Christmas Gift Wrap: Natural-Glam Style
As with most things in Nora's Nest, I'm always searching for nature-inspired, glamorous ways of approaching decor and lifestyle. Christmas gift wrapping is no different! This Christmas time, I was inspired by the usual suspects: pinecones, pine-needles, and holly for nature, and glitter, satin, and silver bells for glamour. I've created three lovely gift wrapping ideas to give your Christmas presents an extra punch of natural-glam. Using brown wrapping paper (or brown butcher paper) as a neutral base for all three gifts, the wrapping world is your oyster!
Here, I embossed and personalized this gift with silver embossing glitter, finishing the glam with a green satin bow.
Create Embossed, Personalized Gift Wrap
What you'll need:
A gift wrapped in brown wrapping paper (DIY directions)
Embossing pen (I used Quickie Glue)
Embossing glitter or powder (I used Silver Twinkle embossing powder by Judi-Kins)
Embossing heat tool (I used a Marvy Uchida model)
Ribbon (I used thin, green satin ribbon)
Step 1) With an embossing pen, draw a holiday design on your wrapping paper such as holly, pinecones, stars, a Christmas tree, etc. I drew a pine-needle twig and pinecone.
Step 2) Dust your image with embossing glitter.
Step 3) Shake the glitter off your gift.
Step 4) Add a name to your gift and dust it with glitter, if you like.
Step 5) Again, shake the glitter off of the gift.
Step 6) Using the embosser tool, heat the glitter until it melts the crystals of the glitter.
Step 7) Let the gift cool for a moment.
Step 8) Tie a bow onto your gift, being careful not to cover your new masterpiece. Voila!
This gift has "holly-day" cheer written all over it! It features handmade holly leaves, embossing vein detail, and silver bells.
Create Holly and Bell Gift Wrap
What you'll need:
A gift wrapped in brown wrapping paper (DIY directions)
Extra brown wrapping paper
Scissors
Embossing pen (I used Quickie Glue)
Embossing glitter or powder (I used Silver Twinkle embossing powder by Judi-Kins)
Embossing heat tool (I used a Marvy Uchida model)
Small silver bells
Hot glue gun
Step 1) Cut out a couple holly leaves from the extra brown wrapping paper
Step 2) Using the embossing pen, draw vein lines on the holly leaves
Step 3) Dust glitter onto the leaves and then tap off the excess.
Step 4) Using the embosser tool, heat the glitter until it melts and cools.
Step 5) Hot glue three silver bells together on their sides so they are all facing up.
Step 6) Hot glue the two holly leaves' stems at approximately a right angle to each other.
Step 7) Hot glue the silver bell trio to the holly leaf duo.
Step 8) Hot glue this new masterpiece to your gift (as pictured) or fasten it to the gift with a ribbon. Voila!
See my third idea for nature-glam gift wrap and more Christmas decorations in the links below:
Create Twine and Pinecone Gift Wrap, and wrap a gift box perfectly!
Decorate your home with Glittered Pinecones
Adorn your mantle with Silver Holly
Add sparkle to your mirrors with Star Garlands
Decorate with Vintage Christmas Ornaments
Happy Holidays and Decorating!!
XOXO,
