25 Days of Christmas CoCo Style - Day 19: Not Your Mother's Gift Wrap

"Fun and Creative Gift Wrap Ideas"

If you ask me, the wrap job of a gift can be just as awesome as the gift itself. It can take me up to an hour to wrap one present. And yeah, that's a long time, but holy crap do my presents look amazing. The gifts shown on my December segment of AM Northwest are fun and relatively simple. If you're looking for some inspiration, check out the video.




Trying to keep up with Pinterest and Etsy, the big box stores have stepped up their game in the last few years. While walking the holiday aisle at Target the other day, I saw packaged yarn strings. Yarn. You can go to the fabric store and get all kinds of yarn in different colors and patterns for a lot less. I found it quite funny and yet, you know people are buying it. The easier it is to be crafty, the more people will do it.

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 Merry Christmas!

25 Days of Christmas CoCo Style - Day 20: That's a Wrap

One of my favorite things to do during Christmas is wrap presents. It's a great reason to raid your craft drawer, or in my case drawers, and use up those little tidbits leftover from craft projects past. Plus, who doesn't want to be the one with the coolest presents? I know I do.

TIP 1: Don't be afraid to use items that aren't the standard gift wrapping supplies. Cut up cards from past holidays. Use wallpaper, shelf paper, newspaper, etc. other than your "normal" gift wrap. Dig around your yard for fun greenery pieces, twigs, holly, leaves, pine cones.

TIP 2: Go crazy with color. You aren't required to only use red, green and white for wrapping. You can make any color festive with the right design.

TIP 3: HAVE FUN! It's gift wrapping for crying out loud!

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If you missed my segment on AM Northwest this morning, I was talking about those very things. Check out the link to the show.

HEARTS

25 Days of Christmas CoCo Style - Day 1: Gift Wrap

It is the official opening day of 25 Days of Christmas CoCo Style! For the next 25 days, I will be posting blogs packed full of fun tips, recipes, gift ideas and God only knows what else. As some of you may know, I have a serious Christmas addiction. I love all things Christmas! So, enjoy the little tidbits I throw your way and be sure to soak up all that this wonderful holiday is about.

Gift Wrap

1. RECYCLED TRADER JOE'S GROCERY BAG

Mer Mag via Poppytalk

2. LEFTOVER WALLPAPER

Bugs and Fishes
If you don't have leftover wallpaper, try ordering sample sheets. You get a small cut of the wallpaper for dirt cheap. You can order as many as you like in any design.

3. POM POMS, YARN AND CRAFT PAPER

Two Shades of Pink via Poppytalk
For anyone that would like to make their own pom poms, check out Honestly... WTF. After seeing their DIY on pom poms, I was inspired to craft it up. It was so easy and fun. Plus, you get to chose exactly the color and texture you want.

4. COFFEE FILTERS

Leslie Shewring via Decor8

5. REUSABLE FABRIC

Chewing the Cud via Re-Nest
Fabric scraps, tea towels, an apron. You can really get creative with this one.

XOXO