This beautiful doodled gift wrap by Fair Ivy is especially awesome because it is all made with recycled materials, or scraps of paper you're probably already got lying around. Lucy gave some plain brown paper a new look by doodling little designs with a pen. She also added a couple of strips of white and kraft paper as ribbons and a couple of pretty flowers as a bow. You could … [Read more...]
30 Creative Gift Wrap Ideas for Kids
I really enjoy having some fun creating unique and creative gift wrap ideas for my kids. There will certainly be a number of presents under the tree simply wrapped in red Santa Christmas paper... maybe even looking a little patchwork from places that the paper didn't stretch. However, it's also fun to wrap a special few presents in a really fun way. What's great is that so many … [Read more...]
Finger Knit Gift Wrap
When I was a kid, I used to love to finger knit. I would do it while I was watching TV, and I probably created hundreds of feet of finger knit yarn. Now what I had trouble with was finding creative uses for all of my finger knitting. I used to make little scarves for my stuffed animals. And then there was that time I used it like rope and created this whole system where I could … [Read more...]
Hand Stamped Wrapping Paper
How beautiful are these festive little hats by Vicki Smith from Art with kids? They were actually hand made and then hand stamped onto plain white wrapping paper. If you're wondering how Vicki created such intricate stamp designs, she actually used a sheet of Styrofoam. She drew the little hats onto the Styrofoam with a pencil, making sure she was pressing down hard enough to … [Read more...]
DIY Glittery Felt Gift Bows
Today I'm going to share with you one of my favorite DIY gift bows. It only takes less than 5 minutes to make these DIY bows (not counting drying time), and it costs just a few cents. You probably already have everything you'll need in your craft stash. Mod Podge Fabric Felt Ultra fine glitter Tape Scissors Hot glue … [Read more...]
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