DIY Christmas Wrapping Paper

Personalize your Christmas gifts to friends and family by making your own wrapping paper. It’s an easy and inexpensive way to create beautiful presents and have fun doing it.

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In my mind, my presents are perfect looking, matching with beautiful bows, and then I remember how expensive wrapping paper is. Plus, it is going to get ripped to pieces soon, so it can be hard to splurge for the really cute stuff.

This year in an effort to save money I chose to make my own wrapping paper, it was so easy really inexpensive. The Scotch Postal Wrapping Paper already looks a little rustic and comes in a 30″x 30′ roll; that can wrap a lot of presents! Easy designs using Christmas rubber stamps, embellished with holly from my backyard, and baker’s twine for that extra Christmas flair.

Supplies Needed

• Scotch Postal Wrapping Paper
• Rubber Stamps
• Ink pad
• Bakers Twine or ribbon
• Embellishments like holly, ornaments, or candy canes
• Plate with a damp paper towel or cloth

Start by cutting the paper pieces out, this is important to achieving a cleanly wrapped present. Here is a guide to cutting the perfect-sized piece of paper for your box.

Before you start stamping, put a damp paper towel or cloth onto a plate and set it aside. Press the stamp to the ink evenly and completely cover the stamp pad with ink. Press the stamp straight down and evenly to the paper. Do not rock the stamp back and forth this will cause smudging.

Once you are done rest the stamps on the damp cloth-covered plate, this cleans the stamp without damaging it.

Allow the paper to dry completely before wrapping your gifts.  Wrap the ribbon or baker’s twine around and tie on the embellishments.