{ last minute wrapping ideas }

december 22, 2013

if you’re like me, you may have just finished up your holiday shopping over the weekend and that means you probably still have to wrap those gifts! well we’ve got you covered with some fun options.

i firmly believe that gold, and glitter for that matter, should play a major role in holiday gifting. it’s just so darn festive. and this year, i started thinking outside the box when it came to wrapping presentation. think natural elements and fabric. yes, fabric. i try to hit up the discount fabric store near me every couple of weeks and have found some incredible deals for client weddings events. i walk in for one thing and leave with ten, having been inspired by the textures colors all around. so this year, i’m skipping using only traditional wrapping paper in favor of experimenting with fabrics as well! really this was all about mixing matching, and can be easily recreated with any variety of materials.

i found that for heavier fabrics like velvet leather, small safety pins or sticky squares work best to secure once wrapped. you can even use a small drop of tacky glue. for a thin cotton like the buffalo plaid, double-sided tape worked just fine!

what i used…

- a mix of fabrics…grey/purple velvet, brown leather, and buffalo plaid cotton
- natural black kraft wrapping paper {found at ikea amazon respectively}
- letter stickers {found at any craft store}
- double sided regular scotch tape
- mod podge and/or tacky glue
- removable clear mounting squares
- gold liquid gilding paint paintbrush {i’m partial to martha stewart paint}
- scissors
- washi tape {found at any craft store}
- gold glitter
- guinea feathers {found at michaels}
- muslin bag {various sizes available at www.organzabagg.com}
- small branches painted with gold leaf paint
- round paint daubers {found at any craft store}
- velvet, neon silk ribbon {found at the fabric store frou frou chic respectively}
- bakers twine
- birch discs {found at michaels}
- christmas tree figurines {found at michaels} painted gold
- gold white markers
- extra large gold safety pins
- small gold safety pins
- dove confetti {found at bhldn}

and because no gift is complete without a perfect tag, i’ve gone ahead designed 6 of them that can be viewed saved HERE. just print on cardstock cut out!

thanks to my fellow rev.el.er casey at hello love for the beautiful photos.

wishing you all a very happy holidays from mStarr!

until next time…