You don't necessarily have to buy wrapping paper in order to beautifully and atmospherically package the lovingly selected gifts for your loved ones. You always look forward to something that someone has designed specifically for you with love and hard work. Even if you aren't particularly artistic, you can create beautiful wrapping paper yourself with very little effort and simple means. Below we present 10 beautiful craft ideas. Most of them are even perfect for children.
Design your own wrapping paper: Great ideas for every occasion
You can design beautiful wrapping paper thematically for any season or occasion. First you need to buy enough plain paper that you can later design yourself in an imaginative way. Kraft paper or white paper (copy paper on a roll) is best suited for this. Kraft paper is now available in different colors, but it is the cheapest and therefore perfectfor packagingis the brown one. It consists largely of recycled fibers and is therefore more ecological than the white one. In addition, the brown paper conjures up an individual, rustic and at the same time very modern effect. Particularly design-oriented and artists use it for packaging. With a few splashes of color on it, the simple kraft paper becomes a real packaging masterpiece.
Stampmade of eraser
You or your child can easily create beautiful wrapping paper by using playful stamps. You don't even need to buy actual stamps or ink. You can also make a creative stamp yourself using different materials that can be found in every household. We will show you different variants. In the first example we present how you can make a watermelon stamp from eraser. Cut the eraser into a semicircle and put some red paint in a container (e.g. a small plate). Using a sponge, apply some paint to the surface of the eraser and stamp itPiece of blank paper. Now draw the peel and seeds of the watermelon wedges with a felt-tip pen and you're done.
wrapping paperwithDesign your own stars
Wrapping paper with stars is always a good idea no matter the season. The multi-faceted motif is equally suitable for Christmas, birthdays or other occasions. What is particularly important is which colors are used.
Stamp made of foam rubber and rolling pin
A really great idea is to make a stamp roll with a star motif. The stars are made of foam rubber - a material that does not absorb paint and is therefore ideal forall handicraftssuitable. Self-adhesive foam rubber stickers are used here, which you simply have to stick onto a rolling pin to create a creative stamp roll. You can use this to create great wrapping paper yourself at any time.
Design your own stamps for packaging paper
There are several ways you can make a stamp yourself. Cookie molds, also known as cookie cutters, are particularly suitable for this. These are available with imaginative motifs and are very suitable for small children. Just measure the wider edge of the mold (i.e. use the cookie cutter upside down) into the paint and use it to stamp the paper. A star here, a blob there – it’s really fun, right?
StampMake crafts with children from biscuit molds or potatoes
Slightly older children can use the biscuit molds to cut stamps out of potatoes. It's very easy to do and requires very simple materials that everyone probably has at home: a few medium-sized potatoes, cookie cutters, paints and a brush. The potatoes must first be halved, then pressed into the potato half with a cookie cutter. The mold should go at least 5-7 mm deep into the potato. Then use a knife to remove the remaining edge of the potato and you're done.
Now some paint is applied to the cut-out shape with a brush and the potato half can be used as a stamp.
Spice up wrapping paper by hand
If you have nice handwriting or can paint or draw relatively well, then design the wrapping paper yourself this way. Take a brush or a felt-tip pen and come up with something creative. It can be both a motif and a message. It's best to choose something very simple like stars, snowflakes and etc. Short words like “Let it snow” for Christmas or “I love you” for Valentine's Day are always a good idea that look very individual and atmospheric thanks to the handwriting.
WithPaint and brushes
Those of you who like to be artistic can experiment with colors. With a brush and colors in any tones you can quickly and easily create great patterns on the blank paper. It looks very chic and individual when the gift and the color design of the packaging are coordinated.
Onlywith black paint and brush
Packaging paper can also be designed in a very minimalist way. The minimalist style does not suit everyone's taste, so you definitely need to know the person's preferences well and be 100% sure that he or she would like minimalist packaging. Otherwise there are no limits to creativity.
Minimalist wrapping paperwith different prints
With a little paint and a single tool you can create great effects on paper. Make the same prints in one direction or with the same distance between them and they will act as a kind of pattern. This means you can design unique wrapping paper yourself without any effort or effort.
oneUse template
You can also buy a stencil with any motif ready-made. With a brush and colors of your choice, you can easily create a beautiful wrapping paper motif.
AmThe easiest way is with stickers
Probably the easiest and fastest way to design your own packaging paper is to decorate it with stickers and stickers. To ensure that the gift packaging ultimately looks effective and aesthetic, we recommend choosing self-adhesive stickers in similar colors or with the same shape. Otherwise the “motives” look random and thrown together.
Gift right andestheticpack
The perfect gift includes both the right gift idea and beautiful packaging. If you have already found a suitable gift for your loved ones and designed the wrapping paper yourself, all that is left is to wrap the gift cleverly. It's not difficult to do, but these detailed instructions in the picture will definitely help you.
