Gift Wrapping Ideas

Wrapping presents has always been almost more fun than opening presents for me. Here are a few ideas for presents so cute, no one will want to open them!

Wrapping Materials

• Vintage or National Geographic maps
• Brown craft paper
• Vintage tin
• Cigar box
• Off-white parchment paper
• A vintage scarf
• Hand-made paper (with pressed flowers in it)! 
• Gingham print
• Cath Kidson-esque floral paper
• Sheet music 
• Pretty news print with lots of text 
• Layers of tissue paper
• Plaid/tartan or make your own using paint or colored pencils

Tying Materials

• Natural thin rope or wine
• Satin ribbons
• Leather cord
• Rawhide cord
• Lace
• Lace tape
• Deco tape
• Velvet ribbon
• Raffia 
• Soft yarn
• Embroider a faux bow with thick yarn or ribbon 
• Birch-patterned ribbon (make irregular white lines with paint, see photo above)

 Accessories

• Pine cones
• Brass or vintage buttons
• Acorns
• Bright berry sprigs 
• Evergreen sprigs
• Paper snowflakes
• Candy canes
• Acorns/shells
• A fantastic brooch 
• Stamps
• Lace doilies
• Silk Flowers 
• Sea shells
• Old photographs or polaroids
• Vintage name tags (stickers or attached) 
• Small pen drawings 
• Little silver charms

Write names with a black ink pen or white pencil. Try layering papers for a different look on name tags.

If you are giving more than one present to someone at the same time, try coordinating all of the packages with a common color scheme or motif~ 

Here are a few inspirational images:

Happy wrapping!