#diywrappingpaper

[tinatamay]

Yay! After thinking what to draw on the #wrappingpaper the @furrylittlepeach tutorial came just in time to try carving stamps! 😍😍 Love the experience, still don’t know why I took so long to make them! Def gonna make more! 💚

[consciousmommy]

DIY Wrapping Paper... Take your kids art and make color copies and wrap away. This is obviously not something I made up but how cute is this!? One of my daughter's teachers last day is this week so I made her a gift and wrapped it with one of Livvi's signature rainbow drawings. I think it's my new go to wrapping paper! #diy #mommyhack #rainbows #diywrappingpaper #rainbow

[msgier]

#santaclaus #seasonsgreetings #diywrappingpaper #cartoons #merryxmas

[shaylynnann]

Fun fact: calligraphy practice sheets make pretty wrapping paper. #studybreak #packingbreak #calligraphy #diywrappingpaper

[madebytheshop]

I think they'll get the message. This is an attempt at hand stamped wrapping paper. I already had the wedding stamps anyway. #rubberstamps #crafts #diy #diywrappingpaper #stampsarefunideas #create #wrappingpaper #giftwrap #giftideas #weddinggift #brownpaper #theprintmint #smallbusiness #madebyhand #madebytheshop

[tgifridays]

FRIDAYS FAN HACK // WRAPPING PAPER We got a ton of hack suggestions from our Give Me More Stripes members, and we thought this one was too good not to share. To keep wrapping paper under wraps, cut an empty toilet paper roll down the middle and secure it around your wrapping paper roll. No more unrolling paper, and your wrapping station is in order. A big thanks to Justin from Buffalo, New York, for the toilet paper tip.

[wediggit-blog]

Homemade Wrapping Paper

I am not sure why but about a month ago I became obsessed with never buying wrapping paper again. I think it might have been because I never have the appropriate wrapping paper for any occasion and end up wrapping everything in layers of tissue paper! 

Here are a few tips and tricks when making wrapping paper at home.

There are a few ways you can go about this project depending on your budget. It turns out stamps are rather expensive so if you cannot afford to buy new stamps you can make them out of potatoes or try second hand!!! I was lucky and stumbled upon a buy one get one free deal. 

There are also a few options for paper. If you want a strong wrapping paper then invest in a higher quality paper or use brown packing paper. I went for the inexpensive option because realistically, the paper only needs to cover what is underneath it, not protect it, and it gets ripped apart in an instant! I went to the Times Colonist and bought a medium sized roll of their end of the roll news print. It cost $4, which goes to charity, and apparently there is 50 feet of it (I think I got that last part wrong but there is a lot of it)! One thing to note is that they do not always have a supply of this paper depending on the time of day so get there early or plan ahead so you do not have to dig out that tissue paper again!

If you are going the stamp route you are going to need the following:

If you are going the potato stamp route then you will need to substitute stamps for the following:

I decided to try this wrapping paper two ways: The first is to lay the paper out and cut it to whatever size you would like then go crazy stamping it. 

The other way is to wrap the present first then stamp it! Make sure the present is wrapped in something first so that you do not get any ink absorbing through the paper onto your gift. With this option, you do not waste as much paper and it requires fewer stamps. 

Two things I learned from this project: First, do not only buy one colour of ink. I got about two stamps in then wished I had another colour. Second, this does not take as long as I thought it would especially if you wrap the present first. I am super happy with how this project turned out. Family and friends look out, it’s stamped newspaper for you this holiday season!

xo

[reaganlikeprez-blog]

#diywrappingpaper #Christmas #wrappingpaper #hellokitty