Back to it being the season and all, one of the things
people either really enjoy or just really do not enjoy is wrapping. For me,
it’s a very much enjoy. I love to decorate the gifts and make them look
physically appealing and enjoyable to unwrap. Now this doesn’t mean I am going
to spend silly amount of money on the paper silly amounts for me is above the
price of £2 it’s about being able to find something that you can work on, make
something of it, with things you already have and want to make your own. If you
wrap something in fancy £6 paper and that’s it, it doesn’t show much
imagination or creativity, even for the non-creative types, my sister included, you can make something your own, I have people looking at my wrapping and
saying ‘yeah that’s Sorcha’s wrapping’ adding ribbon onto a plain brown
background will give off the rustic effect you may need. I differ from designs
I do, my go to is the one I just stated, plain brown parcel paper and lots of
lovely curly red/gold ribbon on top of it. Alternatively I like to go for
something literally opposite, I will wrap the present in red/patterned/very
Christmassy paper and use garden twine to create the ribbon. Both ways are just
as effective, however if you don’t like either of those designs, like my
sister. You can design it however you like! You can go for Christmas paper and
a huge bow on top of the present. My sister has also introduced a gift bag into
the equation of it, although it isn’t very Christmassy, (it’s all pink..) she’s
done birthday and Christmas together, where she has wrapped the presents (I
have wrapped the presents) in Christmas themed paper yet put them all in a pink
bag with pink tissue paper coming from the top. Tissue paper can make such a
great edition to any bag, it gives that moreish look without actually having to
get any presents! These ideas are just a few of what you can do with little
money and next to no imagination! It’s not impossible to make something look
pretty with bows and tissue paper.
Below are some of my favourites I’ve wrapped this year,
using both of the ideas I explained. I also wrapped up a shoe box for my sister
as part of the ‘early morning presents’ we do for one another. A little
trickier but practice makes perfect!
What do you guys get up too when wrapping? I love sharing
ideas with you all; I would also love to see what your presents for others look
like this year, comment below with you blog URL and I will take a look!
Sorcha
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