17 Beautiful Gifts Wrapped Using Materials You Already Have at Home

Christmas brings the chore of having to wrap presents. Make it more exciting and fun-filled by creating, designing, or re-imagining your own gift wrappers. Plus, pretty gift wrapping paper can be expensive. By making your own, you not only make your gifts more special and personal, you’re also saving a few pesos by using cheaper or recycled materials. Here are some beautiful presents you might want to take inspiration from.

Wrap a present using newspapers

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By Jessica Murnane

Wrapping a Christmas gift with newspaper might not be your idea of a pretty present but these photos show that it can most definitely be.

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By Anjelika Temple/brit.co

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By adelle.com.au

Wrap a present using craft paper

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By Joy D. Cho/countryliving.com

Craft paper is cheap. You can buy it in bulk. And there's loads of things you can do with it.

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By Anjelika Temple/brit.co

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By teaforjoy.blogspot.com

Decorate it with washi tape.

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By elli.com

Top it with a newspaper flower.

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Photo from thehousethatlarsbuilt.com

Do a polkadot design on them with liquid eraser.

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By Chiara Alberetti Milott/ohhappyday.com

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By creationsbykara.com

Decorate them with origami flowers.

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Photo from poppytalk.com

Sprinkle some confetti on it.

Recycle a road map by using it as gift wrapper

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Photo from countryliving.com

Here's a simple idea.

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Photo from abeautifulmess.com

Here's another.

Wrap a present using music sheets

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By Cathe/scjohnson.com

Got a musician in the house? Ask them for some music sheets they don't need anymore and presto, you've got yourself some pretty wrapping paper.

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By Karen Bartolomei/countryliving.com

Decorate a blank canvas using stamps

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By Oana Befort/blog.etsy.com

Remember that old trick you learned when you were a kid of cutting up potatoes and turning them into DIY stamps? Revive your old talents and utilize your skills by making these lovely patterns. Instructions can also be found here.

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By Natalie Kramer/handmadecharlotte.com

This stamp roller is actually not that complicated to make. Instructions can be found here.

Have fun wrapping presents, parents!