Everyone loves to receive a gift – especially a personalized one. You get that warm fuzzy feeling knowing that someone has thought of you and purchased something specifically with you in mind.
This year, take your giving to the next level with these tips for gift wrapping that is almost too pretty to open … almost.
Brown Paper Packages Tied Up With String
Maria from “The Sound of Music” had the right idea when she listed brown paper packages as some of her favorite things. Brown postal paper can be bought on huge rolls for much less than the average roll of wrapping paper, but can be easily dressed up with a vintage brooch, colorful ribbon or rubber stamps.
Too Cute to Recycle
If your child’s artwork is precious, but isn’t quite brilliant enough to pay for their college tuition some day, don’t resolve to throw it in the recycling bin or let it pile up in the closet just yet. Use your overflow of refrigerator drawings to wrap gifts for family members and friends. For smaller works of art, use a bit of glue to affix them to a piece of card stock for a personalized – and inexpensive – card for future special occasions.
Bow-Dazzled
Rather than slapping on a store-bought sticker and calling it a day, pump up the volume by covering the entire top of a gift box in monochromatic bows. Natural Wonders