Creative Ideas for Wrapping Holiday Gifts!

 Ok, so I have to admit something to you.  I don’t like wrapping gifts.  I find it a tedious awful job.  Gasp.

BUT I do love and can totally appreciate a beautifully wrapped gift.  I have seen some beautifully wrapped gifts on Pinterest that make me absolutely swoon.  I think maybe my problem is that I’m always wrapping gifts at the last minute…like a day or 2 before Christmas when I’m totally stressed out and have no time for anything let alone gift wrapping.  That is the time when presents get wrapped quickly, with no embellishments and a tag made out of the same wrapping paper.  Terrible, I know.

So this year I am going to try to have my wrapping done ahead of time and thus put a little more effort into it.  Sometimes all one needs is a little inspiration to get you started and motivated!  So that’s what I’m here to do for you today!  I’ve teamed up with 9 talented Canadian bloggers to give you some holiday gift wrapping ideas!

Let’s get started!  For this post I was inspired by red, black and white!  Last year at the end of the Christmas season I bought a tonne of gift wrap from Target at 75% off.  Like a $1 a roll kind of deals…so I may have about 20 rolls of gift wrap downstairs right now.  My husband may have thought I was crazy at the time, but he’s totally appreciating it now!  😉

Anyway, I am especially loving the red, black and white paper I had.  It’s festive and a little outside the box…it’s different from what I’m used to and I like it.

I paired patterned papers with pretty ribbon from May Arts.  For this gift I used red velvet ribbon and topped it off with the Candy Cane Jingle Bell Ornament that I showed you how to make yesterday.

For this present I used different patterned ribbons, and I made a silver bow from all the ribbon I had around.

When I go to wrap my gifts, I often discover that I have no bows.  I have a tonne of ribbon, but no bows.  Have no fear…you can make your own with this simple tutorial!  I almost always make my own now because I can make them in matching patterns and colours that I like!  Just grab a glue gun and follow the diagram above to make your own!  So simple and pretty!

All I need to do is get my act together ahead of time this year and get a lot more creative with my wrapping!  It’s the little things right?

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Now it’s time to show you some fantastic gift wrapping ideas from my friends!  I just know they’ll leave you inspired!

From left to right, they are:

Personalized Santa Sacks by Fynes Designs

Vintage Christmas Gift Tags by Satori Design for Living

5 Fabulous & Fast Gift Wrap Ideas from The Happy Housie

Craft Paper & Boxwood Wreath Gift Wrap by Craftberry Bush

Copper & Green Gift Wrapping Inspiration from Echoes of Laughter

Burlap Wrapped Gifts by So Much Better With Age

Black & Red Gift Wrap Plus Bow Tutorial by A Pretty Life in the Suburbs

Wine Bottle Wrap- Christmas Edition by Northstory

DIY Christmas Bag Tutorial by Suburble

Vintage Map Christmas Gift Wrap & Gift Tags by The DIY Mommy

Have an inspired day!