Christmas
is coming - soon it will be time to wrap holiday gifts! Do you
want to do something different with your gift wrap this year? Here
are twenty five festive holiday gift wrap ideas guaranteed to make
your gifts look just as special as your holiday season!
Many of these gift wrap ideas suggest adding ornaments to
decorate your gifts. This can look pretty and be an added gift for
the holidays. You can find inexpensive ornaments at Miles Kimball
www.mileskimball.com and also Lillian Vernon
www.lillianvernon.com. Consider also visiting your local
church holiday fairs and even your community's "dollar stores" for
some pretty ornaments at very reasonable prices.
These gift wrap ideas are ideas to inspire you. You may decide
to use a different color ribbon or paper - and that's great. Or
these ideas may inspire you to create your own gift wrap design
with objects that you know the gift recipient will love.
Enjoy the Christmas season with your loved ones!
Stars Gift Wrap
Wrap gift in paper with stars. Tie a gold or silver ribbon
(depending on color of stars on paper). Add a star ornament to the
top of this gift.
Snowflake Gift Wrap
Wrap gift in Silver gift wrap paper and tie a thick white
ribbon around the gift. Add a snowflake ornament to the top of
this gift.
Nutcracker Gift Wrap
The Nutcracker ballet is always popular at holiday time! Wrap
gift in paper covered with images of candy and tie with a thick
red ribbon. Add a small nutcracker or Nutcracker ornament to the
top of this gift.
Ballerina Gift Wrap
Wrap gift in silver paper. Tie gift with a pink ribbon. Add a
ballerina ornament, or toe shoes ornament to complete this gift.
Angel Gift Wrap
Wrap gift in paper covered with angels. Tie gift with a gold
ribbon. Add an angel ornament to complete this gift wrap.
Santa Gift Wrap
Wrap gift in red gift wrap paper. Tie gift with a white ribbon.
Complete gift wrap with a Santa ornament, or card with Santa on
it.
Fresh Pine Gift Wrap/Fresh Mistletoe/Fresh Holly
Wrap gift in dark green paper. Tie gift with burgundy ribbon.
Complete gift with small piece of fresh pine/mistletoe/holly
tucked under the ribbon. Pine smells wonderful and perfect for the
season! Mistletoe is a very romantic addition to a gift. Holly is
such a pretty addition to any gift. Caution: mistletoe and holly
should not be consumed by pets. (the Humane Society of the United
States has a list of plants that are poisonous to pets - consider
visiting this before giving someone a holiday plant. Visit their
website to read article:
http://www.hsus.org/ace/11777).
Jingle Bells Gift Wrap
Wrap gift in Green paper and tie gift with a red ribbon. Use a
piece of ribbon and place a jingle bell on it and then tie a knot
to secure it. Do the same for the other side. Loop this piece of
ribbon under the bow of the gift.
Winter White Gift Wrap
Wrap gift in white paper, preferably a paper with some texture
to it. Wrap gift with a thick white ribbon. Complete gift with
white silk flowers, preferably white poinsettia flowers.
Red and Green Stripes Gift Wrap
Wrap gift in red and green striped paper. Use a red ribbon and
a green ribbon and tie two ribbons around the gift. The bow of
this gift should have the two ribbons in it.
Red Velvet Ribbon Gift Wrap
Wrap gift in red gift wrap paper and tie gift with a thick red
velvet ribbon. This is a very elegant gift wrap. Looks great with
the jingle bell wrap too.
Christmas Stocking Gift Wrap
Wrap gift in gift wrap paper that has presents on it. Tie gift
with red ribbon. Add a small Christmas stocking to the top of this
gift. Personalize stocking with the person's name using a fabric
pen or a glitter pen.
Tin Soldier Gift Wrap
Wrap gift in gold gift wrap paper and tie with a silver ribbon.
Add a small tin soldier ornament to the top of this gift.
Warm Woolen Mittens Gift Wrap
Wrap gift in dark green and tie with a gold ribbon. Add mittens
for the top of this gift, in a bright contrasting color such as
pink, purple or even aqua.
Poinsettia Gift Wrap
Wrap gift in red or silver paper. Tie gift with red or silver
paper, use silver if gift in red paper and red if in silver paper.
Top with a silk poinsettia in red, pale pink or even white. Silk
poinsettias are also available in metallic colors, great for a
metallic gift wrap.
Picture Frame Ornament Gift Wrap
Wrap gift in antique gold paper. Tie gift with dark green or
burgundy ribbon. Add a small picture frame ornament to this wrap.
Baby's First Christmas Gift Wrap
Wrap gift in paper with Christmas trees on it. Tie gift with
gold ribbon. Add a baby's first Christmas ornament in gold or
silver.
Candy Cane Gift Wrap
Wrap gift in red and white striped paper. Tie gift with red
ribbon. Tuck a big candy cane under the bow of this gift.
Cocoa Gift Wrap
Wrap gift in holiday paper. Tie gift with dark green ribbon.
Tuck two servings of cocoa under the bow of the gift.
Carols Gift Wrap
Wrap gift in paper with musical instruments or notes on it. Or
paper with carolers on it. Tie gift with red or green ribbon.
Print two or three favorite carols out on holiday paper and put in
an envelope. Tuck envelope under the bow of the gift. Could add a
CD or tape of carol music to this gift.
Reindeer Gift Wrap
Wrap gift in paper with Santa's reindeer on it. Tie gift with
red ribbon. Add a Rudolph ornament to this gift.
Snowman Gift Wrap
Wrap gift in white paper. Tie gift with dark green ribbon. Add
a snowman ornament to this gift.
Cinnamon Stick Gift Wrap
Wrap gift in burgundy paper. Tie gift with dark green ribbon.
Add three cinnamon sticks to this gift.
Toy Trains Gift Wrap
Wrap gift in scenic holiday paper. Tie gift with red ribbon.
Add a train ornament to this gift.
New Year's Noisemaker Gift Wrap
Wrap gift in a metallic paper with lots of color. Tie gift with
a metallic ribbon, silver, gold or even a metallic colored ribbon.
Tuck a New Year's Noisemaker under the bow. Happy New Year!
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