How I Wrapped My Christmas Presents

So, I'm a geek for present wrapping. It's a relitivly new thing with me. Last year I wrapped all the gifts I gave in the same wrapping paper and I wanted to do it again. This year I have chosen to use Trader Joe's paper bags instead of wrapping paper. I like the Trader Joe's bags because this time of year they are Christmas and holiday themed and I like recycling things when I can. There's also a LUSH bag there I used to wrap a gift bought from there. I really like the brown bag look this year!

Guess what, this post is a link up!  If you want to join the "I'm a Geek for" party, link up with your own post about present wrapping. We'd love to see it. And if you can't make it this time around, we'll be back in January with another theme. Join in then!
J.

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DIY: Present Wrapping

Here's a fun DIY idea for wrapping a small present.  Make your own box! It was my boyfriend's younger sister's birthday in December and I got her some nerdy earrings.  I wanted to give them to her in a small jewelery box but I did not have any on hand, so I decided to make my own.

I cut out two corners of a beer case. (Other things you can do with random cardboard found around the house including beer cases!)
Then I glued wrapping paper to both corners.
I wrapped the earrings inside of some tissue paper and placed them inside the two halves.
Then I taped the halves together and tied a bow around it.

It's not a perfect square but I like the quirky DIY feel the imperfections have on the present.

Here's the earrings that were inside!  They are Mocking Jay's from The Hunger Games.  I bought them from AmberlilyWands

Thanks for reading!
J.

How I Wrapped My Christmas Presents

This is just a small selection of the Christmas presents I've made and bought for friends and family this year.  However, this year, I wrapped them all the same way.  I was inspired by a simplistic wrapping paper design I found at Targe.  It was on the cheeper end of their paper but I fell in love.

In lieu of bows, I cut out ball ornaments shapes from some scraps of red construction paper I had lying around.  I used a circular pin and a red sharpie to get the perfectly round shape, but I'm sure I could have eyeballed it as well.  Then I cut a small piece of brown ribbon and attached one end of the paper and the other end to the present with tape. 

On the back of the construction paper I wrote who it's to and who it's from (me!)

If you want to do this yourself all you need is above!  (and a red sharpie and pin if you don't want to eyeball the circle shape.)  Good luck and happy holidays!

J.