When it comes to gift wrapping, my husband and my father-in-law are both much better at it than I am!
I either take forever to find love-at-first-sight wrapping materials, or give up because I can’t make the folded corners look clean and neat.
If you feel the same way, there is hope!
Today I will share with you some of my favorite gift wrapping hacks such as last minute gift bags, repurposed wrapping paper, creative gift toppers and lots more!
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1 . Instant gift bags from gift wrapping paper
Need a last minute gift bag? Re-use some gift wrapping paper or any kind of paper and make your own in just minutes! Tutorial here.
Another super fast and easy way to make gift bags from any paper is to use a box as a guide as shown below. Here’s the tutorial!
2 & 3 . Strings and greens
Simple brown paper packages made so charming with a few conifer clippings, pepper mint twine, retro stamped letters, and paint splattered snowy pine cones. (Source: 2 | 3 )
4 & 5 . Trees and stars
These festive details are made with such simple objects: paper straws, twigs, baker’s twine, and colorful strings.
You may also love: 18 gorgeous DIY Christmas trees that are NOT trees!
6 & 7 . Wrapping paper made just for you
Got old books and potatoes? Make your gift wrapping paper extra special by cutting out or stamping names, phrases and pretty designs! (Source: 6 | 7 )
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Amanda Cross
Love all of these beautiful hacks. Me and wrapping gifts are not always 100% on the same team. I usually have my dad wrap most of my gifts and then my mom wrap my dad’s gifts. I do need to learn how to wrap presents better though. I will be saving this for later so I can go back to this awesome list!
Shannon
Oh my goodness I love the strings and greens! And this makes me want to make my own wrapping paper too!
Rachel
Brilliant! I love these ideas!
Sarah Jean Althouse
Too many cute ideas to absorb at once. I love the potato christmas tree!!
Maggie Unzueta
I’m totally blown away. I need to Pin this!
Chelsea
Definitely pinning. Love these ideas!
Chrissa - Physical Kitchness
Oh my goodness these wrapping hacks are SO creative and SO cute!! I love this post!
Alix Maza
How cute is this?! LOVE the idea of using straws.
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Leah
These are all amazing ideas! I will have to try some for Christmas!
Jessica Sheppard
Omg! You make it look so easy! Great ideas, but somehow when i try to wrap it looks like a toddler’s work. Thanks for the tips, i need this post!
Patricia @ Grab a Plate
So adorable and creative! My faves are the brown paper wraps and the newsprint names! What a way to make gifts more special! Pinning!
Chamoise
Amazing ideas Ananda…Always you have amazing ideas…
I’m sorry for my silence but I’m not well.. But I think to you ans I wish you a goog november in love.
Tenderness
Karen Simon Peterson
I’m always looKing for different and more old fashioned ways of wrapping Christmas presents. Thank you so much for this post. It’s a keeper!
Kari
Very cute! I usually just slap some wrapping paper on it and call it good! Haha
Jeremi
Wow, it’s so cute. I love these ideas. I’ll try for Christmas ! Thank you so much !
Veronica Flores
Love all these! I am going to use the idea with their names cut out! So easy to see who the gift is for and it is really personal!
Gabi
I think I’ll use the potato xmas tree for stamping a white table cloth that I want to give to somebody as a gift, and maybe add some stars on it too. And of course, I’ll wrap the gift in paper with the same potato tree and stars pattern 🙂
Thank you for the great idea! 🙂 You are really inspiring. 🙂
Bo van Gaal
Dear A Piece Of Rainbow,
You have a very inspiring Pinterestaccount and website!
I saw your Pin about wrapping paper. I am making a Adventcalender on my Facebookpage (www.facebook.com/chezbonl ) I am a dutch fooblogger. I shared your Pinphoto on my Facebook, ofcourse I mentioned your website, but please let me know if you don’t agree with me posting your pin on my Facebookpage, then I will remove it directly.
Kind regards,
Bo van Gaal
http://www.chezbo.nl
ananda
thank you for mentioning my site, that would be fine! =)
Sharon
I like the gift wrap, into gift bag idea the most! Awesome idea and I’m telling people about it.
picaram
Love these ideas, they are all gorgeous and creative. Thank you for sharing! Gonna bookmark it to use for the Christmas this year ^^
Nikita
Wow, it’s so cute. I love these ideas.I like the gift wrap, into gift bag idea the most!
Upcycle That - https://youtu.be/04RkdPcuW9c
Love these ideas! The craft paper with string and sprigs of green is just gorgeous!
Pauline
Thank you for sharing those great ideas.