I’ve mentioned before that I’m a fan of unique packaging. I’ve been experimenting with upcycling packaging from products I buy and repurposing them into gift wrap.
Cylindrical shaped containers are the most fun and I’ve wrapped two gifts recently using cleaned out nut containers, including one to wrap a T-shirt birthday present for my friend, Rachel.
Here’s how it turned out:
And here’s how I did it:
I started with white wrapping paper, the empty/clean nut container, tape and scissors.
I cut the white wrapping paper to fit around the container and taped it in place. I wanted a blank canvas to decorate.
I wrapped coordinating ribbons around the container and secured them with a glue dot.
I cut out the word “celebrate” several times and in various sizes from cardstock using my Cricut and the Celebrations cartridge and adhered them to the container with a glue stick.
I made a tag on a piece of white cardstock cut into a circle, hand-wrote a message, glue dotted on a bow and adhered the whole thing to the lid of the container.
I wrapped the actual gift in tissue paper and tucked it into the container.
Again, the finished package:
Tomorrow I’ll show you how I used the same type of container for a fun baby shower gift. Thanks for reading.