It's that time of year when we spend almost as much time wrapping gifts as we do buying them. But I have to confess, I love selecting a wrapping "theme" and making pretty packages to give to people. When I first started doing this, back in the early 90s, I had rolls of foil paper with penguins and flamingos on them.
Since chalkboard is all the rage this year, I wondered if it would transfer to gift wrapping. A few minutes on Pinterest and I had my answer. It certainly does - perfect for the Holidays or any other occasion.
What You Need (Affiliate Links):
Black Kraft Paper
Chalk or Chalk Markers
I also bought a roll of red bakers twine because you can NEVER have enough of that!
I plan to add some grosgrain ribbon, maybe a sprig of rosemary and/or boxwood to make things even more festive.
Draw pictures, write messages, whatever your imagination can come up with - the possibilities are ENDLESS!
Be warned, the paper is thicker than regular wrapping paper, so use care when
wrapping. Also, the roll is larger than I thought, so I have plenty of
black kraft paper for future projects.
Do you have a wrapping theme for holiday gifts?
catch you soon -
I love this! I love any idea to use paper and make your own wrapping paper. Would you suggest spraying over the chalk with a sealer so it doesn't smear? I guess you don't really need to since the gift will be opened quickly!
ReplyDeleteHilary - that's a good idea - it does smear . . .for now I'm just trying to be "careful" - LOL
DeleteThis looks great! What a fun idea!
ReplyDeleteOH!!! So if we were to spray it with a sealer, what would we use??
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