Happy Happy Friday friends! I hope you have a wonderful weekend planned with family and friends. Tis’ the season!
I am excited to join up with the 2nd annual Home for the Holidays Blog Tour hosted by Sondra Lyn at Home. Today I am sharing a simple (and free) way to wrap your presents.
But first, a confession.
Wrapping presents is not my favorite thing to do.
Sure, I love a pretty package once it’s all tied up with string, but the process itself is kind of tedious to me. I usually tend to put it off which leads to a frantic wrapping fest a few days before Christmas.
This year, to help motivate myself, I created a fun wrapping caddy filled with goodies to make the job easier. Since half of my issue is finding scissors and tape, I thought this would be a fun way to get moving on things. #thedogatemytape #nomoreexcuses
But I also added one secret ingredient…
they are free, they are colorful and if you are like me, you have a pile sitting in your drawer.
They make the perfect gift tag…Paint Chips!
Last year, I shared how I created gift tags using paint chips. This year, I decided to simplify things and instead of cutting out shapes, just use the plain old pretty ombre style paint chip. I love the way this instantly adds color to the gifts.
I love plain kraft paper and cutting old fabric into ribbon strips to wrap the gifts.
I had this old gray cable sweater in my donation pile that had seen better days. It makes a sweet ribbon strip along with a black paint chip and some washi tape.
And if you are feeling super motivated, you can always make some fun shapes. As I mentioned, last year I made a tree, snowman, gingerbread and stocking. They take more time but are super cute. I even included a printable of these shapes here.
Alrighty! Now we have no excuse not to make those packages pretty! Happy wrapping! AND be sure follow along below for inspiration from nearly 3o of today’s finest blogs.
You’ll see everything from gorgeous decor to yummy holiday recipes… and everything in between! Here’s a look at what’s coming up this week:
Monday – Holiday Decor
featuring…
Just a Girl and Her Blog | Lilacs & Longhorns | What Meegan Makes
Windgate Lane | Worthing Court
Tuesday – Holiday Recipes
featuring…
Duke Manor Farm | Graceful Order | Rhubarb and Honey
Snappy Gourmet | The Happier Homemaker | Two Thirty-Five Designs
Wednesday – Mantles and Tablescapes
featuring…
Dandelion Patina | {Home-ology} modern vintage | Organize and Decorate Everything
Sondra Lyn at Home | StoneGable | The Everyday Home
Thursday – Holiday Crafts
featuring…
An Extraordinary Day | Cottage at the Crossroads | Making it in the Mountains
Our Southern Home | 2 Bees in a Pod | Two Purple Couches
Friday – Gifts and Wrapping
featuring…
Addison Meadows Lane | DIY180 | Domestically Speaking
My Creative Days | Southern State of Mind | unOriginal Mom
xoxo-
Heather
Cause we all know…
there’s no place like…
Home for the Holidays!
Monday – Holiday Decor
Tuesday – Holiday Recipes
Wednesday – Holiday Mantels and Tablescapes
Thursday – Holiday Crafts
Friday – Holiday Gifts and Wrapping
Great idea! I always have a ton of these lying around. What a great way to use them!!! It has been fun touring with you this week! Merry Christmas!
Love the idea of using paint chips for gift tags – so clever!
That is really a great way to create tags. Lovely idea
Ooo, I love this idea! So original and fun! Thanks for joining us on the HFTH 2015 tour!
Heather,
8 think your gift tags are adorable! Great idea using the paint chips. The various shapes are perfect.
I love how simple yet beautiful these tags are. I need to make some for gifts! Thank you for sharing all these great ideas!
You’re so creative with your repurposing. Inspirational.
Oh that is clever! What a cute idea!
Would never have thought of paint chips! Genius!
You are the smartest Heather I know!! I LOVE LOVE LOVE this idea! Pinning 🙂