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Homemade Gift Wrap Ideas

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Let the stores keep their pricey gift wrap. You can make your own gift wrap for a fraction of the price.

Gift Bags

Homemade Gift BagKate Pullen
Forget about those $5 gift bags that the stores sell. You can create your own gift bags for the price of a few piece of paper.

Gift Boxes

Homemade Gift BoxesKate Pullen
Fold your way to homemade gift boxes in any size and color that you need.

Shirt Boxes

Homemade Shirt BoxErin Huffstetler
Make your own shirt boxes out of empty cereal boxes. Once assembled they look just like store-bought shirt boxes

Knitted Gift Bags

Knit Gift BagSarah White
Like to knit? These knit gift bags are the perfect project to use up your yarn leftovers.

Fabric Bottle Bag

Jazz up a bottle of wine with a fabric bottle bag. You can even use scraps from your fabric stash!

Gift Totes

Erin Huffstetler
Wrap your presents in tote bags made from t-shirts, and the bag will become a part of the gift.

Sweater Bags

Sweater BagErin Huffstetler
Snatch up some colorful sweaters from a thrift store, and transform them into one-of-a-kind sweater bags to wrap your gifts in.
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