- Well Christmas is this month—
which is insane—
so Sarah, Home Editor of Woman's Day,
is here to help us
- I am.
- to find some new ways,
and unique ways, to wrap gifts this year.
Which I'm so excited about.
- We're really excited about this.
You know, it's so easy for things to add up
around the holidays,
between traveling and entertaining,
and the presents themselves.
But wrapping your presents should not cost a fortune.
- Yes.
- So we came up with a really cute and clever way
to wrap your presents with a single roll
of Brown Kraft Wrapping Paper.
- Which I love, yes.
- What you can get for six bucks.
- Like a huge one.
A huge roll, huge. - So great.
- And all of these toppings that
we're gonna go through, - Yes.
- Are things that are probably already in your house.
- Which I love.
And no one else is going to have this wrapping paper.
Nope, they aren't. - Which I love, too.
Okay, so the first gift idea is?
Stickers! - Yes!
- Who doesn't love stickers?
And these are big fat glittery ones.
- They're super cute.
- Maybe your kid just did the science fair project,
and he has some left over scrapbook letters
that you got at the craft store.
- Yes.
- Don't let them go to waste.
We here have spelled out, Merry Christmas,
you can ever use it as a name tag
and write a to and from.
- Thank you.
- You're so welcome.
Or it can spell out just some simple holiday letters.
So here we have, faith and cheer,
- Yes.
- And they're super easy.
You don't even have to glue them,
they just stick right on.
- Oh, super easy.
- Some you just peel and stick.
- On that.
- It's cute.
- So cute!
- What's really great about these,
if you're traveling for the holidays,
whether you're getting on an airplane,
packing the suitcase, or just driving to grandma's,
these are great cause they stack, and pack really easily.
- Oh, and and you don't have a big bow on top.
- Yep, no smooshing.
So, it's very pack friendly,
which is awesome.
- So fun, I love that, love that.
Okay, number two.
- Okay number two.
So at the craft store you can pick up a roll
of gorgeous ribbon and gasp at the price.
It's so expensive,
and you can maybe get like three presents out of it.
And it's not a lot. - No.
- I did that last year,
and it was like three presents literally.
- Exactly.
- With those beautiful bows and that was it.
- I mean you spend $50 on ribbon, which is silly.
- Yes.
- So we came up with a way
to make some really gorgeous ribbon
out of a piece of fabric.
This is a sample we got at the craft store.
- Okay.
- Or you can take an old tablecloth,
you can take dad's old plaid shirt,
you can take a tie.
And all you have to do is cut out
one to one and a half inch strips.
And the great thing about plaid
is because it has lines on it,
- Yes.
- You don't have to measure, or use a ruler.
You just cut down the line.
- Yep.
- I cut the ends to give it that ribbon feel.
- So cute!
- And then you just tie it on,
like a bow.
And you can use these year after year.
If you are one of those people who like to save your,
you know, my mom saves her bows.
Yes. - So here we go.
- Saving ribbon and it's super cute.
- And it's so festive!
Yes! - It's soft.
- It's like warm and cozy.
- Yes, exactly!
- I love it!
- Alright this one's really fun.
These sticker dots,
you probably have them in the back of your desk drawer.
They're at the drug store on the corner.
And they make a really great polka dot pattern.
- Yes!
- Just by sticking them on.
So we have them, of course, in festive colors
of green and red.
- Yes.
- And this is great to get the kids involved because . . .
- I was gonna say, kids will be obsessed with these.
All of these are good for kids.
But this one's fun too.
- Exactly.
So, you just stick 'em on,
no rhyme or reason.
You can let them have their fun.
- Yes.
- And create their own little pattern.
And the great thing about this idea
is that these dots come in tons of colors.
Neon pink, neon yellow.
So if you have a birthday coming up,
or a baby shower . . .
- Oh yep. - You can last minute
make it perfect for that
and not just the holidays.
- Yes, so even beyond Christmas.
- Exactly.
- That's cute, I mean seriously,
how cute would it be for a little
like five year-old's birthday party,
and you show up with
pink polka dots! - Dots yes!
- The wrapping paper might almost be as fun as the gifts.
- Seriously, that's so great.
Okay, this one.
- Yes. - I'm loving it already.
- So, tinsel garlands.
Let's say you pack it away after Christmas,
and you get it back out of the attic
and it's not in the best shape.
- Yep.
- Before you throw it out,
it can be a nice alternative to a bow.
For a fraction of the price.
- I mean, that's adorable.
- So all you have to do is,
from the big strand of garland,
you're just gonna take and cut six to 10 inch strips.
- Okay.
- All you're going to do is knot it.
- Okay.
- In a knot, it doesn't have to be perfect.
- It's so easy.
- Yep, and you just stick it,
right onto the present.
We used glue dots, which are awesome.
Not even double stick tape.
You just stick it right on.
- Yes!
- And voila!
You have a fuzzy little caterpillar bow.
- So cute!
And it's so easy!
I'm not a crafter at all you guys, and all of these,
it is, it's so simple!
- It's sticking.
It's cutting.
It's tying. - But it's so different.
And cute.
Very cute. - I love it.
- And last but not least . . .
- So this one is really going to impress the gift recipient.
These awesome toppers are made out of cupcake liners.
- So cute.
- It's the holidays, you're baking,
and chances are you have this
already in your pantry.
And what's great about the cupcake liners
is they come in a million colors.
And especially around the holidays they come in great,
- Adorable. - green and red patterns.
- And it's so many for so cheap.
- So you could make probably dozens of bows.
- Oh yeah!
- And just the thought of one bag of bows,
it can really add up.
- Yes, yes!
- You can get a lot of toppers
out of a single sleeve of cupcake liners.
All you have to do is,
you start with flattening them out.
Take your biggest one
and that's gonna be your base.
And then you're gonna fold the smaller ones,
and just flatten them out.
- They all come in obviously different sizes.
- Different sizes and you can even cut them down
so they'll fit.
You want to layer them from largest to smallest.
- Okay.
- And then to give it some texture,
you can simply fray the edges around.
Or you can keep it flat.
It's really customizable.
And then once you're done cutting the gift . . .
- This is a creative's dream.
All the patterns, and all the forms,
like everything I can't do. - Totally.
Let's get a little sticky tape in there.
- Oh yes.
Perfect.
- And then, we're gonna top with,
this is just a thick piece of glittery card stock.
Just to kind of add the little finishing glittery touch.
- It's a little glam.
- Just a little glam
And then you can stick it right on top of a ribbon.
- You guys.
How cute.
I mean, that's so easy.
- And then you can even-
- When I first saw this,
I was like oh, that looks intimidating.
- It does. - And it's not!
- It looks like a professional crafter.
But no, it's simple.
- So great.
- And if you get a non-glittery card stock,
you can even write a little message,
or a to and from
right onto the paper. - Cute.
- Yes.
Oh, I love it.
Well these are all such great ideas.
Seriously, I'll make the Cruze household,
it's gonna be so festive and merry!
Because of you, Sarah!
Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Alright you guys, make sure to check out
Woman's Day Magazine on news stands now
for the December issue
to get more budget saving ideas around Christmas.
And click the link below to get more
unique gift wrapping ideas just like these.
Thanks again Sarah for being here, so fun!
- Thanks for having us!
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