gift wrap twenty-twelve.

For me, wrapping Christmas gifts is almost as much fun as making them or going shopping for them so I wanted to share a few ideas I've put to use this year. 

Sometimes I do use regular wrapping paper but more often than not, I love the opportunity to get creative & use things I have laying around. Paper shopping bags {Trader Joe's are great & they usually have fun holiday prints this time of year!}, twine, lace, embroidery floss or baker's twine, scraps of fabric, book & catalogue pages, stamps & cutouts... the possibilities are endless:)

I hope this gives you a little inspiration in your wrapping this year!

{see past ideas HERE or learn how to make your own wrapping paper for small packages HERE} 

bottom package: brown paper, lace & embroidery floss

upper package: wooden tube with brown paper bag cutouts as embellishments

below: recycled brown paper bag, image created with paint & a pencil eraser

 clockwise from top left: 1) brown paper, scrap fabric, embroidery floss

2) cheesecloth, embroidery floss & twine

3) cheesecloth & embroidery floss

 front package: wrapping paper is a page from a catalogue, gift tag is attached using baker's twine

below: recycled brown paper bag covered with paper snowflake {snowflake shape ideas here}

below: recycled wooden box, dictionary page, bakers twine

 back package: brown paper, scrap fabric, twine & embroidery floss

  below: cardboard box, lace, brown paper bag cutout & embroidery floss

 below: recycled brown paper bag printed using paint & a pencil eraser, bakers twine