Spring is creeping in now (aside from yesterday's snow) and I'm getting anxious for a new color palette and new projects. You know what this means, right? Some springy gift wrapping ideas, of course. I started this at Palm Springs for Meet Make do, but because of what happened (see here for deets) I wasn't able to finish. Ultimately it was good because a girl needs to think thoroughly about the perfect spring wrapping.
So, I introduce to you 5 different ways to wrap a gift for spring:
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Step 1: To make the little red tulip, cut out 5 petals in the shape of a tear with the grain of the crepe going vertically.Step 2: Cut out grass by folding the paper in half a few times and cutting into it like chards. The grain of the crepe should go vertically.Step 3: Fold the bottom of the grass in about 1/4" inch. You will glue this onto the top of the box.Step 4: To make the flower, dab some glue onto the bottom of the first petal and quickly add the wire onto it. Step 5: Add the second petal on around the first one.Step 6: Add the third petal on.Step 7: Overlap the 4th and 5th petals onto the outside of the inner three.Step 8: Cut about 1/2"strip of green crepe paper measuring about 6" for a 4" flower stem. Step 9: Glue a dab of glue at the base of the flower and wrap it down the stem.Step 10: Add in a leaf then continue wrapping.Step 11: Make however many flowers you'd like to to complete your garden.Step 12: Glue the grass strips onto the top of the box.Step 13: Either poke holes into the top of your box or glue the flowers in place.
For this project, in addition to the little tulips I also made roses. Learn how to make the roses on my Skillshare class. Enter PAPER at checkout for 20% off.
You will need: a letter to cut out, twine, gold paper, scissors, fun ribbons to accessorize
Step 1: Either draw or print off a letter from your computer backwards. (Or use a Cricut Explore--they're awesome! I just didn't have access to mine when I made it!) Step 2: Cut it out so the gold is facing forwards.Step 3: To make the tassel you will wind twine around your four fingers about 5 times.Step 4: Take it off and tie a knot around it. Leave the remaining twine the length of the rest of the strands.Step 5: Cut it off at the ends.Step 6: Tie a little knot about a 1/4" below the first knot and secure.Step 7: Cut the edges off in one simple cut.
Add this tassel around the ribbons of your box.
Materials: Gold paper, scissors
Step 1: Cut out 8 petals, a circle and a wedge like below.Step 2: Form the wedge into a circle and glue together.Step 3: Cut the wedge so there is no point at the end.Step 4: Curl each petal with a pen or paintbrush or something.Step 5: Glue each petal into the circle you created spilling them out each way.Step 6: Top it with the circle.Step 7: Glue onto your gift!
Step 1: All you do is wrap the gift first and mark where you want to place the flower.
Step 2: Make two incisions.
Step 3: Insert flower.
Donzo. How beautiful with real flowers huh?! Or of course, paper flowers.
Materials: Mod Podge, paint brush, confetti, fun ribbons
Step 1: Wrap your gift and find the side you'd like to use. Paint it with some Mod Podge and quickly apply your confetti.Step 2: Wrap some fun ribbons around to complete your package!
Enjoy!