If you want the easiest ribbon wrap, choose a beautiful velvet and tie a simple bow with a sprig of metallic cedar tucked underneath. I love the contrast of a Christmas gift wrapped in dark paper with light ribbon and a light gift with dark ribbon. On the smaller packages, I wrapped kitchen twine around and tied the greenery on with a small linen bow and then tucked in a single copper eucalyptus leaf. I did play around with different ribbon configurations, opting for an untraditional wrap around each gift rather than the typical gift wrap. I repeated the same process with each gift alternating ribbon and metallic greenery and keeping it really simple. I tied a bow around the the sprigs of pine and eucalyptus to secure them in place. I added copper bells to a couple of the greenery bunches for some extra sparkle. Then I bunched together the metallic painted greenery using kitchen twine.
Once I had my the paper on my gifts, i started adding ribbon by wrapping it around the package four times at different angles and tying a knot to secure it. I used only three colors of wrapping paper, a matte dark green, a soft blush tone and a fun white “knit” paper that reminds me of my favorite blankets. I left some of the winter greens unpainted so I had the option to mix them on the gifts. I had some spray paint in bright copper and silver so I laid some of the greenery on a piece of cardboard and painted both sides. I started with an inexpensive bunch of winter greenery from the market and some foraged eucalyptus from our yard. I also have a special treat for you! When you get down to the end of this post you will find 13 additional Christmas gift wrapping ideas from some of my amazing blogger friends!
What I ended up with is special and unique Christmas gift wrapping on a budget that is simple and beautiful! This year, I decided to use wrapping paper I had on hand and make my packages extra festive with some fresh greenery that I painted in metallic tones. Wrapping gifts over the holidays can be an expensive proposition, especially if you like to add a some extra special touches to your packages.
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