Materials:
- Brown wrapping paper or postal paper
- Colorful fall leaves
- Twigs
- Yarn (in a complementary color)
- Hole punch
- Scissors
- Tape
Steps:
- Wrap gift in brown paper
- Cut enough yarn to wrap around gift several times
- Break twig into small pieces and tie together with yarn
- Punch a hole in one or more of the leaves and tie to twigs
- Set twigs and leaves on top of gift, wrap excess yarn around gift
- Tie off yarn on back side of gift, secure in place with tape if needed
Materials:
- White wrapping paper
- Burlap
- Quill feather (bonus points if it's a quill that can be used for calligraphy). Note: if you find the feather outside be sure the clean it thoroughly.
- String
- Scissors
- Tape
- Hot glue (optional)
Steps:
- Wrap gift in white paper
- Cut a piece of burlap to wrap around center of gift (as if it were ribbon), and secure in place on back of gift with tape (or hot glue)
- Attach quill feather to top of gift using string and secure it with small piece of tape
Materials:
- Feather wrapping paper
- Orange raffia
- White flag-shaped gift tags (you can make these by cutting plain rectangular tags)
- Gold metallic marker
- Tape
- Scissors
Steps:
- Draw a tribal pattern on gift tag with gold marker
- Wrap gift in feather paper
- Wrap orange raffia around gift several times
- Place tag under orange raffia to hold in place
Materials:
- Brown wrapping paper or postal paper
- Letter stickers (simple is best, in a fall color)
- Tape
- Scissors
Steps:
- Wrap gift in brown paper
- Write your message on top of gift with stickers (for a Thanksgiving hostess try "give thanks", for a fall anniversary "fall in love" or for a birthday a simple "celebrate" will do)
That's a Wrap
Which wrap was your favorite? Do you have a fall gift wrapping idea of your own? We'd love to hear about it in the blog comments.
