12 Creative Gift Wrapping Ideas For Christmas

I am excited to share 12 Creative Gift Wrapping ideas with you today. There are so many beautiful and creative ways to wrap gifts.

Not only will they jazz up your under-tree-decor, they will add a little special touch to the gifts you're giving friends and family.

Let's check out the 12 creative ways to wrap your gifts this holiday season. We will even give tips on how to get creative on wrapping gifts for men, children, and larger gifts.

1. Design Your Own Gift Wrap

Designing your own wrapping paper, allows you to create the exact look you are wanting, and creative reign over the paper.

I designed and printed up a bunch of this cute blue truck wrapping paper, using watercolor images that I purchased.

Isn't it cute?

I printed the paper up on regular printer paper, knowing that my gifts were small but if you needed more, it's pretty inexpensive to get printed at Staples.

Nice gift wrap is not cheap so you may as well spend the money and make your own custom version!

Like mine? You can download it for FREE!

Download FREE Blue Truck Gift Wrap

2. Always Add Ribbon!

It doesn't matter how pretty your wrapping paper is. Your gift always looks better with some added ribbon!

This beautiful sparkly ribbon is from Paper Mart but Home Goods and Michaels have beautiful selections, too.

The gift wrap is another one I designed. It's full of pretty blue snowflakes.

Download FREE Blue Snowflake Gift Wrap Here.

3. Add Embellishments

Don't be afraid to add embellishments to your gifts to really add the wow factor.

Think mini bristle brush Christmas trees, bells, wooden snowflakes and even small tree ornaments.

Hot glue them on to the gift and you're good to go!

4. Switch out the ribbon

I'm only partially breaking my ribbon rule since I'm still adding the ribbon effect - this time using extra thick and fluffy yarn. This is the same stuff I used for my Snowy Christmas Trees.It's really soft

and mimics the idea of snow. Wrap it once, twice or several times around your gift!

5. It's OK to cheat!

Have horrible gift wrapping skills? Purchase some of these stunning boxes from Target and skip the paper cuts!

The smallest boxes come with ribbon already attached and you can buy elasticated bows for the larger boxes that stretch right over the gift. Literally no effort involved!

Finish with a gift topper such as these metal letters - or even just a regular gift tag - and you're done!

6. Layering Your Ribbon

It is always fun to add a bit of playfulness to your packages. You can choose multiple types of ribbons and textures to add to your present.

Pair a fun Christmas floral with some colorful yarn for the fun pop of color.

We just adore how this present is layered with not only ribbon, but lace, and burlap.

7. Faux Flowers

Create something both fun and gorgeous by adding brightly-colored or traditional Christmas colored faux flowers. 

8. Evergreen Sprigs

By simply placing an evergreen sprig on Kraft paper, with a star sticker this gives the appearance of your very own handmade Christmas tree. Such a fun and inexpensive way to spruce up your gift.

9. Tassels

This look is super easy to achieve. Find a large roll of white or brown craft paper and some colorful string. Its literally that easy!

10. Wearable Accents

Why not add part of your present into the wrapping? You can easily add a bangle, necklace, or even earrings to add the perfect amount of bling to your wrapping project.

11. Bottle Brush Trees

Give a gift of decor with your gift, using these adorable bottle brush trees. This is an inexpensive cute way to add some character to your gifts.

12. Buttons

What a fun way to use left over craft or sewing supplies, then to arrange them into words or fun shapes.

Gift Wrap Ideas When You Don't Have Paper

Look around and see what you have at your disposal. Newspapers, brown paper bags, old maps, even vintage patterns.

Looking to find some creative ways to wrap gifts for the men in your life?

How unique are these presents wrapped in Atlas maps with red ribbon via All Gifts Considered ?

Gift Wrap Ideas For Kids

We have found some clever, fun, and festive ideas for you to WOW the kids at Christmas.

Kids would love this cardboard box snowman, use multiple presents and boxes to create this fun look.

You can add some individuality by using Kraft paper and a white distress marker to give off the chalkboard appearance.

Nothing says Christmas like a personalized Santa bag. There are so many fun designs, your child can keep it for years to come.

They are also a great idea when you have hard to wrap sized gifts.

Final Thoughts

Whether you are trying to be creative or make your gift stand out, we hope you enjoyed some of these fun ways to wrap your gifts this year.

From adding a sprinkle of personalization, to using what you have on hand, your friends and family will appreciate the thought and effort you put into their gifts!

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