Get creative with gift wrapping

Innovative ideas for wrapping wedding presents and unusual shapes. By Jane Means

Wedding ideas

 ● Old white net curtaining looks great for wedding gifts. Just wrap in white tissue, then do a second layer with cheap netting (from John Lewis or Dunelm)

● When you receive flowers with test tubes of water on the stems, re-use them. A fresh bloom added to a gift not only looks fabulous but can smell gorgeous too

● Write a short wedding poem with a metallic gel pen on to a large ivy leaf

● Wedding gifts are often valuable so add your gift tag inside so it doesn't fall off

 

 

● Old diamanté shoe buckles and costume brooches can be added to give your gift that touch of luxury chic

 

● Use scented drawer liners to wrap a gift or spray your paper with a subtle room fragrance

 

 

 

 

● You can tie in artificial flowers from Sugarcraft and cake shops for an eye-catching look

●  hotocopy old photos of the bride and groom to make personalised wrapping paper. For larger gifts take your photos to a printer who can supply larger sheets.

● Small gifts can also be wrapped with recycled laundry sheets (such as Bounce sheets) with tissue underneath. It will emit a fresh aroma and feel super-soft too

● Make a fabric rose with an arm-length of wired ribbon (approx 70cm), a wired bead and some stem tape. Tie this in to a wedding gift for a luxurious look        

       

● For wedding vouchers or money, leave the envelope blank and tie ribbon, trimmings and a tag around it. This will transform it into a gift

 

 

 

Wrapping awkward shapes

 

● Tie awkward shapes with remnants of fabric or paper napkin

 

● Use an eggbox for an unusual gift box, ideal for cakes, sweets, soaps, small gifts etc.

 

● Paper tablecloths are an ideal medium for wrapping large and awkward shapes

 

 

 

● Re-use Cellophane from bunches of flowers. Once it's tied around the new gift you won't notice the creases

 

● Use wallpaper remnants to make a robust stunning gift bag. Just use the wallpaper to wrap an empty box at one end, then remove the box. Insert your gift and add ribbon

 

 

 

 

● When you have to wrap a large box, stick two pieces of paper together with tape then cover the join with ribbon. This looks really effective when you use two different-coloured papers

● When you're wrapping an awkward gift, rather than scrunching the wrapping around the object, start with the shortest sides and gather with small pleats. This will look a lot neater

● Remember that paper often doesn't work with awkward shapes and you're better using flexible wrapping like tissue, cellophane, crepe, fabric etc.

● Recycle plain gift bags by punching a hole between the two handles. You can then tie a bow to close the top of the gift bag so you don't see the contents

 

Wrapping ideas from Jane Means

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