14 Creative Gift Wrap Ideas

When you're talking about presents, presentation cancomics or the
be everything. Here are 14 creative gift wrap ideas.1.sports page, this is an easy, inexpensive way to add
Cut shapes or monograms from cardstock or olda personal touch - especially when combined with
holiday greeting cards and hang from ribbon, jute orone of these other techniques.10. Fold a gift box from
yarn.2. Use a creative wrap that coordinates with thelast year's holiday cards or seasonal cardstock.
gift. For example, use a receiving blanket and ribbonHere's how: Wrap a gift in a drawing or painting that
to wrap a baby's gift; fun scrapbooking paper for ayour children have made.12. Use natural elements from
crafter; old maps for a traveler.3. Use fabric scrapsyour area to adorn gifts. Pine boughs or pine cones,
and ribbon. Each time you are in a discount store, stopdried grasses, and
by the fabric clearance section.dried leaves are all charming choices.13. Purchase plain
You can often find elegant and unique supplies at apaper and ask your children to decorate the wrapped
deep discount.4. Print your favorite family photos ofitem or gift bag with drawings
the year onto paper and use for wrapping smalland special messages for wrapping paper that is truly
treasures.5. Recycle gift wrap from previous years.6.one-of-a-kind.14. Browse flea markets, garage sales, or
Adorn the gift with silk flowers or small charms. Thedollar stores for inexpensive and unique boxes, bags,
booming scrapbooking industry has made availableand bows.
so many amazing little embellishments that areYou can even decoupage an old cigar box with
perfect for adorning gifts.7. Use rubber stamps tophotos or memorabilia and create a gift box that is a
stamp the recipients' name, monogram, or a specialgift in itself.Susie Cortright is the founder of and
holiday message.8. Make or use a fabric gift bag. hasMomscape's
a large variety of inexpensive and uniqueScrapbooking Playground - sites devoted to
wrapping supplies.9. Use the recipient's favorite sectioncelebrating life with children.
of the newspaper as gift wrap. Whether it's the