It's nice to receive gifts, and it's no less pleasant to give them. When choosing, a person thinks about the character, preferences, dreams of the one to whom he wants to present the chosen present. Gift wrapping plays an important role, the effective design of the offering is the key to a good mood. Let's take a look at some interesting gift wrapping ideas and what decorations can be used for these purposes.
Different types of holiday packaging for everyone
Classic packaging
Wrapping a surprise in bright paper, after putting it in a box, can be considered a classic. It is possible to put any gift in a box; in a classic package, the emphasis is on the wrapper itself. The material, texture, color, ornament are selected in accordance with the preferences of the hero of the celebration, gender, age and type of celebration are also taken into account.
DIY gift bag
In order to effectively present a present, sometimes you don't have to go to the store, the gift wrapping with your own hands looks very nice. A regular gift bag isn't difficult to make, but it takes a little practice. Various materials can be used: thick colored paper, kraft paper, oilcloth, wallpaper, and even newspapers, the advantage is high density glazed paper. The type of material is selected in accordance with the weight of the gift. In the process of preparing a gift bag, it is necessary to properly glue everything with PVA glue, otherwise the package will not withstand the weight of the gift. You can attach a homemade wish card to your homemade bag.
This design will be universal for any holiday and it does not matter who it is for, mom or boss. Therefore, this type of packaging is considered the most common.
Pyramid box
Birthday gift wrapping can be made in the form of a pyramid. The technique of its implementation is not considered difficult. You will need materials such as a hole punch, ruler, thick paper, tape or braid, pencil, sewing needle.
Manufacturing technology:
- Draw or print the template on paper and cut it out.
- We press the extreme outlines of the drawn figure and the inner square with a needle.
- We fold the paper along all lines.
- At each top of the petal of the resulting flower, we make a hole with a hole punch.
- We pass the braid through the holes obtained. The order of lacing: we insert the braid, as if making the outlines of the bow.
After the packaging is prepared, put the present inside, and tighten the braid and form it into a bow. You can paint the walls of the pyramid or write congratulations on them, if the format allows you to do this. For New Year's celebrations, the pyramid box can be decorated under a Christmas tree, decorate it with sparkles and rhinestones.
For a box, it is better to choose a thick, beautiful cardboard, so as not to glue it with paper later.
Heart box
It is especially pleasant for loved ones to wrap gifts with their own hands. Gift wrapping in paper can be decorated in the shape of a heart; a gift presented in this form will immediately tell you about your feelings.
In order to prepare a box, you need cardboard, bright colored paper or fabric, decorations in the form of bows and rhinestones, pencil, glue, scissors.
- Cut out two pieces in the shape of a heart, one of them will serve as the top of the box, so it should be a couple of millimeters larger.
- In order to make the side parts of the package, you need to circle the side of the heart, leaving 2,5 centimeters, and another 2 cm on each side for the fold. You need 4 such details.
- In the folds, small slots are needed, as in the photo, it is easier to attach the part to the bottom of the product.
- Using glue and a brush, you need to connect the parts.
- The next step will be to outline the heart on the fabric that serves as the decor for the box. After you get two fabric parts of the heart, you can glue it to the bottom and the lid of the package.
- The sides of the box can be pasted over with the same fabric or guipure.
- Attach the decor to the cover of the package, then it's everyone's imagination.
In such a heart box, you can give sweets, scented candles, flowers. If you make the package in a smaller size, then it will go for jewelry as well.
Chocolate packaging
Chocolate girl with a pocket for a postcard is an original gift wrapping.
Chocolate is packed in a chocolate maker, you can add bags of fragrant tea to the chocolate.
Making such a package with a pocket is not difficult, the main thing is to prepare high-density cardboard or glossy paper, scissors, pencil, glue and decorations.
The next step is to print the template (you can draw it according to your size)
After the workpiece is ready, cut it out, make the bends where it is necessary and start decorating.
You can make a nice pocket on the front side of the package. You can put a postcard with congratulations, money in it. To make a pocket for CD-disk, increase the size of the package by the size of the disc.
Elegant packaging with a pocket will suit absolutely any occasion. There is no time to make a beautiful design - it doesn't matter, you can buy gift wrapping.
Small gift in walnut
Every girl would like to feel like a Cinderella, here the fairy tale "Three nuts for Cinderella" involuntarily comes to mind. This creative packaging is only handcrafted.
In order to make a gift wrapping from a walnut shell, you need the shell itself, from which you carefully remove the grains. The next step is paint coating. The packaging will look more elegant if you paint the shell in golden or silver color. After the surprise is placed in the shell, tie it with a narrow ribbon.
This presentation is suitable for offering jewelry.
Burlap gift
Older people value comfort and simplicity, so they will love decorating a gift in natural materials. Burlap packages in combination with lace are airy and light.
To make a gift decoration, you will need burlap, boxes, polymer glue, scissors, lace braid, beads or sequins.
We select a suitable box of the required size and remove excess parts, if any.
We select a piece of burlap under the box.
Carefully glue the box with burlap.
We decorate the finished box in accordance with the holiday, lace ribbons and braid will add lightness, this is an excellent decoration for a birthday, wedding anniversary, anniversary. If the decor of the gift is being prepared for the New Year, then you can add glitter, these are sequins, rhinestones.
It remains to make the lid in the same way and the box is completely ready.
Round box packing
Packing a round box is not difficult. To do this, you will need cardboard, a ruler, scissors, glue, a pencil, a compass or a disc of the right size to circle on cardboard, decorations for the future box. It is better to choose a flexible cardboard so that the rounded walls of the package sag well, it is easier to work with such material:
- Let's estimate the size of the gift that needs to be wrapped, the packaging should be larger.
- After measurements, we outline a circle on a piece of cardboard, which will be the bottom of the box, the radius of the lid should be 1 mm larger.
- We make the sides of the box, for this we measure the required height and cut out the strips.
- We attach the sides to the bottom and lids of the future packaging. To make your work easier, you can make strips of plain paper with teeth on both sides, so it is more convenient to glue the joints of the parts.
- After the round box has turned out, you can start decorating. Bows look especially beautiful on such boxes. It is a good idea to glue the box over with a bright cloth or paper, but you can leave it in the "cardboard" form, and it gives the package a special chic.
Round packaging can be considered universal, to wrap any gift and present for any holiday.
Gift bags
The canvas bag is a multifunctional thing; you can store both food and ordinary trifles in it. It can be assumed that the packaging in the form of a bag will serve in everyday life for some time. Older people will like this presentation of the gift.
Bags for a gift are made from any fabric. Making a bag made of linen, wool, burlap will add naturalness. For bright options, you can use artificial silk, chintz, satin. Transparent bags are made of nylon, guipure, chiffon, organza.
Gift bags are perfect for small gifts or compliments for guests.
Packing is not necessary on a sewing machine, you can create a masterpiece by hand. To do this, you need: two fabric blanks (you can also fold one in half), braid, scissors, a needle, decorative elements.
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Pillow cardboard box
This type of packaging is currently in demand. Shawls, kerchiefs, scarves and shawls are packed in a pillow box. It's not bad to pack sweets this way, it all depends on the imagination of the person who wants to pack the gift.
To complete this decor, you need flexible cardboard, scissors, braid, compasses and jewelry. The technique is quite simple. It is necessary to draw two circles with a compass, so that one circle goes over the other as shown in Fig. 3. With the same radius, describe the arcs on the four sides of each of the circles (Fig. 4). Instead of a compass, you can use a disc object. Then cut a double circle along the contour (Figure 6). The next step will be to fold all the lines. So the pillow box is ready, or as it is also called - the box-case. We put a present inside, we tie the box with braid or ribbon.
The pillow box can be of any size and for different types of gifts.
Packaging "Candy"
Children love colorful shiny wrappers, so a candy box will be an original solution for gift wrapping. The design is simple, the main thing is to cut a blank out of cardboard according to a template. Cut on bold lines only, dash-and-dot lines indicate fold.
Candy packing scheme.
After the future candy is cut out, its front side needs to be decorated, then colored paper or paints, rhinestones, sequins, beads, beads will be used. Ponytails "candy" tied with ribbons look beautiful.
An excellent solution for the New Year.
Herringbone packaging
The Christmas tree-shaped gift wrapping is suitable for the New Year's celebration. This design enhances the impressions of a fabulous holiday, most of all, children are waiting for a New Year's fairy tale, but for an adult, you can also decorate a gift with a Christmas tree.
To make a gift wrapping box, you need a spruce template, which can then be cut
The herringbone pattern is similar to the Pyramid.
Make slits in each side of the top, thread the braid and tie a bow. You need to decorate the Christmas tree, draw or glue toys on it, make beads from beads, add glitter and you're done.
It turns out simple, but beautiful.
Jewelry elements
Even the most original box without decoration will remain just a box. Here are some ideas for refreshing and transforming a gift:
Bows for a gift
- Simple classic bow.
To perform this type of decor, you need to choose a material, the bow is made of braid, ribbon, strips of colored and plain fabric, nylon. Colors and materials are selected in accordance with the main package. A simple classic bow is the simplest decorative decoration of a gift, anyone can make it.
The easiest way to decorate your packaging
- Classic sophisticated bow.
To make a complex classic bow, it is enough to choose a suitable ribbon, make several bends, fix the bends in the middle with a clip or grab the threads with a stitch. The classic decor will match any packaging.
This option will take longer.
One of the ways to make a lush bow is to cut the ribbon into 12 strips, moreover, 3 of them should be slightly shorter, another stripe is the shortest (see Fig. 1). We bend both edges of each strip and grab the threads with a stitch in the center. At the shortest strip, we grab the edges not to the middle, but to each other. We collect all the parts of the bow as shown in the figure, the lush bow is ready. The splendor will depend on the number of stripes. The larger the bow, the wider the ribbon you need to choose.
A fluffy bow, looks beautiful, and is easy to do.
- Satin rose bow.
A bow-rose is an elegant decoration and looks amazing if you pick up a satin ribbon; the technique for making such a decor is simple and straightforward. The easiest way is to lay down loops of tape around your wrist. Then, each layer is simply turned out alternately in opposite directions. Next, the petals need to be fixed with a thread stitch.
A little trick, and you get a beautiful bow-rose.
Other packaging decor
To give the gift wrapping a special chic, it is enough to add decorative feathers, they can be bought in specialized stores. Such an element will add lightness to the packaging, the main thing here is not to overdo it, otherwise the cute packaging will turn into vulgar.
Beautiful feathers can be cut out of colored paper, or you can buy real ones.
Decorating the package with photographs will remind you of the best moments of life, and will give a compliment to the fairer sex. Parents will appreciate such gift wrapping ideas, especially if these are old family photos that remind of the times when the family was in full force, and the children were very young.
If a gift is being prepared for a loved one, then memorable photos will emphasize its importance.
Bouquets are a delicate addition to packaging, flowers can be alive, wildflowers, small twigs of flowering shrubs look great. Dry bouquets can be made from juniper cones, wheat clumps, lavender, there is no limit to imagination. To attach such a bunch, it is enough to tie it with a ribbon or thread to the package.
A small bouquet can serve as decoration.
The most important features
The considered packaging ideas should help in solving a beautiful presentation. Gifts are different: cute and romantic, expensive and prestigious, solid, universal, but they have the same goal - to give pleasure. The design will show the investment of your soul, care for the feelings and experiences of a person, and will prove that you feel his inner world. Beautiful packaging makes presentations unforgettable moments of life that will bring a smile to your mind.
