Easy Ways to Make Your Own Christmas Wrapping Paper

Have you looked at the price of wrapping paper lately? It is highway robbery what they’re charging for it these days. If your budget can’t afford the added expense this year, try some of these easy ways to make your own Christmas wrapping paper.

Of course it is much easier if you use pre-made wrapping paper to wrap your gifts rather than making your own. But if you’ve taken time to choose just the right gift, it can be nice to put it in paper which is just as personal as the gift. That is another reason other than expense to consider making your own Christmas wrapping paper.

Try to make the paper fit the person the gift is for. If your son loves cars, you can find a car rubber stamp to use. Your niece may enjoy horses so you could use either horses or horse shoes as the theme for her paper. You don’t, however, want to match the paper to the gift. You want the gift to be a surprise and the paper could give it away.

Most wrapping paper has pictures in a repeated pattern. Another option would be to use a single picture and repeat it occasionally. Alternatively, you may not have any pictures on your wrapping paper at all.

Choose the size of paper you’ll need to wrap most gifts. Normally you can get wrapping paper that is at least three feet wide and ten or more yards long. This might not be possible with homemade paper. However, if you can find thin white butcher or craft paper, you may be able to get as much paper as if you bought it.

Use rubber stamps and colored ink to put the pattern on the paper. Potato and leaf stamping are other ways to get patterns on the paper. When you make your own Christmas wrapping paper, you know each one will be as unique as the recipient.

If you’d rather not use up that much time, you can also use found items around your home. Some options include using pages from the local newspaper for books; the comic section could be something you would use to wrap a child’s present or you can also use pieces of fabric if the gift would warrant it. Use yarn, raffia or fabric ribbons instead of the ones you can get at the store.

Small gifts might be the best choice for Christmas paper you make on your own. They don’t require as much paper and it would take less time to make different papers. These are some easy ways to make your own Christmas wrapping paper which you may want to try this year.

Of course, you can also make handmade cards to go with your gifts and you handmade gift wrapping. For you, making silk painted cards may be a good idea. Have a look at How To Make Silk Painted Cards Personalized Greeting Cards and for your kid you can have a look at lets Let's Have A Look At A Fun Crafts Kit: Make Your Own Cards