Creative gift packaging: 12 imaginative ideas for truly original presents
When you give someone a gift, you usually want the recipient to be happy and surprised. It's not always easy to wrap gifts, especially when the shape of the gift is irregular. And so often, due to lack of skills, haste, delays or even laziness, we find ourselves placing our gifts into the gift bags - a few staples, a bow and it's done.
How nice is it instead to wrap our gifts ourselves, perhaps inventing creative and original wrapping materials? With a little practice and some inventiveness, it will be easy to make gift wrappings that will be a present in themselves: they will be so beautiful that recipients will hesitate to open them! Here are 12 very original ideas:
1. A natural gift
For nature lovers, it is very easy to make gift packages with brown wrapping paper, string and a bow embellished with small pine cones, berries, sprigs of greenery or flowers.
2. For true enthusiasts
How about picking up the theme linked to the contents with the packaging? Or you can reflect the recipient's passion in the wrapping. This vintage camera packaging is a perfect example – for avid photographers.
3. Surprise birthday cake
For irregularly shaped gifts, the ideal is to place them inside a box. Why not build a nice birthday cake at the same time? All you need are two cards, crepe paper and cardboard straws for the candles. Decorate as you like and you're done. Brilliant and amusing, don't you think?
4. Safari gifts
Children, as you know, love imaginatively wrapped gifts. Why not try to surprise them with gift wrapped in the theme of a safari in the savannah?
5. Monochrome wrapping
Even solid color wrapping paper can become wonderful with the right folds. If you love the art of origami, let yourself be inspired by the numerous tutorials on the web: we are sure that your gifts will be beautiful in their simplicity.
6. A miniature city
When there are many presents to wrap, you can turn them into a small town using craft card. An original and very unique idea.
7. Fabrics
How about recycling old scraps of fabric to wrap up your gifts?
8. A magical chest
For die-hard fans of the most famous wizard of all time (Harry Potter), there's nothing better than a magical chest to hold all the gifts. Entirely made with a Hogwarts theme.
9. Paper animals
How about folding wrapping paper into the shape of a cute little animal? The kids will be really thrilled by it.
10. A floral package
Simple wrapping paper can become more precious with a piece of string and pressed flowers added. You can also use fresh or dried flowers, if you prefer. And your gift will bring a breath of spring air.
11. A sportsman's shirt
For athletes, the best gift is some accessory to practice their favorite sport. So why not wrap it in their favorite team's T-shirt?
12. DIY matching bows
If only the bow is missing, why not make it with the same paper you used for the wrapping? Creating a bow is very simple, and there are many how-to tutorials on the web. A strip of contrasting paper and the effect will be amazing!
Have you ever wanted to try these ideas? Give it a try!
