It seems that I’m really into stars this season, which started with my clay star ornaments and I haven’t stepped a foot off that train since. With much inspo from Scandi Christmas designs plus keeping to a monochrome palette, the stars feel a lot more modern while still being cute and whimsical for that holiday cheer. I DIG IT.
Also, it wouldn’t be me if I didn’t tell you that this gift wrap idea is really easy, really simple and takes [insert number less than 10] seconds to do.
Materials:
-card stock
-scissors
-string
-Tacky glue
After wrapping the gift, wrap a long piece of string around it three times.
Punch out the stars from the card stock.
Dab Tacky glue on the back of each star and stick them on to the string.
To make your own gift tags, cut a pennant shape out of the card stock and write your message with a pen or marker. Glue it on to the string like you did with the stars.
On another note, these are my wrapping paper picks this Christmas and they’ll be back for another gift wrap idea soon enough! I made it a goal to simplify and keep things minimal, which I noticed has been the theme for pretty much everything in my life this year. ALL I’ve been craving is less, I can’t get enough of it. Anyone feeling me on this?
We’ve already reached my favorite gift category. Gifting for the home can be tricky. My general criteria is to not gift something that’s a huge commitment or statement on decor, or to keep it to something functional and useful. Got a few hostess gifts sprinkled in here and a few things that I personally love and would purchase all over again, keeping to simple and minimal designs that have a ton of potential to fit into any home.
I painted all but one tree black.
I used a white paint pen to number the black trees. On the unpainted tree, I initially used a regular black Sharpie and it bled. This would not have happened with a black paint pen, so that’s a good tip right there: stick to oil-based paint pens.
After browsing the Container Store for an embarrassingly joyful amount of time, I decided on these adorable mini tote bag boxes.
I peeled off the backing of the sticker on each tree and stuck each one onto a tote bag.
I tied nine pieces of string evenly across a hanging dowel and attached each bag onto the string in a triangle formation with white clothespins. Any excess string hanging below the bottom row was cut off.
Cut a piece of vine-wrapped wire at least 1.5 times longer than you need, depending on how small or big you want the wreath to be (my wreath is 5.5 inches in diameter). It helps to roughly make the circle with the wire then cut off excess wire.
Round out the wire and wrap around the ends like shown above.
Starting with the end of the stem, anchor the greenery onto the wreath with floral wire.
Wrap the wire along the rest of the greenery to secure it to the wreath. Add on layers until desired fullness is achieved.
Insert the gift card into the envelope. I got a pack of mini enclosure cards from the gift wrap aisle at the drugstore and the envelopes were the perfect size. Plus, we have cards now to include a nice note (aw).
Tie the ribbon around the card into a bow.
Slide a piece of baker’s twine through the top loop of the ribbon. This would be a good time to mention that sticking a piece of Washi tape on the back where the ribbon intersects is recommended to keep it stable for hanging (next steps).
Tie the twine around the wreath into a lark’s head knot. Knot the ends of the twine closely to the wreath and cut off the excess.
Tie another piece of twine at the top for the wreath to hang from.
The wreaths can definitely be made smaller, which is great if you don’t want to mess with the hanging apparatus and just tape the card to the wreath. I stuck one long piece of Washi tape all the way across the back side of each smaller wreath and pressed it onto the card to hold it in place.
And absolutely, this is a DIY you can do to just decorate for the holidays. These are easy and simple enough to put up anywhere and everywhere. Even more reason why gifting them would be sweet.
Well. It’s already Thanksgiving next week. That creeped up reeaaal fast. While the end of Friendsgiving pretty much marks the end of my fall decorating since I don’t host the actual Thanksgiving dinner, I thought I’d still share some of my favorite Thanksgiving ideas for those of you who will be hosting! If you’re looking for decor inspiration that won’t take you a ton of time but will still look awesome, take a look at some of these gorgeous ideas. Enjoy!
