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Have you bought a gift for someone special? Make the gift wrap just as special! Embellish your package with a pretty DIY felt and ribbon Christmas ornament.
It looks impressive but is easy to do, and doesn’t take a long time to make. So get creative with your gift wrapping. These Christmas ornament gifts are great for kids and grown-ups.
Read on for the complete step-by-step tutorial on how to make your own felt and ribbon ornament gift wrap. All you need is a piece of felt, ribbons, string, a marker, glue, and a pair of scissors.
Wrap your present before starting the decoration. Click to read how to perfectly wrap your gift. While you’re at it, check out the ultimate list of gift wrapping tips (more than 60 tips and tricks!). When you’re done, come back here and make the ornament for your package.
Basic Gift Wrapping Tips
Here are a few helpful gift wrapping tips to get you started.
- Have your gift wrapped and all your materials gathered. That way you won’t waste time searching for anything while you’re busy decorating your gift wrap.
- Use what you have. Your sewing basket can be a treasure trove for pretty embellishments. Look for things like ribbons, string, ric rac, rhinestones, sequins, beads, and buttons.
- You can fix a wrinkled ribbon, by taking it through a curling iron on the lowest heat setting. Test on a little piece first.
- I like to use tacky glue for this project because it works so well with the different materials and dries clear. But you can use most glues you have on hand.
Make this felt and ribbon ornament on cardstock or construction paper and turn them into a Christmas postcard. Write your holiday wishes on the back. Handmade season’s greetings!
Gift Wrap Variation
If you want to get the kids involved and make it even easier and quicker, try a felt and ribbon Christmas tree variation.
Use a bit of green felt cut into the shape of a Christmas tree. This is as simple as cutting a triangle shape. Decorate with ribbon scraps and a sequin star on top. Draw a small square on the bottom as the tree trunk.
Ready to make your own felt ornament gift wrap? Continue below for the complete instructions with step-by-step pictures!
Creative Christmas Gift Wrap: DIY Felt + Ribbon Ornament
This DIY felt and ribbon Christmas ornament is a creative and easy gift wrapping idea. Simply follow these step-by-step instructions.
Materials
- Felt
- Ribbons
- Sequins
- Small gift tag or piece of cardstock
- Piece of string / bakers twine
- Tacky glue
- Marker
Tools
- Scissors
Instructions
- Cut the ornament shape from the felt. Size depends on how large the wrapped gift is. Aim for a height of about 2/3rd of the height of the package.
- Glue the felt ornament on to the package. Let dry.
Position the pieces of ribbon, ric rac and sequins, on the felt. Play around until you have the desired pattern.
Cut the ribbons to size to fit the width of the felt ornament.
- Glue the ribbons and sequins on the felt.
With your marker, draw a short line and circle on top as the ornament hanger.
- String a piece of baker's twine through the small gift tag. Tie a bow.
Position on the package in a way that it looks like it's attached to the ornament hanger.
(If you don’t have a small tag, you can cut one from cardstock and punch a hole on top.)
Looking for more unique and creative gift wrapping ideas? If you need to wrap a cylinder-shaped present, try a DIY paper nutcracker gift wrap. Or a cute honeycomb snowman gift wrap. Just follow the easy steps described. Brown paper bags are great for small items. Decorate the bags as gingerbread houses to make them more special!
