DIY Gift Wrapping Kit
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As I mentioned the other day with my freebie post, I put together a little Gift Wrapping Kit for my sister's birthday present. It was so simple and fun to make that I thought I'd share the results with you all. Maybe you'd like to make a similar one for someone special in your life...Mother's Days is coming up after all.
First I started with a nice lidded box that I found at Michael's craft store. I gathered up little odds and ends from my personal crafting stash, such as baker's twine, manila tags, etc. Using my color printer and some heavy-weight cardstock, I printed out sheets of free labels that I found online. There are so many amazing freebies to be had from around the web...it just takes a bit to find them. I've compiled a mini list of the ones I used in my kit below.
A trip to Target provided me with these sweet little colored treat bags, and the colored packs of tissue paper for only .99 cents a pack (seen above).
Almost all the other bits and pieces were found at Michael's craft store (stickers, tapes, glue, ribbons, etc). I used the decorative paper pack to determine the color palette for the box which was really helpful when looking for all the other things I wanted to fill it with.
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Lastly I packed all the individual pieces into cellophane bags to give it a more finished look. They also could have been presented inside envelopes or even just tied up with twine. The best thing about giving a kit like this is that there are no rules. Just be imaginative and have fun!
FREEBIE SOURCES:
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| by Ez Friday, April 23, 2010 
Reader Comments (31)
LOVE this idea. I've collected stationery, pretty ribbons and bows, wrapping, sparkles etc, for years and I absolutely adore wrapping gifts, making cards, selecting cards with my dear friends in mind... I even dream of having enough space to have a craft and stationery room, one day! In the meantime, I'd love to make these for friends, too, so thank you :)
Luv it!!!
this is such a fun & practical idea! thanks so much for sharing :)
Such an awesome idea! I absolutely love the end result too.
what a cute idea! love it! I must try this!
this looks fantastic -- i would love to receive something like this! you have beautiful "odds & ends" in your stash ;]
what an amazing idea and such a sweet gift! she's going to love it.
This is such a thoughtful idea, I would love to recieve this.x
eye candies ! thank you for sharing the links.
OMG....THE sweetest thing ever hun! I love, love it! What a great gift, I bet your sis will just love it! So thoughtful and so very pretty!
xo
Melis
Truly a great idea! I would love to receive this almost as much as I would love to put it together :) Thanks for sharing!
I LOVE this - such a terrific idea!!!
lovelyness! but how did you gift wrap it?
OMG!!!this is simply amazing!!!and thanks fpr sharing with us all of your freebies links!;)
This is an awesome gift. I would love to receive a gift like this. You have such creative, yet simple and affordable ideas.
This is such a thoughtful gift -- and so beautifully presented. Thanks for sharing with us!
thanks, Ez! so adorable, as always - and thank you :)
I wish I were you sister. This might be my favorite birthday present idea in the whole world.
:) I loved my birthday present so much!!! Thank you my lovely sister!!!!!
Oh my gosh you are sooooo talented!
this is such a great idea!
best. gift. ever.
I LOVE this idea!! I am absolutely making one (or two) of these as gifts. And another for me. Thanks for the fantastic idea. And thank you, too, for linking to my labels.
this is amazingly beautiful! so inspiring!
Thank you so much for your lovely comments everyone! I'm so thrilled that you like my little idea. : )
xo Ez