No More Wrap Battles- My Christmas Wrapping Paper

overhead of wrapping supplies
katie stuffing bag with paper
gold bow

I’ve noticed that there are two types of Christmas decorators: the colorful, kitchy, hand-made type and the “let’s make it look like a Pottery Barn catalog” type. My family has always been the former. Our tree is crammed full of popsicle stick frames, Santas riding alligators, and cornhusk figures, and I wouldn’t have it any other way! However, when it comes to the gifts under the tree, I try to be a little more coordinated. Every year, I attempt to pick out a complimentary color palette, and this year I’ve gone with red, white, and gold for my wrapping paper and accessories. Not exactly pushing the envelope here, but I’m a classic kind of gal!

cutting wrapping paper
katie stuffing bag with gold paper
final product

I picked up all of my wrapping supplies at Target because they had everything I needed right there. I went with this red paper and this white paper, both from Sugar Paper. I love the grid guidelines on the inside of the paper- it makes it really easy to cut straight lines! Once I chose my paper, I picked out a few gift bags (like this plaid one, this penguin one, and this bottle one) that I thought complimented the paper. I chose a three-pack of red, white, and gold tissue paper, as well as some paper with metallic gold snowflakes on, which I LOVE. I also picked up some metallic stick-on bows, because I’m not good enough to make my own. For tags, I went with a multi-pack that included white an gold tones Finally, I grabbed some green and gold sparkly twine in the dollar spot, just for a little extra punch.

red present

How are you wrapping your gifts this year?

P.S. I think Luna likes my wrapping job! She’ll have to wait until Christmas to open her gift though 😉

puppy looking in window at gifts

10 Comments

    • December 15, 2016 / 10:32 am

      Thank you!

    • December 15, 2016 / 1:27 pm

      Haha I know!! It was all so cute!

  1. Patricia Stelmach
    December 15, 2016 / 1:24 pm

    So cute! Love wrapping, thanks for sharing.

    Patricia Stelmach // patricia x

    • December 15, 2016 / 1:45 pm

      Thanks Patricia!

  2. December 16, 2016 / 5:36 am

    Good picks! Well, I’ve never encountered any gift wrappers, which have cutting lines on reverse here in Manila! Brilliant!

    • December 16, 2016 / 8:57 am

      Thanks!! I don’t know how I ever cut straight lines without them!

    • December 21, 2016 / 10:31 am

      Thanks Alice! And you’ve still got a few more days to get it done! You may even be able to grab some wrapping supplies at a discount!