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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DIY Acorn Garland by Rachel Denbow
I get excited when I see DIY ideas for garland because they can often be adapted for gift packaging.
In place of ribbon or twine, how fun to wrap a gift with one of these? They’re festive around the house, and on your gifts! Click through on the images to learn how each garland is made.
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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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MOO Cards Gift Embellishments by Lillian Chang
If you’ve been to a conference or event in the last few years where people are handing out business cards, chances are you received a MOO Card.
Especially recognizable for their Mini Card print size (about half as tall as a standard business card), the thing that makes MOO unique is a feature they call Printfinity. It’s a quirky name for their service that allows customers to put a different image on every card printed at no extra charge.
MOO Cards in a bag by Lillian Chang
Well loved by people with a portfolio of work to show off—like photographers and graphic designers—Lillian Chang decided to use the cards for a different application. Gifts!
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I’m a big fan of gift wrap that works for any occasion, either gender, any age. A few rolls of versatile wrapping paper will ensure you’re prepared in a pinch and keep your wrap stash tidy.
Kraft paper is the ultimate go-to. You can dress it up or down, make it look rustic and earthy or sleek and modern.
But let’s go beyond the brown and add a few more rolls to the mix. Fig 2.’s gift wrap comes in a variety of patterns and colorways that are instantly festive and easily embellished however you choose. Keep it simple with twine or go wild with ribbon!
Confetti, Pennants, and Party Hats by Fig. 2
Neon Letterpress Gift Tags by Fig. 2
Dots, Chevrons, and Stripes by Fig. 2
Confetti, Pennants, and Party Hats by Fig. 2
Red White and Blue Cupcake Liners from Shop Sweet Lulu’s Yankee Doodle Dandy Collection
If there’s one thing great gift-givers love, it’s an awesome party! Whether you’re the shindig master or worship at the punchbowl of someone who is, Shop Sweet Lulu has everything and more to make packages irresistible and celebrations kickass.
Candy Cups from Shop Sweet Lulu
When I grow up I want to be Jessie Senese. Jessie began her career as a party planner after creating quite the amazing first birthday party for her daughter Olivia Lulu London (the shop’s namesake). Fast forward ten years to the beginning of Shop Sweet Lulu, a shop she says that, “simply carries things that make a party pretty.”
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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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Bloom Gift Toppers by Stephanie Brubaker
Have you seen these? Oh I’m so sad I missed them prior to Mother’s Day, but happy to have found them today! Stephanie Brubaker’s bloom gift toppers are such a simple idea with such a lovely result—and what fun to go collect all those flowers.
Stephanie uses basic kraft gift boxes, a little washi tape, and sprigs and stems of herbs and blooms from her yard and nearby. I’m thinking gifts for weddings, birthdays, baby showers—they’d all look great with flowers!
Visit Stephmodo to get her tips, see the combinations she’s come up with, and to get inspired to create your own.
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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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DIY Baker’s Twine, photo by Laura Beth
I love the simple look of baker’s twine on a wrapped gift. Don’t you? But when you want a spool in every color (which of course we do—rainbows are the BEST) it can start to eat away at your twine budget.
So I was quite excited when I came across Laura Beth’s clever DIY Baker’s Twine. It’s not what you might think. You won’t be spending hours trying to twist and twirl little strings. Nope, LB uses Sharpies and white thread to create a similar look to baker’s twine and the result is really impressive.
DIY Baker’s Twine, photo by Laura Beth
Sharpies! It’s so dead simple, we all should have thought of it. But we didn’t. Laura Beth did. And you can follow along with her handy tips to make your own over on A Step in the Journey.
(h/t Say Yes to Hoboken)
