DIY Candy Wrapper Coin Purse

My Newest Addiction made this super fun little coin purse using some candy wrappers and duct tape, What a cute idea!


See the DIY Candy Wrapper Coin Purse.

Cupcake Liners & Cardstock Gift Wrap

Craftaholics Anonymous shared these cute cupcake liner name tags over at C.R.A.F.T. What a cute and personal way to give a gift this year. I've seen so many cute cupcake liners but never buy them because I don't know what to do with them (besides bake cupcakes). Now I know!

See the Cupcake Liners & Cardstock Gift Wrap.

26 Gift Wrapping ideas

With Christmas only a few days away, you may have a few more gifts to wrap.  OR if you are like me, you haven't started shopping and will have a LOT of gifts to wrap.  Tatertots and Jello has a round up of 26 ways to wrap your gifts creatively.   Very cute!

See 26 ways to wrap your presents.

Santa Suit Gift Wrap

  What a fun way to wrap a present!!!  Fun Home Things wrapped some of their presents to look like little Santa suits!   You gotta love this idea.

See the Santa suit gift wrapping.

DIY Wrap Cardigan

  Head over to Fine Craft Guild to learn how to make an awesome wrap cardigan.  So simple and cute.  Then there is a tutorial on how to wear it several different ways.

See the DIY wrap cardigan.

Tuxedo Gift Wrap Package

Depending on what you are giving "Dad" for Father's Day, you want to wrap it in a creative way.    Look how The Bowdabra Blog wraps this present to look like a tuxedo.   Such a manly wrapping idea!

See the tuxedo gift wrapping job.

Paper Plate Valentine Basket

Shaken Together shows a really cute way to package a little Valentine gifts (or any other occasion).  She created a basket out of paper plates.  The ruffled ridges make it so look fabulous.  

See the paper plate basket.

Gift Wrap Ideas

I'm sure many of you are busy wrapping presents at night!!!  I'm loving these gift wrapping ideas from A Pumpkin and A Princess.  Bakers twine, brown paper and lots of bright colors make her presents stunning.

See some beautiful gift wrap ideas.

DIY Bakers Twine

You've probably thought about what you are giving as gifts this holiday season, but have you thought about how you are going to wrap them and package them?    If you were thinking of using baker's twine, I found an idea you may be interested in.    Sugar Tart Crafts made her own bakers twine!  Totally cute!

See the DIY bakers twine.

No Sew Wrap!

With the chilly and cold weather here, I am loving this idea for a quick no sew wrap to help keep warm.   With just a few cuts with the scissors, you can have a stylish article of outwear!   Crafty and Cooking Mama came up with this idea!

See the no sew wrap.



Halloween Lunch Bag Downloads

Even though my daughter takes lunch to school in a reusable lunch bag, I really want to make some of these Halloween paper lunch sacks for her for the week before Halloween! Simply adorable!!! This would also be great to give Halloween gifts/snacks to friends and neighbors in! It Is What It Is made these freely available to everyone and explains how to run a paper bag through your printer. (She had other freebies too!)

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Print some Halloween paper bags!

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Guest Blogger - Budget Wise Home - Wrapping Station

Hi, my name is Heidi Smith from Budget Wise Home.

I'm so happy to be guest posting today. My blog is all about decorating your home on a budget. I post a new budget decorating tip M-F and find you new budget home decor items each week. My goal is to help you realize that you can create a beautiful home on a very tight budget.

$20.00 Wrapping Station

I'm so excited to show you guys this project. It only took me one day to do and cost me just under $20.00! It has been the perfect solution for keeping all my wallpaper, wrapping paper, and ribbon neat and organized.

Here are the supplies you need to do make this:
1. Screw-In Hooks
2. One piece of 1 x 2 wood, cut to size
3. Wooden Dowels
4. White Spray Paint
5. 4 Screws & 4 Dry Wall Anchors
6. Drill

I bought one box of these hooks and spray painted them white. I'm not a big fan of the gold, but that's all the hardware store had.

I also spray painted these wooden dowels white. These were longer than what I needed, so I cut them down with our saw once they were dry. I got these at Home Depot for about $1.40 each. If you don't have a saw, just figure out your measurements beforehand and ask someone at the store to cut them for you.



I bought this 8 ft. piece of MDF and had them cut it in half for me. You need two equal size pieces. I liked this piece over the unfinished wood because it was really straight and even. It comes already white like this, so I didn't need to use spray paint here.

Drill one hole at each end of the board, about 1 inch in from both the top and bottom. Your screws will go in these holes and atttach to the wall. Then drill holes about 4 inches apart down the rest of the board for the hooks.

To attach to the wall, drill your holes in the wall and then hammer in the dry-wall anchors. Put the board on top and attach one screw at both the top and bottom of each piece. My husband helped me attach this to the wall, making sure both pieces were level and even.

Screw the hooks into each hole.

Here are my freshly painted white dowels.

Just put your paper and ribbon through the dowels and set each one into the hooks. Easy does it!

It's so nice to finally have an organized and functional home for all this stuff. I just smile every time I look at it.
If you can drill a hole, then you can easily do this! And you can't beat the price tag on this one either.

Happy Wrapping!

Here are a few more of my projects over at my blog.

Bedroom Dresser Transformation

Embroidery Hoop Wreath

Foam Core Bulletin Boards

Thanks for having me today! I hope you'll hop on over to check out Budget Wise Home.

Thanks Heidi! I'm wishing I had a wall for a wrapping station right now. How convenient and useful! My ribbon needs a home like that! And thank you for all the fun tips and ideas on Budget Wise Home. I love posts that help me think outside the box and this clock post definitely does that! I am a budget home junkie! Visit Budget Wise Home today!

Linking to: Funky Junk - Saturday Nite Special, Tatertots and Jello - Weekend Round-up, Under The Table And Dreaming., Show and Tell - Be Different, Act Normal

Twine Pears

I've seen a few different kind of pears around. Maybe they will become a new trend! These twine pears at The Cupcake Cuppy are adorable (and look quite easy to make).

See the twine pear tutorial.

Three Wrapped Vases! (Updated)

Don't forget to enter the One Little Belt giveaway HERE.

Wrap a vase in rope to make it more beautiful. Paisley and Polka Dot shows you how. Go HERE.

If you liked the twine wrapped eggs in the previous post, you will like this twine wrapped square vase. I don't have to say anything about it because I know your "into" it! See it HERE at Brown Paper Packages.
And while you are "wrapping" items, you might as well try out this cool idea at Hello Marzipan. This is wrapped with thread! To learn how it was done, go HERE.