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Wrapping Up Christmas

No, its not over yet. Im talking about gift giving... wrapping paper. year I wanted to do something a bit different and so I pulled together a few Pinterest ideas to create my own unique version.



Basic brown kraft paper from the dollar store, a red ribbon, an old photo printed from the computer, and the recipients name stamped on front (I just wrote in black sharpie on the back who the gift is "from"). And since these are shipping out via postal service, theyll pack nicely in boxes without messing up the ribbons.



For the photos I selected some scenes from a past Christmas together, but Im thinking I may go further back... WAY back and do a few from our childhood. Wouldnt that be fun? If you dont like the black and white theme, you could print these in color, or sepia, or whatever suites your fancy. And these were just printed on standard printer paper and glued to the front with a glue stick. Definitely simple and frugal (and I had such fun looking at the old photos!).

To give each package an extra special touch, I used a bit of that red and white bakers twine Im so fond of lately to "tie it up" a bit...



Food gifts are a big item in our family... we like to share what we make thats really yummy. Using supplies I had on hand, I covered the jar in white paper, tied it up with some more red and white bakers twine, added a tag telling whats inside, and a sticker with our name embossed on top.


Years ago I invested in a simple embosser with our name on it and Ive used it again and again. For the sticker, I just used some large printer labels for shipping in white and cut out 2" circles using a Marvy jumbo paper punch. (is another excellent investment that I use all the time for gift giving tags with various embossers).


Understated, with just a touch of Christmas. These will go in kraft paper bags along with a scone mix and then accented with red gingham paper, a red ribbon, and some rosemary, boxwood, and pine tied to the front along with a stamped tag. (If you dont have a pine tree, but you have a cut Christmas tree, reach up underneath or deep inside and cut a few smaller branches. You can also use any evergreens available in your area.)


And with that, Christmas will be all wrapped up... simple. frugal. beautiful.