Woven paper gift topper
I‘m pretty chuffed with these woven paper gift toppers. They are a sinch to make and look really great with recycled newspaper wrap.
The idea originated from this woven yarn gift topper which you can see at giverslog.com and from this image which comes from the book More Last Minute Knitted Gifts.
How-to
♥ Cut some strips of colored paper. Mine were 0.5cm wide. They need to be long enough to wrap around your gift. If you have a paper shredder then this might make the job even quicker!
♥ Line up your vertical strips on a table top…you can use a bit of sticky tape at one end to hold them in place while you weave away.
♥ Weave the horizontal strips into the vertical strips.
♥ Using a bit of sticky tape secure to your gift. Job done!
I also made a rainbow gift topper….no surprise there then!
Happy Monday everyone!
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Maria - Förskoleburken #
Gourgeous! Colorful, easy and appealing, great!
Elisabeth #
Too lovely! This is a great idea!
celine #
it’s beautiful ! i have to try !!!
Vanessa #
So beautiful! Your rainbow topper is gorgeous. I love your blog so much! I read MANY blogs but yours is by far the most inspiring.
jet #
i love this neat crea beautiful idea of yours.
it must be fun to got such a awesome beautiful wrapped gift, think i will lay it wrapped more days because of the wrapping;-D
to enjoy it some more days and then … the other suprise of the inside gift as well.
thank you for sharing this idea and the great tute;-D
MultipleMum #
They look fantastic! Simple and smart – another great use for newspaper too x
Sandra #
who wouldn’t want a rainbow wrapped present?! love it x
Kate #
Thank you everyone…yeah I really like them…even if I do say so myself! I think cos they are easy peasy and just made from paper and a bit of sticky tape
Thanks Vanessa….very kind of you…blushing slightly…haha
hilke sievers #
spectacular!!!
heather #
genius! these are absolutely adorable… what a quick and beautiful way to add pizzazz to some recycled gift wrap! looooove it!!!
Mallory #
Thank you! This will go well with my toddler’s homemade wrapping paper (ie, recycled artwork)
Holly #
utterly gorgeous!
Donaville #
fantastic! i would probably cringe if i saw the recipient tear through that, though
Ann #
What a super idea! I’m a paper quiller and can’t wait to do this with leftover strips. Just shared your link via FB.
Kate #
Thanks! Donaville I know where you are coming from but they are very quick to make so no sweat
Thanks for sharing Ann…always wanted to try paper quilling…one day!
mermaid #
This is absolutely brilliant idea!
Looks so pretty and cute
alexia #
I love this so much! I think I might buy someone a gift just so I can wrap it like this!
Wabi-Sabi Wanderings #
Love, love, love this!!!!!!!
Koby #
This is awesome! I’ve tried some woven stuff before, but this is amazing. I didn’t really make it a gift topper this time, but I pasted it on a white piece of paper and it looked great with it! I love craft stuff. I’ve been trying your crafts since I got Internet, but I didn’t know I can comment. I thought you needed an account or something. Anyway, this is great!
Kate #
Hi Koby,
Glad you managed to figure the commenting bit out. I think most blogs allow you to comment without registering which is pretty cool. Glad you enjoyed the project….you’ll have to email me a photo. Happy crafting!
Sofie BN #
LOVE it!
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Alex #
It’s so cool and so easy!)
Thanks you very much for lesson)
Claire @ keepsmeoutofmischief #
That’s such a good idea! I’ll definitely be trying this one!
luckyrock #
this is such a great idea. I like it so much and I’ve made it myself. thank you!
http://10luckyrock.blogspot.com/2011/08/ambalaj-reciclat.html
Mitari Enteh #
Fabulous! I really LOVE your idea
Victoria #
Love this packaging… So cute!
fringster #
This is so nice! The rainbow pattern is so visually appealing!
Jill #
Beautiful! I’m definitely doing this to save money at Christmas! My question is, what do you do with the strips on the bottom of the package?
Kate #
Hi Jill,
I just tapes the strips neatly where they met together….hope this makes sense. I figured if it was at the bottom of the gift it didn’t really matter too much. in theory you could weave the bottom as well…would be quite tricky though!
nADia #
its fantastic!!.. also I would like to know how to do this box (made with newspaper)….. thank you so much!!!
Kate #
Hi nADia, it’s just a regular cardboard box wrapped in newspaper!
Jolyne #
Oh my god, what a cool idea! and so easy to make.
thanks for the inspiration!