Apologies if you’re after a round up of places to buy amazing paper to wrap your pressies. I’m afraid I can’t help you there as so far I’ve been mightily unsuccessful. Everything feels a bit ‘samey’ this year. Instead I’ve decided to stick with the old faithful and will be wrapping all my gifts in brown kraft paper and then adding neon pink string and a hot pink wax seal.

If you are having the same conundrum hopefully these ideas will inspire you to put a more creative topper on your presents.

Contrasting Trim

Here I’ve just added a slim strip of paper to the package and secured with glue. This is a great idea if you have some more pricey paper or just a slither of an old favourite. The musical note paper shown was leftover from an Ikea roll. Our intrepid cake baker, Charlotte showed me this amazing chalkboard paper from Not on The High Street. At £3.95 for a couple of sheets it’s not cheap but used in the way mentioned above you can make an impact and it’ll go far further. Finish off with a few ribbons.

Bakers Twine

Bakers Twine and Jute String is cheap as chips these days and you can buy it for as little as 10p a metre on eBay.
Don’t be stingy with this one, either tie in a bow or wrap round in a haphazard fashion for a quirky look. The numbered tags are available from Ikea.

Instagram Prints

I raided my stash of instagram prints to create an unusual tag. Add a snap of you and the recipient and there’s no need to even take the lid of a pen.

Greenery

I used eucalyptus on my pressie but you could also use dried leaves, ivy or a tiny bough of fir. Let loose in your garden and who knows what herbage and leafage might end up on your gifts.

Moving away from the natural, organic look and over to the glam I urge you to raid your local £1 and cheapie shops. When I say raid, I mean proceed nicely to the checkout.

Dots

The cream and gold spotty paper was a bargain from Sainsbury’s. I topped with sequin trim and jazzed up a plain luggage tag with gold rhinestone style letters from the 99p store.

Chevrons

This paper has to be my most favourite ever. It was from Home Sense last year and is luxuriously thick. I wouldn’t be surprised if someone told me it was actually meant to be a roll for lining your drawers. Here I used gold glitter ribbon and secured the tag in place with a mini gold peg (from Poundland). This makes a stylish alternative to a traditional sticky bow and is less likely to fall off the present.

Stripes

After teasing you with a paper you can no longer buy, I want to assure you that you are able to get this striped paper. I simply took a white sheet of paper and drew lines across with a bronze sharpie. A gold sequin disco bauble (from a pack from the 99p store) was secured in place with adhesive glitter ribbon.

Do you have a ‘scheme’ for gift wrapping? What have you gone for this year and have you had any luck finding paper?