This holiday time of year , we ’re reimagining our favorite vintage natural endowment wrap ideas from past issues of BHG .
ADAM ALBRIGHT
VintageChristmas decorationsare all the rage this season , but they ’re not limited to trees andfireplace mantels ! We dipped into our archive and found some of our most creativegift toppersthrough the days . From ' LXX - inspired tie - dyed paper to tissue raffia designs from the early ' 60s , we ’re revisiting these colorful gift wrapper mind with a contemporary wrench .
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This season , adorn your packages with theseeasy swathe ideasthat combine a forward-looking graphic flavour with the charm of something you make yourself .
Better Homes and Gardens , December 1975 progeny
Adam Albright
Dip-Dyed Gift Wrap
How to do it : The key to success in make fold - and - dyestuff natural endowment wrap is to get word how to fold the tissue paper paper . First , pleat the paper into a rooter shape . Next , fold the fan into triangles , squares , and rectangles , experimenting with how each folding pattern appears once drop - dye . To dye the newspaper , apply either food coloring or colored ink . pelt the colors into shallow stunner and use pair of pliers or metal pair of tongs to dip the newspaper publisher — one recession at a fourth dimension — into the liquid . smirch well with report towel , then blossom out the paper and allow it to dry out flat . Then , press the newspaper using a warm iron . To bend your tissue paper creations into natural endowment tag or bill , cut out the trust size and glue it to weighed down theme .
Woven Raffia Toppers
In 1964 we got a little obsessed with the approximation of weave a gridiron of ribbon around a giving box . Satin , velvet , organza ribbon — we tried them all . This yr we used raffia , and we love the texture it adds to this figure .
How to do it : videotape the end of your raffia or ribbon to the back of a enfold boxwood . Neatly wind it around and around the box until you ’ve reached your desired width . tape recording the loose final stage at the back to secure it . wrap ribbons should tinge , but not overlap . This will be the warp of your weaving . Next , rationalise piece of ribbon long enough to wrap once around your box . These will be the weft of your weaving . Weave a palm through the warp , alternating the over / under convention between rowing and leaving the ends loose for now . When you ’re satisfied with the number and location of weft rows , wrap the end of all the ribbons around the loge and videotape them to the bottom under the warp .
Better Homes and Gardens , December 1988 Issue
Crepe Paper Packages
" Let the gift ’s shape square off how it is roll , " we suggested in our December 1988 issue . This technique work well for soft gifts , like a scarf or triiodothyronine - shirt . We roll ours in crepe newspaper , but you could well use this technique withfabric gift wrapas well .
How to do it : Center a folded scarf joint widthwise , then fold the sides of the paper over the scarf joint . turn up the top corners of the paper to cope with at the corner . roll up up the package loosely from the bottom . order a drop curtain of gum or small objet d’art of double - sided tape recording under the pointed baksheesh to plug the software system if neccessary , then thread a strand of yarn or typewriter ribbon through the center of the rolled natural endowment and attach it in a bow .
String Art Boxes
String art — the stuff of ’ LX camp projects and wall hangings — is officially back . The originals involved nails , but our take is just fancywork floss thread through holes poked in the palpebra of a newspaper publisher mache boxwood . We enjoy this gift - wrap estimate because the box can be reuse for years to come !
How to do it : Find a paper natural endowment loge in your desired contour and size . We love the lead blueprint on these round box , but you’re able to use any shape . If you ca n’t bump a box seat in a color you like , snap up a plain one and practice a coat of crafts key . ( Just be sure to let it dry out completely before you get started . ) When you ’re ready to create the chain nontextual matter design , habituate a needle or brad to pound 16 equally - spaced hole in the hat , about 1⁄4 " from the edge . begin from the back of the lid , take out dental floss up through a hole and count over seven holes clockwise . ( It will be one distance to the left field of the hole directly across . ) draw floss down through that fix and replicate with unlike colors of floss until you ’re glad with the design . Cut a piece of cardstock to fit the bottom of the palpebra so the closing of the bowed stringed instrument are hidden and secure with gum .
bring forth by : Jessica Thomas , Katy Kiick Condon , and Mary - Beth Rouse;Photography by : Adam Albright;Crafts by : Kim Hutchinson
Credit:Adam Albright
Credit:Adam Albright
