DIY Brown Paper Wrapping Ideas

I cannot believe Christmas is so soon! This year I decided to get a little more creative with my gift wrapping but in an inexpensive way. I went to the dollar store and purchased plain brown wrapping paper and jazzed up each of my brown paper boxes with festive tie ons.Read below to learn how to make 3 different gift wrapping tie ons that I added to my brown boxes! Hope you enjoy! :)

Holly Berry Gift Wrap Tie On 

Supplies Needed:

• Ivory Yarn
• Large Gold Jingle Bells (I bought mine from Dollar Tree) 
• Fake Holly florals (I bought mine from Dollar Tree)
• Hot Glue gun
• Blank Circle cardstock Tags

Directions:
Step 1: Wrap your gift in your brown wrapping paper. Cut a piece of yarn long enough to wrap around your box 4-5 times.

Step 2: String a jingle bell onto the very end of the piece of yarn, then string your circle tag (with the filled out name written on it). Wrap your yarn around the box until both ends meet in the middle of your box. [see photo below]

Step 3: Cut a piece of holly from your fake floral piece, place one of the holly leaves above the yarn and one leaf under the yarn so it lays flat on your wrapping paper, placing the leaves in the middle of your box near the loose ends of the yarn. Carefully hot glue down the leaf laying flat on your wrapping paper. [see photo below]

Step 4: Take your ends of the yarn and tie the bell & tag directly next to your holly leaves. Double knot your yarn so it is secure and cut any loose ends. Your tie on is now complete!

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Cinnamon Stick Gift Wrap Tie-On

Supplies Needed:

• Ivory Yarn
• Cinnamon Sticks (I bought a bag for $1 at Hobby Lobby)
• Large Gold Jingle Bell
• Hot Glue Gun
• Blank Circle Card stock Tags

Directions:

Step 1: Cut a piece of yarn long enough to wrap around your box 4-5 times. 

Step 2: String a jingle bell onto the very end of the piece of yarn, then string your circle tag (with the filled out name written on it). Wrap your yarn around the box until both ends meet in the middle of your box. [see photo below]

Step 3: Take two cinnamon sticks and hot glue them together, then glue them flat onto your wrapping paper in the middle of your box placing the sticks on top of your yarn but leaving the loose ends of the yarn out.  [see photos below]

Step 4: Take your ends of the yarn and tie the bell & tag directly on top of your glued down cinnamon sticks. Double your yarn so the bell and tag are secure. Yay! 

Pom-Pom Tie-On

Supplies Needed:

• Ivory Yarn
• Tinsel Green & Red colored poms poms of various sizes
• Embroidery needle
• Tape

Directions:

Step 1: Cut a piece of yarn long enough to wrap around your box 4-5 times (depending on size of the box) 

Step 2: Thread one end of your yarn into the embroidery needle about an 1.5 inches down, fold over the yarn. [see photo below]

Step 3: Pierce poms-poms with your embroidery needle and string them down to the end of your yarn, continue to string pom-poms until you have a good amount on your string. [see photos below]

Step 4: Remove your needle and tape that end of the yarn to the back of the box. Roll your yarn to the front of the box and move the pom-poms along your string of yarn to have some on top of your box, spacing the pom-poms apart. [see photo below]

Step 5: After you have completed a row of pom-poms on top of your box wrap the yarn to the back of the box, then wrap the yarn around to the front of the box and move your pom-poms along the string of yarn to the top of your box again. Repeat this step until you have enough rows of pom-poms covering the front of your box. Once you're done covering the front of the box with the pom-poms, tuck the end of the yarn on the back of the box and tape it down. Yay!  [see photos below]

           

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DIY Fall Votive Mason Jars- A Thanksgiving Centerpiece

I love mason jars! They are perfect as candle votive holders and placing a few jars together makes a perfect table centerpiece. Below I show you how to create a Fall look with your mason jars that can be used as a simple and elegant centerpiece for your Thanksgiving table. Hope you enjoy!

DIY Fall Votive Mason Jars

 Supplies Needed:

• 3 mason jars (I bought mine at Dollar Tree)
• 3 ivory votive candles
• Brown Spanish Moss
• Ivory Twine
• Fake floral berries (I found mine on the arrangements that my fall leaves from above were on) 

Directions:

1. Unscrew the lids off your mason jars, remove the center canning parts and keep only the rim to screw back onto the top of your jar. 
2. Cut three sections of berries 1.5-2 inches long from your floral arrangement. Cut three pieces of 3-4 feet of twine. 
3. Make sure your lids are off your jar and grab a handful of spanish moss and stuff it into each one of your jars. In the center of the moss, burrow a small hole where you can put your votive candle so it will sit up straight and evenly.
4. Once all jars have moss and votive candles situated in them, screw your lids (without the center) back onto the jars. Grab one piece of twine and wrap it around the gold rim of your mason jar holding one edge of the twine in your hand, after you have wrapped it around where now the other edge of the twine meets, tie a loose knot with 1 inch of space between your knot and the lid of the jar. 
5. Place one section of berries into the space between the jar lid and knot. Now grab the ends of your knot, pulling the berries onto the jar lid very tightly. Tie another knot so the berries are securely fastened to the jar lid. Cut any remaining ends of the knot. Repeat with remaining jars. 
6. Once all jars have berries and twine fastened to them,  light your candles and place jars where desired to enjoy! :) 

Pictured below: 1-burrowed moss with votive candle in it,  2-berries left on fall arrangement that I cut into sections to use, 3- completed fall votive mason jar 

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DIY Glitter Fall Leaves

For Thanksgiving I always love to make the dinner table festive with Rich Fall hues before we have to jump right into Winter! For my Thanksgiving table setting I purchased an ivory colored table cloth and a roll of Burlap Ribbon that I placed across the middle of my table, to draw just the right amount of attention to the center. The burlap ribbon is a subtle color and allows you to place a centerpiece of your choice in the middle.  Whether you're placing a vase full of Fall flowers, a pumpkin or candle arrangement in the middle of your table the burlap ribbon makes for a perfect table runner. Here are instructions for how to make fake glitter leaves; these are perfect to toss onto your Thanksgiving table and add just enough sparkle to jazz up your table setting!

DIY Glitter Fall Leaves 

Supplies Needed:

• Fake floral leaves 
• Mod Podge
• Sponge Brush
• 3 different colors of extra fine glitter 

Directions: 

1. Cut your desired fall leaves from fake flower arrangements and lay them out on a covered surface.
2. Using sponge brush,  paint surface of a leaf with mod podge. 
3. Pour extra fine glitter onto the mod podge covered surface of leaf. Repeat with remaining leaves, changing up the glitter color until all leaves are glittered. Let leaves sit for 15 minutes.
4. After leaves have sat for 15 minutes, pick leaves up and shake the loose glitter off onto your covered surface. 
5. Let leaves dry for 2 hours until the glue has fully dried, before placing the leaves on your set table be sure to shake them once more for any loose glitter. (If you don't want to worry about any loose glitter falling off your leaves you can always paint another coat of mod podge over the glitter layer to seal it all in; just make sure you decide to do this a good amount of time in advance before your dinner so that the top coat covering the glitter can fully dry.) 

Pictured below: 1-Remove fake leaves, 2-coat leaf with mod podge, 3-cover mod podge surface with glitter

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