Who doesn’t love to receive beautifully wrapped gifts? And of course they look great under the Christmas tree. With the holidays upon us, you’re probably wrapping tons of gifts for friends and family, so I thought I’d round up some of the most inspirational and creative ways to wrap gifts of all kinds!


1) Anthropologie pom pom wrap; 2) Gift Monogram; 3) Trader Joe’s paper bags; 4) Giant Crackers; 5) White paper embellished with colorful ribbon and candy canes; 6) black paper w/ white ink; 7) gift tags made from last year’s Christmas cards; 8) DIY photo gift tags; 9) Zigzag ribbon; 10) White boxes with red ribbon; 11) striped wrapping paper; 12) red wrapping paper

This next batch of photos is dedicated to the wonderfully versatile kraft paper. You can dress it up with ribbon, baker’s twine, washi tape, stickers, doilies, stamps… anything looks great on this classic, neutral background!

1) black bow with greenery; 2) snowflake; 3) cinnamon sticks; 4) initials; 5) white gift tag w/ washi tape; 6) neon circle stickers; 7) DIY polka dot; 8) parcel wrapping w/ vintage postage; 9) photograph; 10) painted red heart; 11) simple name tags and sprig of greenery; 12) washi tape; 13) doily; 14) small sticker dots; 15) hand drawing w/ pen or block stamp

Finally here are some ideas to package cookies, wine, gift cards and more in clever and creative ways!

1) crayons; 2) gift card in marshmallows; 3) DIY tissue paper flowers; 4) DIY goblet from a paper cup; 5) cupcake liners; 6) wine wrapped in a pair of socks; 7) button; 8) covered books; 9) cellophane + napkin wrapper; 10) wine wrapped in tea towels; 11) paint the inside of a shipping box; 12) cellophane bags with colorful cardstock; 13) egg carton for mini muffins; 14) DIY race track; 15) Starbucks gift card

I hope this gets your creativity flowing!