
If you are like me, December is a period of continuous run from place to place, enjoying the Season but feeling just a little insane.
Love fairy lights and pretty decorations.
Love giving and sharing.
Love vacation time.
Love cinnamon and gingerbread.
Love remove the candied orange peel from the panettone.
(Panettone is a traditional Italian Christmas bread)
But one of the things I love most about this magical month is doing pretty gift wrap, I think a creative Christmas wrapped gifts is one of the most magical sights of the Season, a gift can produce a much greater joy if is packed super nice.
There are many way to wrap a very special gift. A few rules to impress those who receive it.
- Gift wrap is one of those places where the opportunities are endless; you can try color blocking, play with ribbons and accessories, add pieces from nature and scraps from your craft bin.
- Smaller box: stay simple! Try mixing a neutral paper with beautiful ribbon for a pop of color or metallic sparkle.
- Remember, practice makes perfect, take it slowly the first few times you try a new gift wrapping technique.
- Teamwork. Stamping with your kids using original stamps and if you are quick enough you can dust a little glitter on your fresh-pressed stamp before the ink dries.
- Love recycling? Using pages from magazines, paper bags and newspaper looked so sweet.
- Unless they are on women's lingerie, men do not pay attention to bows, laces and cristal beads. For him, you can choose a gift wrap very simple. Gold and silver are the quintessential holiday colors, so you've got to have some metallic in gift wrap for him. Try also with a totally black look with a silver ribbon.
- Finding ideas using readily available materials and creating unusual things that were super easy to do (so you may devote yourselves to other things) and give to your guest a stellar surprise with the WOW-factor!
That’s my idea. Enjoy!
WHAT YOU NEED:
- vellum paper
- mini star cookie cutters (or any simple shape)
- thin metal wire (silver or any color you prefer)
- scissor and scalpel
- super transparent glue
HOW TO DO:
- Wrap the wire around the cookie cutter.
- Rest the star on vellum paper.
- Pour a few drops of clear glue and let dry thoroughly.
- Take a sharp scalpel and remove the excess paper.
The decorations are ready to be used on my Christmas wrapped gifts!
Have you 5 more minutes at your disposal? Read this post about how to rock your Christmas presents.
Stupendeeeeeeee queste stelline!!! ma quanto sei creativa!!!? peccato che hai un pochino abbandonato il blog sei stata sempre una musa ispiratrice <3 auguri di un sereno e splendido Natale :*
RispondiEliminaOh Giuli, che deliziose ispirazioni!
RispondiEliminaNe approfitto per augurarti un magnifico e colorato Natale!!!
bellissima idea e realizzazione, complimenti molto elegante
RispondiEliminaBellissimo Giuli, semplice ma d'effetto :-)
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