Handmade Gift Wrap

This one was originally posted over at Positively Splendid but I thought ya might have missed it. My handmade gift wrap is super easy and will look great under your tree…

Those look fab right?? A few dollar store supplies and some paint chips and you can make those too!

The Bags

First let’s make the bags. I get the bags and doilies from the dollar tree. Those bags are 50 cents each and the paper doilies are $1 for a large pack…

red and brown gift bags with paper doilies

I made one with doily placemats and the other with round doilies. Use whatever your dollar tree has. Cut the placemat doilies in half…

Lay it out on your bag and mod podge it on…yes leave it completely untrimmed. Once your mod podge dries you can take a pair of scissors and trim away all the excess. If you want your bag to be pretty from the front and back, be sure to repeat on the back when the front is dry.

doilies and red gift bag next to bottle of mod podge

Repeat with the round doily. Place it how you like it and mod podge it on…

round paper doily on top of brown kraft bag with Mod Podge

The Tags

While your bags are drying, let’s make amazing gift tags! What do you need?? Free paint chips, a hole punch, and ribbon…

Cut out tree shapes from the green ones and candy cane shapes from the red ones. Each tag is half of the paint strips I picked up.

candy cane and Christmas tree shaped cut paint swatches

Punch a hole and thread in some ribbon…you are done!! Super simple, cute, and inexpensive…my kinda project!

The Tissue Paper

That was so quick that the bags are not dry. 🙂 So let’s customize our tissue paper. Do you have any Christmas stamps?? I have these fab stamps from PSA Essentials.

The fabulousness is that the outer and inner is a different color all in one hit!! Yep super simple. Use the PSA if you can find em or use a Christmas stamp you have. But stamp that tissue paper to make it extra special! It turns that simple white tissue into something meaningful for your recipient.