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🎄🌟Easy Christmas Gift Wrapping Ideas

Get creative this holiday season with these easy Christmas gift-wrapping ideas. From simple and elegant to fun and festive, find inspiration for wrapping your gifts in style.

I’m going to share some quick gift-wrapping decorating ideas with all of you. I grabbed a few empty boxes and my red and brown gift paper. Although I’m not a professional when it comes to wrapping paper, I thought I would share some decoration ideas with all of you. I had all of my materials on hand, but a lot of these are fairly cheap when purchased at a craft store. Let’s decorate!


Check out the video tutorial


 Materials

  • Wrapping paper
  • Mini garland
  • Acrylic paint
  • Paintbrush
  • Decorative gems
  • Twine or craft rope
  • Decorative tape
  • Tape
  • Hot glue
  • Scissors
  • Wooden Christmas mini decorations (such as a mini wood wreath and an ornament)

Gift wrap decoration number one

For the first design, I am using brown wrapping paper, tape, red paint, green paint, white paint, two wooden Christmas decorations, hot glue, and twine to create this design.


To start, cut your wrapping paper to the appropriate size and wrap your box with it.


First, use your paintbrush to apply the paint to your wooden Christmas decorations. Then, take your twine and wrap it around your gift. Tie it off. Use just a little hot glue and glue your mini wooden wreath over your twine.

Next, string an extra piece of twine through the hole of your wooden ornament. Pull your twine through, tie it off, and create a bow. I decided to use my wooden ornament as a gift tag.



This design is complete.

Gift wrap idea number two

You will need wrapping paper, craft gems, and decorative tape.


Start by wrapping your gift. I chose to use red wrapping paper. 


Next, take your decorative tape take a section, and apply it across the middle of your paper.



After you have applied your tape, take your craft gems and begin to apply them onto your paper. I used just a little hot glue when adding my gems onto my paper.



That is it! This one is a very simple design and so easy to create.


Gift wrap idea number three

You will need one wooden Christmas decoration, ribbon, twine, and one mini ornament.


Begin by adding your wrapping paper to your gift. Next, wrap a section of your ribbon around your paper. Cut off any remaining ribbon and use hot glue to secure the ribbon together.

After that, take a small section of your twine and wrap it around your paper. Before tying it off, add your mini ornament to your twine. Then, take your wooden decoration and pull it through your twine. Finally, tie it off. 


Your gift wrap is complete.


Gift wrap idea number four

You will need decorative tape, acrylic paint, hot glue, tape, and a mini wreath to create this design.


Begin by cutting your wrapping to size, and wrapping your box.


After, take two small sections of your decorative tape, and apply them to the top, and bottom of your wrapping paper.



To add your mini wreath to the middle section of your box, use your hot glue.

Finally, use your paintbrush to apply your white acrylic paint. You can add a few dots around your mini wreath to give it a more festive look.


I hope that you have enjoyed these simple gift-wrapping decoration ideas. I also tested out opening each gift without damaging the decorations. I opened and removed the top area that I taped down, and the gifts were easily removed. 






































Comments

  1. What pretty wrapped gifts, too pretty to open! Thanks so much for linking up at A Themed Linkup 134 for All Things Christmas. Shared.

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    1. Dee, aw thank you! Happy to hear that you enjoyed them.

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  2. CONGRATS Stephanie! Your post is FEATURED at A Themed Linkup 135 for All Things Crochet from the previous linkup for All Things Christmas.

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  3. This is fantastic thanks for sharing. I loved all these ideas...now to do something similar

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    1. You're very welcome. Thanks so much for visiting. 😊

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  4. All those extra little touches are so sweet. They've turned out so beautifully. Thank you for sharing this post at the Will Blog for Comments #15 linkup. Hope to see you there next week, too!

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  5. This is so much more practical than all those gift bags I tend to save. :)

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    1. Thank you. Yes, I agree. I think it is a great way to customize each gift. And it makes it special. Thank you so much visiting.

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  6. With Christmas on the way, thanks for sharing this great ideas.
    I visited you via Tell It To Me Tuesday! #23 | 11/21/23 | Link Party
    I linked up this week with = 25+26. Hope you will join us M-S SeniorSalonPitStop and W-S #WordlessWednesday. You will find both under BLOGGING

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    1. You're very welcome. Thanks for visiting and taking the time to leave a comment. It's always appreciated.

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  7. This is exactly the post I needed. I have been considering using white paper this year and needed some ideas to sort of brighten it up!

    Thanks for linking up!
    Erin
    www.crackercrumblife.com

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    1. Erin, I'm happy to hear that this post was helpful. Yes, it is always so fun to personalize the gifts. :)

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  8. Great wrapping ideas, I am, however, lazy and use gift bags - lol Found you via The Ultimate Link-Up Party!

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    1. Antionette, I love how you kept it real.-LOL. Yes, I definitely can relate. Thanks so much for stopping by.

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  9. Such cute ideas! And they really look great all together. Thanks for sharing with us at the Homestead Blog Hop. I hope we see more this Wednesday.

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    1. Kelly, thank you. I'm happy to hear you enjoyed this craft.

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  10. This post is so timely. Thanks for sharing with Create-it Link Party. https://tryit-likeit.com/link-party-it/

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  11. Steph this is brilliant! Love this. This "Santa" can't wrap and it shows. Lol.
    Visiting today from Will Blog For Comments.

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    1. Paula, thank you! Don't worry, I'm definitely not a professional at wrapping gifts either. Adding these to your gift is just a fun way to personalize it and make it a little more special.

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  12. These are so lovely and fun, Steph! I think the last one is my favorite, but I'm a sucker for greenery around Christmastime. I had never thought of using washi tape on gifts, either--I love that. Thank you for sharing this post with us all at the Will Blog for Comments #52 this month. We'll be back at the bi-weekly schedule for linkup #53 which opens Monday morning January 6, and we hope to see more of your posts shared there. Happy New Year!

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    1. Jennifer, thank you! Yes, this was a fun project. Thank you for visiting. Happy New Year!

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    2. Congratulations, Steph! This post was one of the most-visited at Will Blog for Comments #52. It will be in the Spotlight for the next 2 weeks (starting today), and you're welcome to celebrate with your readers here using the "This Blog Post was a Featured Favorite" image from the linkup, if you like. Thank you for sharing your great posts with us! We hope to see you back at WBFC #53--it opens Monday morning. :)

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    3. Jennifer, thank you very much! It's always nice to hear that my projects are enjoyed. I'm happy to hear that it will be in the spotlight for the next 2 weeks. I'll be sure to add the featured favorite button. Happy New Year!

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