Wrap it Up

Christmas is so close! Is weird that I'm already getting sad that it's almost over?! M and I wrapped presents together this weekend, mostly because I can't reach or get on all fours to cut the paper. I indulged him by watching football while we did it. I have to say that seeing him get all geeked out over winning some Fantasy Football stuff was pretty entertaining. I'm just sad I wasn't sly enough to catch him on Snap Chat. Bust! We laughed a lot and I know that is good for my soul.

Every year I try to change up my wrapping a little bit. I tend to stick with rustic, classic paper and I love adding natural elements along with some glam! This year I went with plaid, reindeer, and wood grain printed paper. I like to have all my papers mesh well.

A simple way that I added some dimension to my gifts was to cut small branches off of our scrap heap of Christmas tree branches. M trimmed the bottom of our tree and left me the trimmings for table decor, small wreaths or... presents! I just tucked them under the ribbon. Other things that could add dimension are small ornaments, pine cones, or mini candy canes depending on the look you're going for.

I like to use wire ribbon because it behaves better than the other stuff. I also like that it is often printed on both sides. And hey even if it's not you can twist it to show off the pattern. Something basic like the burlap ribbon goes well with everything.

Since I love glitter/glam I added some sparkly tags to finish off the look. You can find these at Michales or JoAnn craft stores.

Here are some Pinterest wrapping jobs that inspire me...

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How do you guys wrap your gifts? Are you done wrapping? I hope these pictures inspired you to try something new!