Wrapping Mom's Gift

So, you've got Mom's gift already, right?  Right?  You do know that Mother's Day is less than two days away, right?  And, trust me, mom wants her gift.  Am I right, moms?


Once you have your gift, you have to wrap it.  And mom likes pretty presents.  So do your best to make it pretty.  Right, moms?


Here are a few ideas.  The first one is a-ma-zing!  It's from Diane at In My Own Style.  I love this idea....she shows how to make a gift box from an empty ribbon spool.  How cute is this?

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And here is a cute pkg. to make....an owl pillow box.

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Just want to make a pretty bow for your pkg?  

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Or, do you want to make a plain package pretty?

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I think all of these ideas are fabulous.  If you would like to see the details on how to make them, just click on the word "source" below each picture.  

I wrapped my mom's present yesterday.  It only took 6 min. (I timed it, ha) and cost $0.  I used some things that I already had.  I'm not saying that I like to hoard gift wrapping and pretty tissue paper but I just happen to have some used wrapping stuff lying around the house.  Are you one of those people (like me) that unwraps a pretty present slowly so you don't tear the paper too bad.  And then you fold it and store it away "because it's so pretty".  

Here is a quick description of what I did to wrap my mom's present with "recycled" gift packaging.

1.  I gathered up some used floral wrapping paper and tissue paper (pink and white) that I saved because I thought it was pretty .

2.  I decoupaged said wrapping paper onto the lid and bottom of a small round cookie tin that I saved from Christmas 2011.

3.  I cut several round shapes of pink tissue paper and folded them twice to make 1/4 "pie" shapes.  Then, I cut a smaller circle out of thick paper (I used a BB&B coupon flyer that came in the mail).

4.  I glued the tips of the 1/4 "pie" shaped tissue paper to the center of the thick paper circle.  I kept adding folded tissue paper to the circle, rotating each round by 45 degrees.  Once the glue dried and the tissue paper folds were secure in the middle, I fluffed the edges up to form a flower.

I glued the thick paper base (circle) to the top of the decoupaged tin for decoration.

I used the white tissue paper to line the inside of the tin.  I can't show the inside of the tin (with the present in it) because my mom may read this post before Sunday :)  I hope she'll like it.  

Have a great Mother's Day weekend!!!!