Guest Picks: DIY Gift Wrapping Station Essentials
Get ready for the busiest gift wrapping time of year with these storage and organization pieces and wrapping essentials
Gift wrapping is, for me, a bit of a necessary evil around the holidays. You can do really beautiful and creative things, but there are a few downfalls to this tradition. The process of wrapping gifts can get crazy messy, and opening gifts gets messy too.
To help you out this year, I’ve gathered all things gift wrap in this ideabook: essential supplies, necessary wrapping paper patterns, some ideas and picks for making gift wrapping fun, and storage ideas for keeping your gift wrapping supplies under control. — Heidi from Hands Occupied
To help you out this year, I’ve gathered all things gift wrap in this ideabook: essential supplies, necessary wrapping paper patterns, some ideas and picks for making gift wrapping fun, and storage ideas for keeping your gift wrapping supplies under control. — Heidi from Hands Occupied
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Scotch Magic Office Tape in Refillable Handheld Dispenser - $1.59
Clear tape, obviously, is the number one required element for your in-home gift wrapping station. I really don’t understand how people survived before this stuff existed.
Variera Plastic Bag Dispenser, White - $1.99
A handful of these mounted to the wall make great holders for unwieldy rolls of wrapping paper.
ClosetMaid SuperSlide Closet Organizer Kit, White - $49.99
If you’re a power wrapper or hardcore crafter, customizable wire closet organizers can be your best friend. Mounting a wire shelf parallel to the short wall of a closet creates a nice pocket for storing wrapping paper rolls.
Rubbermaid Commercial Products 28-Quart Black Wastebasket - $4.97
While not particularly gorgeous, a $5 trash bin makes storing long tubes of wrapping paper a breeze! You can always give this little guy a DIY makeover if you prefer a custom look.
Kraft Mailing Tubes, Bulk Packs - $33.49
Keeping a few mailing tubes in your gift wrapping stash is a good idea. You never know when you’ll find the perfect poster or print to gift to a friend, and those can be a challenge to wrap.
Want your gift wrapping station to function for every occasion, not just the December holidays? Get yourself a stock of kraft paper bags. You can stamp them, color them and cover them in seasonally appropriate bows.
Bulk Jot Mailing Paper Roll - $1
As a hardcore DIYer, I love having kraft paper on hand. You can use it for so many things: minimal tablecloths, placemats or drop cloths, or you can decorate it in creative ways to personalize any holiday (or birthday) gift!
Bulk Bright Tissue Paper, 25-Sheet Pack - $1
For those of you who don’t like spending a ton of time wrestling with wrapping paper or boxes, tissue paper is your best friend. Grab a sheet or two of colorful tissue, stuff it around the gift inside a bag, and you’re set!
Gift Wrapped: Basic Techniques and Exquisite Gift Wrapping eBook - $3.87
Looking to up your gift wrapping game? Maybe investing in a how-to gift wrapping guide is right for you.
We R Memory Keepers Sew Easy Baker's Twine Floss, Primary - $2.39
For the trendier wrappers out there, baker’s twine is the way to go! I like buying mine in small variety packs so that I’m not stuck with a million yards of a single color.
Pine Branch on Slate Wrapping Paper - $2.50
Every gift wrapping station needs wrapping paper, of course. This pine motif paper is beautiful and on trend, but it’s timeless enough to use for years to come.
Here’s another relatively timeless wrapping paper pick for your stash. I say it’s “relatively” timeless because it screams midcentury modern to me in the best way.
Manila 'G' Shipping Tags - $23.75
Another all-occasion item to have in your gift wrap stash is a good gift tag. Snag a pack of manila shipping tags to top your gifts year-round.
Traveling for the holidays? Make your packages travel safe by avoiding big ribbons and loose tags. Stick to the basic “To/From” stickers for a sturdy package.
Birthday Noise Makers Roll Wrap - $5.25
Every adaptable gift wrapping station requires four kinds of wrapping paper: holiday, birthday, wedding and baby. This fun noisemaker wrapping paper covers your birthday bases.
Dots-A-Cute Baby Roll Wrap - $4.95
This sweet, gender-neutral paper is great for baby-related gifting.
Gold Swirls on Cream Wrapping Paper - $5.95
This metallic and white wrapping paper is designed for weddings, but it's just neutral enough that you can use it as a holiday backup if your wrapping sessions run late into the night on Christmas Eve.
Santa Maria Strawberry Washi Tape - $1.99
If you’re crafty, washi tape is a super fun way to customize your gift wrap! It comes in so many colors and patterns.
Silver Butterfly Bows - $13.50
If you love bows on your packages but don’t want to wrestle with ribbon during this busy time of year, buy a handful to slap on top of your gifts.
Curling Ribbon Assortment - $5.95
No gift wrapping station is complete without at least a little bit of ribbon, no matter how untraditional a gift wrapper you are.
Next: 50 Ways to Wrap Holiday Gifts in Style
Next: 50 Ways to Wrap Holiday Gifts in Style