I've always wanted to personalize wrapping paper, but I tend to wait until the last minute to wrap gifts so it just never happens.
Finally, this year I stumbled upon some craft paper early enough and since I actually got my shopping done early (I'm on top of things this year, apparently), I've got some presents wrapped to share with you!
When I told my mom I had some more creative gift wrap ideas this year, she asked that I stick to her gift wrap color scheme. I think she was skeptical when I bought the paper, but I told her to trust me! Her choice colors: silver and gold with some red and green (preferably shiny/metallic).
I (or rather my mom) had all these supplies on hand except for the paper. Of course I used a pencil, scissors and a little tape, but figured those didn't need to be pictured :) Since there were extra little decorative items lying around I decided to use those to embellish the presents a little.
I realized the other day that the only person who has glitter all over their present is the one person who freaks when she has one little speck of it on her. Oops! And oh well. She'll get over it once she sees what's inside. For this, I painted gold circles all over and then added the glitter circles. I used the glue to make circles then sprinkled glitter all over. This was the messiest and most time consuming present since I had to wait for one side to dry to turn it to do the next.
I recently learned the magic of double-sided tape and a hot glue gun when it comes to wrapping. In this case, I used a hot glue gun since this paper is a little thick. Because who wants to see tape?
And if you don't feel like making an all over pattern and wrapping some ribbon (or embroidery floss), why not make one big design?
There's so much you can do with craft paper, and since they come in bigger rolls than most gift wrap, they really go a long way. How are you wrapping your gifts this year?
Lacey
