Wrapping Paper
Christmas season means gift giving season for many people around the world. Most presents arrive dressed in commercial Christmas wrapping paper of every design style imaginable.
Christmas wrapping paper history dates back to the Victorian era. Only the wealthy afforded the ritual of gift giving with Christmas wrapping paper. Hallmark, the greeting card company, designed and sold the first designer Christmas wrapping paper in the United Stated.
Disney Christmas wrapping paper joins other popular designs year after year. Different designs of Mickey Christmas wrapping paper work great for children's gifts.
Vintage look Christmas wrapping paper resembles velvets and lace used during that period. Cherubs and roses on off white also represent vintage Christmas wrapping paper. A good idea to take the place of using paper for a smaller gift is to use a light velvet-like red material, such as panne, and a second layer of antique white lace to create fabric gift wrap. Tie it all together with a piece of velvet, or satin ribbon and add a handmade paper gift tag for a special touch.
Department stores often discount Christmas wrapping paper a week, or two before the actual holiday.
Like the idea of free Christmas wrapping paper? Many online websites allow visitors to print Christmas wrapping paper designs from their pages free of charge. Download designs to print from regular printers, or large format printers. Some artwork to use includes Santa and his reindeer, the North Pole Village with elves, fairies and babies with Santa hats, and much more.
Another way is to personalize the wrapping paper by creating individual designs on a graphics program. Use family photos, like a new baby, special drawings, and clip art and arrange according to desire.
For a cheap idea, use newspaper as wrapping paper. The comic section works great for this. Large sheets of plain paper, or a brown paper bag make a perfect palette to draw, or paint a wrapping paper pattern. A child will enjoy covering his, or her hands in finger paint as they create their own Christmas wrapping paper for aunts, uncles, friends and grandparents.
Use a shoe box for smaller presents. Spray paint works well to cover the outside before gluing glitter, pompom balls, and using other colors of acrylic paint.
Extra wide Christmas wrapping paper seems hard to find at local stores and supermarkets. Find a larger variety of these with online merchants and paper manufacturers. Visit auction sites for offers on wholesale Christmas wrapping paper.
