21 of the Most Beautiful Ways to Wrap Christmas Gifts

Gift Wrapping Ideas

You have thought of the perfect present, make sure the recipient loves it before they even open it!  A beautiful gift wrap is never wasted as we all love making the best first impression.  This year wow your loved ones as soon as you hand them their gift with these gorgeous gift wrapping ideas.

1. Candy Wrappers

goodhousekeeping.com

It’s two gifts in one: candy on the outside, a mystery gift in the inside.

 2. Reindeer Brown Paper Bag

designdazzle.com

Simple and very eye catching.

3. Santa Belt Packages

dreamalittlebigger.com

Love this one, looks very elegant.

4. Bauble Ornament Tags (Free Download)


fellowfellow.com

There’s very little to do here but for you to print the tags.

5.Yarn Tassels

thecasualcraftlete.com

Tassels are “in” right now, add them to your gifts too for an extra chic touch.

6. Craft paper and boxwood wreath gift wrap

craftberrybush.com

Great rustic look for your gifts.

7. Recycled Cards Gift Toppers

brit.co

Recycle Holiday cards into eye catching gift toppers.

8. DIY Yarn Gift Toppers

theshadyacre.com

These look super easy to make.

9. Christmas Light Wrapping Paper

boxwoodavenue.com

Take out your Cricut machine to do these cute Christmas lights.

10. Washi Tape Wrap

brit.co

Put your washi tape collection to good use with this idea.

11. DIY Roller Stamp

handmadecharlotte.com

This includes the instructions on how to make your own roller.

12.Paper Snowflake topper

You get the tutorial to complete this paper craft.

13. Christmas Tree Topper

fellowfellow.com

how cute do these look?  You just need some twigs, yarn and a glue gun to get them done.

14. Confetti Wrap

modpodgerocksblog.com

Beautiful way to embellish plain brown paper.

15. Thumbprint Holiday Lights Wrap

burlapandblue.com

This is a low tech alternative to the other gift wrap idea I shared above. No cricut machine needed, just thumb as stamps.

16. Hand Painted Wrapping Paper

laybabylay.com

Use black,white or kraft paper, but let your creativity shine thru and make your own custom gift wrap.

17. Colored Tissue Paper

boxwoodclippings.com

I think the addition of clear cello wrap elevates the use of simple colored tissue paper. I love this for year long gift giving actually.

18. DIY Chalkboard Gift Wrap

goinghometoroost.com

With this lovely idea you can freehand the gift tag, bow and decoration. Great way to put your lettering skills to use.

19. Winter Animal Gift Wrap

thinkmakeshareblog.com

This includes the instructions and templates for oyou to create the animal embelishments.

20. Interactive Gift Wrap for Kids

linesacross.com

As a suggestion, you could use large coloring sheets (I saw some at Dollar Tree) as gift wrap paper and tape crayons to the outside.

21. Pom Pom Gift Wrap

blog.hobbycraft.co.uk

You can buy ready made bags of pom poms in Christmas colors at Michael’s.


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