Phew! It has been a week of giveaways up in here! The big bike giveaway, an Instagram giveaway with Kate Spade Saturday and now a super fun and VERY fitting giveaway for the holidays… of Sally J. Shim’s new book Pretty Packages: 45 Creative Gift Wrapping Projects! I got a copy of this sweet book and it’s chock full of EASY ideas for wrapping gifts. ‘Cause in the case of gift wrapping, the outside does matter. Am I right!? So, I’m sharing a few ideas here that I pulled from Sally’s book and are perfect for you not-your-average Christmas enthusiasts like me. All easy enough to get done and still have time to SPARE before the 25th! (You are welcome.) Check ’em out and then head to the bottom to enter to win your very own copy AND a goodie bag to go with it!
Can we take a quick second to talk about these wrapping papers!? I scoured Etsy and found some PRETTY great things. Sources below:
Eyes, Zebras and Houses Paper from Kate Zaremba Company / Grid Paper from The Paper Kit / Holiday Typography Paper from Parrott Design Studio / Neon Zig Zag Paper from Norman’s Printery / Neon Print Paper from Egg Press
I pulled a few of these ideas, like spelling words (or names!) with letter stickers, stringing felt balls into a cute topper and DIY-ing my own gift guide right from Sally’s book! Each idea took me 5-10 minutes and I think these little details make the gifts so much more special and meaningful.
I think my mom said “No Peeking!” 95,000 times every Christmas. I was totally one of those shake-the-presents-under-the-tree kids.
All Photos by Studio DIY
NOW! Who wants to get in on this gift wrapping action, straight from the source!? To enter to win a copy of Pretty Packages and a goodie bag to go with it, use the Rafflecopter below. Three winners will be chosen randomly on Monday, December 15th!
At Christmas I always go for plain wrapping paper – brown, grey or white – then embellish with bright ribbons/tape/tags.. I’m always looking for new ways to make them plain paper shine so I love these ideas! I realise it maybe makes more sense to use funky paper, but I love how clean and simple this looks and how the plain paper makes any decoration sing!
I like to stick to color scheme and add mini gift as topper
I usually use neutral (white or kraft) paper and write names on my gifts with gold paint pens.
I prefer Kraft paper with fun accessories on top in bright colors.
Errr…I am a bit gift wrapping challenged(thank goodness for gift bags), so this would be a great asset in my home!
I buy wrapping paper after the holiday when it is on sale – by December I can’t even remember what I bought. Then when I take out my wrapping paper I use the patterns to inspire me to come up with some fun embellishments, whether its ornaments, greens or loads of ribbon.
I will either buy butcher paper and stamp patterns on the wrapping paper (i love stamps!) but if I do see some cute wrapping paper then I definitely impulse buy it!
I’m one of those people that triple wraps things in odd shapes and sizes (in too big of boxes or in a confusing way). It’s almost a family tradition now – to see the confusion on the other person face as they realize they had no idea what they were unwrapping.
I honestly love the brown-paper-packages look but never get around to it. I end up at the dollar store wrapping paper bins on Dec 23…but this year! I have Washi tape and I’m getting that brown paper!!!
I’m all over the place! I love to make the presents fit the feel of the party/event I’m attending…more rustic means muted colors with twine vs a bright and cheery evening with bold prints and giant bows!
I love DIY packaging! I try to personalize them for the receiver, so they all look a bit different.
I usually wrap my own gifts and stick to simple, kraft paper, bakers twine etc…this package would be a fun way to branch out 🙂
I wrap my own gift so I can personalize it!! This pack would be awesome for that!
It all depends on how creative i could get. Sometimes store bought with a personal twist is how i end up wrapping!
I normally don’t get creative with gift wrapping, but I’d love to. I also this wrapping paper. Beautiful!
I have always very much been a gift bag person (I have no excuse other than procrastination), but last year I actually used newspaper and tied it with some red ribbon or gift tags, and I think it looked super classy and cute. It fits with my gifts too because I tend to get people books, so I think it worked really well.
You know I absolutely love that wrapping paper! I HAVE to get some.
I definitely wrap my own gifts – I’m not the best at it, but I love getting inspiration from various sources and this book would be great to have!
I am THE WORST wrapper ever, so I mostly stick with gift bags. I need to get better, that’s for sure!
bags are easy,m y hubby does the wrapping
it really depends on the person and the gift! Usually, I stick with brown paper and use ribbons and little pieces of lace
We wrap everything in newspaper! I try to get a little creative at times and add fun elements such as pompons and pretty ribbons though!
I let the store handle it, I’m horrible at wrapping.
I love to have a theme and every year top my gifts with handmade decorations so that there is a lasting piece of Christmas for next year!
I pick out fresh paper every year (whether I have any left from last year or not) and go to town with string, ribbon and embellishments. One year I got this awesome textured paper with a vintage typography print from HomeGoods and people went NUTS.
I wrap my own gifts and decorate with ribbons and bows. I love the kraft paper look, but I can never find any that’s not too thick/heavy (for shipping gifts) or too expensive.
Love the patterns ♥♥♥ I need to win these!
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These are amazing! I usually use kraft paper- red or brown. And sometimes white but I always decorate it and make my own labels and bows!
I am using brown craft paper and hand stamping in a black/white theme. Love the houses wrapping paper!
I normally use the basic red paper to wrap my Christmas presents, this would be a change!
I usually find a pretty wrapping paper I like, then make a fancy bow with coordinating ribbon.
I like to use scrap fabric and pretty reusable boxes at home. I f I am giving a gift and won’t be getting the wrapping back, I dress up kraft paper with pretty ribbon. One year I did newspaper with black and white pictures of the recipient printed on sticker paper as the gift tag and red ribbon. It was beautiful!
I try to keep the paper basic and do fun ribbons/etc. This year i used white paper and thick red yarn tied in a bow, gold writing on the paper. They look so festive!
I wrap usually with newspaper to reduce waste
i like to do basic paper and add ornaments as toppers as a little something extra.
I love these ideas so much! I use paper bags all the time and stamp them. They’re cute and easy. I want bright this year, though!
I like to use old magazines and pretty ribbon to wrap gifts!! 🙂 poms poms make a HUGE difference!
I love to wrap gifts and Sally Shim truly has the best ideas. Would love to win a copy of her book (love her blog too).
I love these wrapping paper ideas! that book would really save me from head scratching on a new idea each year lol
I am honestly the worst wrapper ever. I try to wrap things but there’s either a rip in it somewhere or it’s all messy looking. I don’t use ribbon or bows, either.
I love neutral colors/patterns for the wrapping paper and then adding a little pop of color for the ribbon. Or sometimes I’ll forego the colorful ribbon and use twine instead to keep the neutral theme consistent. I also like adding little toppers like mini ornaments or fresh greenery (e.g. rosemary).
I DIY… poorly.
Gift wrapping is one of my favorite parts of the holidays! I usually use black & kraft papers to keep some consistency but I try to make each one unique 🙂
This year I’m making stiched Kraft paper packages with red twill tape ribbon for all my packages. Thanks for the giveaway!
Each Christmas I do a different color scheme for all the gifts and like to coordinate my tags with the theme of the season.
I do all my own wrapping, but I only pick 2 or 3 papers that have a similar color scheme.
I always like to attach or tie little baubles and things to my gifts
i love to use recycled paper scraps to wrap gifts. i’ve never purchased gift wrap in the 10 years i’ve been living on my own!
I could use some inspiration 🙂 ❤️
I like to recycle when wrapping so I use whatever I have on hand.