out there, you just have to look for your colors! Great post! I learned some things that I will use next year. All my wrapping is done for this year, and has been for about two or three weeks. I like to wrap early so I can enjoy the presents in all their glory for a while before they get opened. For me, that is part of the fun!
This is BRILLIANT!!!!!!!!!! I am looking for bows in my desk at work right now, to try the bow blossom thing! What great ideas – thanks girl!
Such great ideas! I love the bow blossom too! Thanks for sharing Kristie!
I love all the ideas. I loved beautifully wrapped presents under the tree. Christmas is my favorite time of the year. I spend hours wrapping presents. I even wrap Santa contribution to our Christmas in different wrapping paper with a little bit of coal smudged on the paper so that our child will know they came down the chimmney.
Cynthia