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Another week of Works for Me Wednesday is here!
I don't like to buy gift wrapping supplies if I already have them (and, trust me I'm always stocked up...check out my gift wrapping storage here), but sometimes I don't have the right size of gift bag to hold those larger sized, oddly shaped presents.
Here are a few ways to get creative with what you already have!
Idea #1
Don't you love those packages that have the open part in the front? If you wrap them in wrapping paper all that happens is a big hole in the front with one little slip of the hand.
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Find a piece of cardboard and tape it over the front of the gift...
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And voila! Wrap it up easily without any holes!
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Idea #2
Wrap your gift in a basket and tuck in random bits of tissue paper to "hide" the goodies inside.
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Idea #3
Use something other than wrapping paper to wrap an oddly shaped gift. For this particular toy, I couldn't find any cardboard to cover the front (like idea #1), and I didn't have a gift bag big enough to fit.
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I found this GIANT gift bag in my stash, but then realized that it was way too big for this toy. So I got a little creative with it!
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And cut it into two pieces...
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It was more flexible and durable to work with without the fear of poking a hole in it.
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Idea #4
Match the birthday card with the wrapping paper. Why use an envelope? Show off the card by taping it on top of the gift.
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Idea #5
Wrap it up with cellophane. This little toy wagon given to a friend's daughter was so awkward to wrap, so I decided to just wrap it with some polka dotted cellophane. It didn't fit at first, so I just cut out the bottom and slipped it through leaving the wheel and handles without cellophane around it.
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Works for Me Wednesday tips and tricks at We Are That Family.
Or for more creative gift giving ideas, check out more of what I've shared
here.