Tinsel Snowflake Set from West Elm
Earlier this week I told you about the simple wintery style I’d fallen in love with this holiday season—a mix of woodsy natural textures, crisp whites, shimmery touches and geometric everything.
Today I’ve got some favorite gift wrapping ideas and embellishments for you to create a warm, wintery, sparkly holiday of your very own.
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Freckled Fawn Autumn OHdeerME Kit
Filled with enticing tags and tapes, one of my favorite online supply shops is Freckled Fawn.
It’s a store fit for crafty imaginations, creative gift wrappers, and those only slightly obsessed with the wonderful world of washi tape. Ahem…
Beyond Doe’s delightful collection—hello woodgrain and arrows and birds on a wire—Freckled Fawn puts together seasonal bundles of indie goods and supplies called OHdeerME Kits.
To the aforementioned gang of craftmongers, these kits are way better than a box of chocolates.
I mean look at that Autumn lot (up top), wooden leaves, cork clouds! I don’t yet know what I’d do with them but that’s hardly the point. Amiright?
The OHdeerME Kits do have a tendency to sell out so act quickly if you wish to claim one.
Freckled Fawn July OHdeerME Kit
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Halloween Printables & Beverage Lables from k.becca
K.becca is full of tricks to dress up your Halloween treats. A line of printables by Kristen Magee, she does the hard part—the designing—so you can do the fun part—the printing, the crafting, the gifting!
With everything from gift tags, to patterned papers, labels for ghostly libations and boxes for spooky sweets, head to k-becca and pick out your favorites.
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DIY Neon Gift Tags by papernstitch
You’ll love this simple tutorial by Brittni Mehlhoff.
It’s got all the makings of a quick fun project to scratch your itch to get crafty—markers, stickers, and neon! Best of all, it’s so easy.
Head on over to papernstitch for the how-tos.
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Chevron Favor Bags from Shop Sweet Lulu
It should come as no surprise, I have a slight obsession with chevrons. I’m not the only one. You too? From skirts to swimsuits, rugs to pillows, they’ve turned up everywhere this summer.
As Bob Ross would say, “everyone loves a happy little zigzag.” Well I imagine he would.
This roundup of gift wrap related chevrons has been known to make a person giddy. You’ve been warned.
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Everyday Gift Tag Set by 9SpotMonk
Hey gift givers! I’ve got a rainbow surprise for you. Our friend Vivian at 9SpotMonk recently added these awesome super-sized gift tags to her shop and she’s offering a 30% discount just for you!
The tags are 6 inches long and letterpressed onto cool pattern-textured paper in a rainbow of colors. On the back is a To:/From: for a note to your special giftee. They’re sold individually, or buy the whole set to qualify for the 30% off, valid on your entire purchase from 9SpotMonk! Just use code: LETSDOTAGS at checkout.
Have a rainbow-colored weekend.
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Printable Mother’s Day Gift Tags, by Claire of Fellow Fellow
Hopefully you have your little something for Mother’s Day figured out by now (psst… if not you’ve got until Sunday). To dress up your gift, these tags by Fellow Fellow are the perfect finishing touch. And the best part? You only need a printer and some scissors to make them yours.
Appreciation for all things Fellow Fellow has become a trend around here. Claire’s creations have a beautiful simplicity about them, whether they be neon feathers, DIY planters, or these pretty Mother’s Day gift tags. Love how she’s layered a couple and chosen a simple bakers twine to tie them up. A spot of tape on the back works great too.
Head to Fellow Fellow to download a copy and complete your pretty package for Mom!
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DIY Recycled Magazine Origami Bows, by Jessica Jones
In honor of Earth Day and because these were just too cool not to share, I thought you’d all get a kick out of these awesome recycled magazine origami bows! All you need is a single piece of scrap paper and you’re set. Aren’t they lovely? I might just start turning everything into a pretty bow — watch out!
Check out How About Orange for more pretty pics and Let’s Create for the detailed tutorial.
Happy folding!
P.S. If you’ve got a surplus of magazines (who doesn’t?) and are feeling extra crafty, check out these pretty magazine bows too!
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Vintage Portraits Wrap by Something’s Hiding in Here
As if it were possible to pick! Well okay, we’ll try.
All this week over at the Crafts Department on Martha Stewart, some of our most favorite crafty bloggers have been sharing creative and inexpensive wrapping ideas as part of a Gift Wrap Challenge.
The ideas are bursting with inspiration, and now the trick, to choose the most inspiring! Will it be color copies turned gift wrap? Sleek and stylish stitching? Homemade bows with confetti inside? Or whimsical glittered gift tags?
Pictured are each of the submissions with links to their tutorials so you can give them a go. Wrapper friends, these bloggers are true stars and their sites are wonderful corners of the internet. So go get lost, but don’t forget to vote!
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Wrapping Paper by Mr. Boddington’s Studio
If you haven’t started yet, it’s time to get wrapping!
Of all the paper in all the land Mr. Boddington’s has my heart this Christmas. Extra points for the chevron pattern? Well of course! What can I say, I love a happy zig-zag.
Their wrapping paper is sold by the sheet in mix and match sets of 5 or 10. That’s right you pick the ones you like most! My five pack would look something like this: 3 Red Chevrons, 1 Rudolph at The Disco, and 1 Big Johns Christmas Trees.
If Hanukkah is your holiday of choice this December, Mr. Boddington’s also makes an adorable hand-drawn paper for you too featuring matzos, Menorahs, and more!
And let’s not forget, a proper present needs a proper tag. More chevrons!
Gift Tags by Mr. Boddington’s Studio
Orders should be placed with Mr. Boddingtons by Dec. 20 to get them in time. Happy wrapping!
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Free Printable Gift Tags from Sass&Peril, photo by Shannon Kennedy
Sass&Peril is a screenprint shop run by awesomesauce designer Shannon Kennedy. I’ve been a big fan of her charming, graphic style for a long time and was pleased as punch to find out that she’s offering FREE gift tag printables for the holidays! There are 9 downloadable designs in all, so head over to her blog to check ‘em out. (My favorite of the bunch? The “Warning: absolutely NO peeking, shaking, sniffing” tag!)
Download Holiday Gift Tag Printables from Sass&Peril
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Hi all! I’m Charissa from The Gifted Blog, and I love that wrapping gifts is an everyday way to be creative. Today I’m delighted to share 5 ideas for using everyday objects to wrap beautiful gifts. Can you guess what the everyday object is in each photo?
First up (above), a ruffly gift topper sewn from the hem of a tank top. Did you guess it?
