Add a Personal Touch with DIY Wrapping Paper
Every year it's the same thing. I want to give thoughtful and useful gifts, but it's no easy feat. Last year, I came up with some simple ways to add a personal touch to gifts without breaking the bank (or my brain). It's actually just so simple when you think about it. Just make your own DIY Wrapping Paper. If that's not the perfect "personal touch", I don't know what is. This is a sponsored post about Holiday Gift Sets at Walmart all opinions are my own.
Walmart is helping us this year with some mega awesome gift sets too. Because, ya can't just give people wrapping paper for the holidays. That would be weird. So, let's take a look. You can pick up a variety of these special gift packs featuring brands like AXE, Dove, and Caress. The fun part is that each of the sets are unique.
Not only are these great savings, but some come with more extras like toiletry cases. The savings are pretty big. The AXE Anarchy set that I chose is valued at $26 and comes with 4 products, but I only paid $14.88!
While I was at Walmart, I also picked up a big roll of brown Kraft paper to make the wrapping paper. This is a good deal too, it was about $5 and comes with WAY more wrap that a regular roll of printed gift wrap. It's like a blank canvas. I've been loving gold as of late, so I simple took a gold leafing pen to make polka dots.
You can use pretty much any writing utensil of choice. Some examples are markers, paint pens or glitter pens. Then color? the sky is the limit. I recommend cutting out the desired size paper, drawing your polka dots and then letting dry a bit before wrapping your gift. Most writing utensils should dry pretty quick. Then, just wrap, wrap... wrap!
So, which of these special holiday gift sets will you pick up at Walmart for holiday gifts?
Will it be a Dove gift pack or maybe AXE?
How could you make a roll of brown paper your own wrapping paper? What could you do?
i really love getting or giving some health and beauty products in my christmas stocking. i love that idea for the wrapping paper with the metallic marker. that is something my 5 year old would love to create!
It seems like you can never get enough health and beauty stuff to try out. It's so much fun to get gift sets! Glad you liked the idea for the wrapping paper. 🙂
What pretty DIY wrapping paper. The gold dots against the brown paper which you made are so elegant. This would be a lot of fun for kids, especially, since you could just let them draw pictures on the paper with crayons or markers and then you could help them wrap gifts for aunts, uncles, cousins, grandparents and friends.
Glad you like it! I think kids would totally get into making this wrapping paper. Who wouldn't love some personal artwork, right? 😉
My youngest and I like to make handmade gift wrap every year. I give her makers and she draws pretty flowers and patterns. It is an economical way to add a personal touch to a gift.
I bet everyone loves getting the personal artwork. Great idea! Thanks so much for sharing it. 🙂
I love using stamps and creating homemade gift wrap. There are so many pretty stamps on the market that you can create an theme of paper and it is not expensive.
That is a great idea! I'll have to try using stamps too. Thanks for the tip. 🙂
That came out really pretty. I love this idea. I did that with my mom one year when I was little and I still have fond memories.
Thanks! I think it's so neat that you've done this before! Glad it brings back good memories. 🙂
I always give my husband and cousins the Axe gift sets. I love the idea of the homemade wrapping paper!
Glad you like the idea. I hope you get a chance to try it. It's really fun!
This is a great idea! I love the idea of DIY wrapping paper, never done this before 🙂
Glad you like the idea! This is so fun and easy to do. It's that extra personal touch that makes people feel special. 😉
I love this idea! So simple, but definitely adds that perfect individual touch as well as cost-effective!
There really are so many different ways you could decorate the paper. If you were really feeling creative you could even do snowflakes. 🙂
I love buying holiday gift sets. It makes holiday shopping so much easier. This wrapping paper is so cute and clever. I'd like to do some with stars on it. My daughter would love that.
Stars would be SO cute! The sets wrap so easily which is just one of the reasons I love buying them. 😉
My SIL always uses craft paper to wrap presents. She goes crazy with the ribbons and bows to make them fancy.
Great idea! I bet the plain color of the craft paper makes the bows and ribbon really "pop!"
I will be giving my son an AXE set for Christmas. It is his favorite scent.
I have a guy who likes the Axe also. It's such a great gift in the sets!
You are so creative. I usually just toss stuff into gift bags, but you have inspired me to make my gifts look extra cute this year.
Thanks Robin, that was nice of you to say. 🙂 I hope you do get a chance to try this. It's really easy and cute!