Christmas Gift Wrap

I am of the less is gorgeous school of Christmas wrapping ... you can't go too wrong with brown (or white or news) paper packages wrapped up with string ...

... particularly, brightened with just a smattering of glitter, yarn, berries, washi tape, fabric, ribbon, paint, fir cones, buttons or some such ...

Throw into the mix some simple planet-friendly fabric wrapping and fabulously upcycled tins and you'll have Christmas all wrapped up ... ;-)

If you need inspiration for how to pull off less is more wrapping you will love, love, love this collection of 35 completely gorgeous Christmas gift wrap ideas ...


And for more inspiration I've got one big tip ... Scandinavians!!! They so rock Christmas style ...

If you've not discovered them yet check out gorgeous Scandinavian blogs such as Craft and Creativity, Deas Og Mia, Annixen, Ellen's Album, Made in Persbo and Hey Look ...

And for even more Christmas ideas check out the hundreds of brilliant links from other bloggers at the bottom of this post ... and feel free to share your own ...

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The simplest white paper and gold ribbon is transformed with this gorgeous hand made pink flower for which Blue Lune has a complete tutorial ...

Lovely glitter polka dots from A Cozy Kitchen

Alisa Burke has six lovely ideas for decorating paper with 3d paint ...

These simple hessian and gingham bags would be a lovely way to put together a home made kit for foodies, gardeners or anyone else with special interests ...

Loads of wonderful glitter ideas from  Brit Co

This burlap (hessian) draw string bag tied with bright ribbon is for sale by Penny Paper Co ... but you could easily make your own ...

Customise plain paper with your own washi tape designs like these from A Spoonful of Sugar Designs and All About You ...

I love these tiny envelopes Camille Styles made from brown paper bags and buttons ... she filled hers with seed packets but they could be used for so much more ...

Brighten up plain paper at no cost from existing supplies of yarn and crepe paper like A Lovely Lark ...

Celebrate Creativity filled these lovely ticking bags with cookies but with appropriate decoration, they would be a another great way to bag together home made kits of things for everyone from foodies to gardeners ...

With a chalk board pen you can create beautiful designs on any black paper like Going Home To Roost ....

Lovely ideas and tips for fastening parcels with buttons from Swedish blogger Craft and Creativity ...

I simply love this beautiful paper Creme de la Craft created by painting through doilies ...

Cynthia Shaffer transformed old biscuit tins into these completely gorgeous tins that would be perfect containers for home made cookies or chocolates ...

Brown paper and string enlivened with a little pattern from Norwegian blogger Deas Og Mia ...

Some people really are happiest with a voucher but that doesn't mean they don't deserve some lovely wrapping like this from Designed by BH to make them fell it's something special ...

 

Oh how totally adorable are these little washi tape flags from Swedish blog Annixen ...

Super simple but lovely brown paper wrapping from Danish blogger Ellen's Album ...

Boubou's gingham and berries is a beautiful combination ... she has used gingham paper but gingham fabric would be wonderful ...

I can't find the original source for this idea shared by Escape to a Happy Place but it's a brilliant example of just how good newspaper or book print can be made to look ...

 Fun Hand Print Art has lots of ideas for kids to make their own paper with finger, hand and foot prints ...

These beautiful little parcels with tiny twigs of berries are from the Japanese blog Hitofushi - unfortunately the Google translation is very poor but the picture for me was enough inspiration ...

Wrap up bottles in fabric using this tutorial from Hostess with the Mostess ...

Who would have thought brown paper, newspaper, twining and a little greenery could look so amazing .... stunning styling from the completely gorgeous Swedish blog Made in Persbo  ...

If you can sew two vaguely straight seams you can make these super simple bags from The Pin Junkie and Threading My Way ...

And fabric wrapping doesn't have to be all Christmasy ... bright fabric wrapped boxes like these featured by The Haystack Needle would brighten up any tree ...

If you've got any old sweaters that really aren't going to be worn again they can make lovely cozy wrapping like this from Boxwood Clippings ... :-)

Buttons don't have to be cutesy cutesy - this black and white styling from Splash of Something is perfect for the men in your life ...

White paper and string with glitter from Living Locurto @ Tater Tots and Jello ...

Stamp a print to create your own wrapping paper like this lovely paper from The Thinking Closet

Make the wrapping itself a gift as in this pretty pillow case from  Threading My Way

Top brown boxes with pretty ribbon mad from scraps of fabric as demonstrated by Tikkido ...

Jars don't need to be saved for cookies and as Vintage Zest shows you can make them super stylish with personal monograms ...

Ever so pretty wrapping created from wax paper by With A Blast ...

OK so it's not really wrapping paper but how super cute are these cake pop presents from Pint Sized Baker ...

If you're looking for more wrapping inspiration check out Wrapagami which has beautiful ideas for wrapping with fabric and Gifted Wrapping which has loads of different tutorials for beautiful wrapping ...

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