THE MCMASTER AND STORM GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED.
To find the McMaster and Storm Gift Wrapping Tutorial, click here. The tutorial is divided into four posts, labeled Gift Wrapping Tutorial, part one through part four.
Wow, can you believe the awesome gift wrapping ideas the ladies from McMaster and Storm shared with us? They are amazingly creative, I am really wanting to try some of those ideas. Boy do I wish I could visit their shop! Be sure and contact them via their blog or email address if you would like to make a purchase from their store. Word is they will have an e-commerce site up soon, and more exciting things are in the works for them! Thank you SO much for sharing, Kara and Darcy!
As if their tutorial wasn’t enough, they have put together a fantastic assortment of gift wrapping goodies for a lucky winner! Please leave a comment on THIS POST between now and Saturday December 8 for the drawing. Feel free to comment on all of the posts (in appreciation for our lovely guest contributors!), but don’t forget to leave one here! However, there is a small catch, just to make it fun and spur our creativity as we head into gift giving season!
In order to be entered into the drawing, please leave a comment sharing your favorite creative gift idea. Something any of us could find or put together pretty easily to make a fun gift. What are some great ideas for filling those boxes Kara and Darcy shared? I loved the idea of lots of little gifts within the big gift box. So much fun to open! We can all use ideas, so share away!
Have fun and best of luck to everyone! The winner will be chosen at random and announced here by Monday December 10.
Thanks again, Kara and Darcy!
Don’t forget there will be another fabulous giveaway this week from French General, so you will have yet another chance at winning a prize! More inspiration to come, click here for A GLITTERING ICE SCULPTURE PROJECT!
Thank you so much for sharing all the wonderful gift wrapping ideas,they were fantastic. Love all the great info your sharing.
Thanks so much!
Michele
Great gift ideas…lets see…
A pair of simple-cozy slippers with hand cut felt flowers, stars, or your shape sewn on to the side/front of the slippers… take a wooden trinket box and write a special message or proverb on the bottom…anything hand painted…home cleaning service gift certificate with fresh cut/potted flowers…a salt crystal lamp or votive holder- great for anyone!
I really hope one or more of these inspired you to give a great gift during this festive season!
Please enter my name in the contest!
I would love to wrap my gifts in these ornate goodies!
Kristin O.
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I don’t feel nearly as talented as a lot of ladies out there at wrapping gifts, so my best idea is to shop at McMaster and Storm etc. and let them wrap beautiful packages for me!!
I do like to use Christmas ornaments on top of packages. I like to find cute ones after Christmas and really like to use the ones that say things like hope, joy, noel etc. Also bells and snowflakes and this year I found some really cute gold feathers! It’s very fun to read everyone’s ideas and to see the wonderful pictures and ideas you have been posting! Happy Holidays!
Yes, thanks for sharing these tutorials!!! I can’t wait to start wrapping gifts this year…isn’t it so relaxing for some reason!
It’s all so gorgeous, thank you for sharing.
I love to make homemade gifts. Everyone always loves food. I usually pick one or two recipes and just make some in bulk. Last year I did some nuts. Either brittle or candied walnuts, spices peacan etc. I buy some clear candy bags, dressy wired ribbon and then I use simple brown lunch bags, fold over the top, make two holes, feed the ribbon through and tie. Then I use some sticky letters to label them! I include the handwriten recipe…if they like it, they can make more!!!
The wrapping tutorials are very helpful – I’ve never been good at that part. I used to do hunts for my brother, though. I’d give him one small thing, and also a clue (usually rhyming) for where to go next. He’d have to follow the clues to either collect a bunch of small gifts or reach a big one at the end. It was great fun when we were kids.
As far as gifts themselves, I’m ridiculously uncreative. Cookie baking somehow became my job, so now I just give cookies to everyone except my immediate family.
one of my favorite ideas was to get ribbon printed up that says, “lorraine loves you”, and tie the package with that ribbon!
for me, the favorite thing is decorating the envelope with the gift card inside. no envelope shall ever be undecorated
I save everything to embellish gifts … scraps of lace, silk flowers, baubles of any kind. This year I’m determined to use nothing but Kraft paper to wrap my gifts so that the embellishments will really stand out! Thanks for this wonderful tutorial! ~ hugs, Lynda xo
Here is a great little handmade container for small items such as bracelets or M&Ms! Scrapbookers will have plenty of patterned paper on hand.
Cut a 6″x6″ square (size can be adjusted, but these are so cute!). Place adhesive along one edge and make a tube (pattern side out), adhere securely. On the bottom end of the tube squish it flat with the seam slightly off center. Make creases on each side that measure about 1/2″ from the bottom. Fold up the the bottom 1/4″ (or slightly less), adhere with adhesive (you can fold twice for a more finished look). On the top end of the tube squish it the opposite way so the tube ends up looking somewhat like a triangle (instead of a pillow if you squished it in the same direction). Again make creases on each side that measure about 1/2″ from the top. Fold the top over about 1/4″. You can punch a couple of small holes in this top fold and thread a ribbon through to tie your tiny package.
It’s kind of hard to give directions for a project without any photos, but this is really very easy.
Wow, I am not very creative, that is why I visit here for neat ideas. LOL… But I will try.
I have made homemade sachets. You can whip those up pretty darn quick with some oils, fabric and pillow stuffing. Oh and of course some silk ribbon accents and some lace. Lavender is my favorite fragrence to use. But I do have an addiction to the smell of balsm oil. My designs are really basic.
Sure would love to win this festive gift wrap for this holiday season!