2 days and it is Christmas!
Have you got everything wrapped? Do you dread having to wrap present after present that you left until the last minute. If it has become a stressful chore, it is now time to make it easy, fun, and stylish.
I like to wrap, but don’t want it to take forever. I also want my presents to have present presence which can mean time consuming and costly. I have found that I can have quick, pretty, and thrifty when I intentionally wrap all of the gifts I am giving in the same way or in the same color scheme. It creates impact when you bring your family or co-workers an armful of gifts all wrapped in the same, but unique way. I call it making a style statement. I like to use plain white gift bags as they are the perfect canvas to add your own style.
This year I made a monogram tag for all the women on my list using one of the fonts on my computer and card-stock. I used white wrapping paper for the men in my life. Jingle bells and lime ribbon for everybody.
I put some book pages through my shredder to use as decorative bag filler.
I buy white bags at Michaels. They sell them separately, but it is cheaper to buy one color in bulk. They also sell a few different size bags.
The font I used to make the monograms is called Cursif. I got it at dafont.com. I cut around the monogram and left a little extra card-stock so the monogram will hang lower when tied to the bag. I then punched a hole on that end and tied it on ribbon along with 3 jingle bells, then tied it all onto the handle of the bag.
Very simple, quick, and stylish.
Did you start wrapping yet? If you haven’t - state your style by embellishing plain gift bags in your own style. Then just pop each gift in – you’re done!
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These are fantastic ideas!
~Amanda
You are So creative. You have come up with something that I have not yet seen in blogland for wrapping presents. Running paper through the shredder looks darling and saves on purchase special paper AND is GREEN! Well done. have a blessed Christmas!
Those stickers are a great tip, Diane! Your plaint white bags look wonderful with the lime and look very crisp and classic. The monogram idea is wonderful also, because the recipient can keep that, too!
That is very pretty. The wrapped, (bagged) gifts add a lot to the tree also. I hate wrapping gifts, and I am not good at it. Great idea, and like I said, very pretty! Thanks for sharing and Merry Christmas.
Finally…my procrastinating has paid off! I haven’t emptied the paper shredder in like FOREVER… and it’s overflowing. Of course, I still have to wrap. Perfect timing Diane! I can do this one forever.
Have a Merry Christmas
Debbie
Simple and crisp looking. I really like these. Now I wish I hadn’t emptied the shredder! It’s white and brown bags this year and baskets mainly.
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Love the gift tags! I’ve tried to do monograms before, but can’t seem to figure out how to get the first and last initial smaller and centered??? Any bits of advice?
As I was reading through your instructions and looking at the pictures, I also thought you might be able to put older gift wrap paper remnants through a shredder, to add a different pop of color to the top of the bag. It might be amazing with tissue paper, which I have seen in a wide variety of colors very inexpensively at the Dollar Tree store. Not sure if lighter-weight paper would gum up the shredder, however–might take some experimentation.
Hi Athena-
Tissue paper works perfectly in a shredder and looks fantastic in bags and super inexpensive like you stated. Never thought about using the wrap remnants – I have lots as I hate throwing them away. I am going to try it. Thanks for sharing the idea.