Wrap It Up

Christmas shopping is in full swing. Black Friday has come and gone. Cyber Monday and come and gone. You probably have a car trunk or closet full of stashed away gifts that need to be wrapped and placed under the tree. Do not buy a bag of bows and one roll of Christmas paper to wrap all of your wonderful gifts.

Start your project with 3-4 varying styles of coordinating holiday wrap. Rolls of brown paper are also a great base for gift boxes. Wide wired ribbon can be tied around the wrapped box. Insert a spring of fresh greenery or twist a festive floral pick decoration around the bow.

Another unique design is to wrap your box with brown paper and then use a bright foil print paper as a wide accent around the center of the box, leaving about 1-3 inches of the brown paper edges and ends exposed. This style is great for stacking under the tree or as a display just for decoration on a side table or shelf.

One of my favorite preparations is to first wrap the box in a beautiful paper and then tie the box up in brown string. Wrap the string around the box in both directions and make a knot. Tie four shinny balls from the tree (two each of a coordinating color) on top of the with the string and then top the balls with a flat glittered ornament like a snowflake, angel or other style for an ultra designer look.