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DIY wrapping paper.

August 17, 2011

When I worked at Paper Source and had daily access to fantastic patterned paper, I fell in love with gift wrap & ribbon. Now, it's hard to shake the habit of putting effort into my wrapping, but I don't always have a chance to shop for large sheets of perfect paper. My solution? Paint it.

I bought a roll of brown kraft paper at my local art store for a few bucks and just use inexpensive craft paint to make simple patterns whenever I need something wrapped. Some baker's twine and washi tape always finish the packages off perfectly.

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20 responses to “DIY wrapping paper.”

Lisa

August 17, 2011

I love the look of brown paper wrapping. Especially with just a splash of colour 😀 Those look great!

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Alyssa B

August 17, 2011

not a ’26 diy projects’ project?

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Linda

August 17, 2011

I love this!!!

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Rebekah Hanna-Lozano

August 17, 2011

I’ve been using brown paper and simple coloured ribbon for years! In fact, I would use a different colour for each family member at Christmas so I could put their gifts under the tree without them knowing who they were for 🙂 I’m definitely going to try this! Thank you for the inspiration 😀

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Skye

August 17, 2011

Such a good idea! Then you don’t have to store tons of different rolls of wrapping paper, and it’s perfect for any occasion. The washi tape is an awesome touch.

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Jess

August 17, 2011

Love this! Brown paper is my favourite type of wrapping paper at the moment, it’s cheap and you can do so much with it!
Thanks for sharing this awesome idea!

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annie

August 17, 2011

I make my own paper too! Haven’t bought a roll of wrapping paper in years. I normally use brown bags from grocery shopping, but investing in a roll of brown paper is a great idea. A fun hint; brown paper + glitter = Christmas wrapping paper.

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elise blaha

August 17, 2011

nope! too easy. 😉

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Molly

August 17, 2011

love this. it would be cool with sharpies too!

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Brianna

August 17, 2011

This is such a great idea and a good way to recycle stuff you might already have around the house.

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Kate

August 17, 2011

Super cute! I almost always wrap with solid papers so this would be a nice twist. Thanks for the idea 😀

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Nat

August 17, 2011

Don’t try to shake the habit of wanting your wrapped gifts to look nice. I’m the same way and have just embraced it. It’s a huge time suck when the holiday season comes, but I love it!

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Jennifer D

August 17, 2011

I love this idea too!

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ihilani

August 17, 2011

my dads an engineer and he used to bring home giant rolls of white blueprint paper. At Christmas we’d carve stamps out of potatoes cut in half, dip them in paint and go to town! everyone always got a kick out of our homemade wrapping paper. Unfortunately we couldn’t eat the potatoes after that

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Jennifer D

August 17, 2011

This is a great idea, and I especially like how this kind of wrapping can work for any occasion at all!

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Jill

August 17, 2011

Too cute AND simple!

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Shelby

August 17, 2011

what a great idea!! soo gorgeous

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Chelseabird

August 17, 2011

This is SO darling!

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tara pollard pakosta

August 17, 2011

I LOVE Paper Source as well!
I used to work in the Chicago one, the art department, loved it, but had to stop because I didn’t have anyone to watch my girls while I worked, bummer!
LOVE their papers!
this is a cute idea!
we do it too, but not paint, just draw with markers!
tara

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ivy

August 17, 2011

Oh my gosh Elise I worked at Papersource too
& pretty wrapping & collecting large sheets just stuck!!!
I just think they are too pretty to use 😉

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