The holiday season is upon us –and I am sure you are shopping with great retailers in the area to find the perfect gift for all those on your list.
Some retailers have great packaging provided in burlap bags, gift bags, or beautiful wrapping.
If you are like me…the WRAPPING is as special as the gift!
Do you want to make this year’s gifts just a bit more special? Then think about it for a minute.
We ALL love a beautifully wrapped gift, don’t we? One that is thoughtful, beautiful, and shows that the giver has wrapped this one with love, right?
At least that’s my thoughts on the gift wrap agenda.
I know! Not everyone is like me. A gift wrap room has been a part of my home, an area dedicated to bringing gifts to life.
From bows to wrapping paper, bags, and gift tags…they are all planned with love.
You see, I am all about gifts that tug on the heart and are perfect for the one receiving them, and that means the exterior of that gift NEEDS to provide anticipation for what’s inside.
Does it have to be expensive? Heavens, no. In fact, gift bags that are easy to toss large items in are much more expensive than gift wrapping with other things.
The journey is as important as the destination in life, and for me, that’s true with gifts too. A bit of creativity, and perhaps time, is worth it in the gift wrap department.
Here are some of my tips:
- Set up an area that’s perfect for wrapping that includes a table and all the supplies to make it easy to wrap as gifts are selected.
- WRAP as you buy gifts. This helps you make your holiday season go better and may prevent you from an all-night marathon at the last minute!
- Keep a list of what’s been wrapped and for whom in case tags fall off.
- Often, themes work for me. If you like brown craft paper or wrapping paper to match, purchase enough to make that work for you.
- Select ribbon or twine to match.
- Make sure that there is plenty of tape, double-sided tape, and packing tape on hand.
- Of course, scissors and perhaps a paper cutter will make your life easier.
- Decide what design you want for your gift tags. Purchased ones, photographs, old Christmas cards, and hand-created tags are all great options.
- If gift bags are your favorite, try purchasing clear plastic ones or burlap bags. If you use bags, don’t forget the tissue to overflow the top!
- Lots of baked items are gifted–so tins, bags, and boxes are in supply to handle the wrapping.
- Toppers are my favorite—items to add to your gifts, take them above and beyond. Maybe pinecones from your yard, jingle bells, raffia, Christmas ornaments, even seed packets or bulbs to be forced after Christmas make great additions.
- Let your imagination and creativity soar!
- Think of the person receiving the gift when wrapping. What would bring joy to them?
- What would bring you joy to receive?
- Perhaps you will want to wrap each child’s gift in a separate paper to help in giving them out at Christmas.
- Be creative with gift cards–I had given a photo album “book” of gift cards where the cards with a “Night Before Christmas” story theme were added. Simply wrapped with a bow was perfect.
- Perhaps adding copies of sheet music to the outside for the musicians on your list, or photos of handwritten recipes, black and white or colored photos, or book pages would be worth printing on your printer for an added touch.
See what I mean?
May your gifting be the best this year and wrapped in the nick of time with love, thought, and intention!
