Tuesday, May 8, 2018

DIY Graduation Gift Wrapping Idea

It's that time of year again when friends, family, and relatives are graduating. If you plan to attend a graduation, you probably have a gift to wrap, so here's a DIY just for you if you want to make your gift more personal with handmade wrapping paper:













Step 1. 

I used brown wrapping paper from Dollar Tree (which can be found in the office supplies section). Before you wrap the gift, handwrite in a calligraphic font 'Congratulations' or something that would go with the gift, or your friend would find personal, such as their favorite poem. My friend loves Cinderella, so I wrote 'Congratualtions . . . Dreams do come true . . .' across the paper repeatedly. When you are done, you can add stamps (I used a butterfly stamp with blue ink), but this is optional.

Step 2. 

Wrap the gift and tie it with a ribbon. Add your gift tag (I made mine) before tying the bow. I used a brand new, grey hair ribbon I had on hand.

Step 3.

Now time to make the graduation hat topper. Cut out a long rectangle, and glue it into a cylinder form by attatching the ends. cut out a square and glue it on top. Now take a small, long, narrow strip of paper and cut one edge so it becomes a fringe. Roll it up and glue it in place. Add a tiny strip around the top of this tassel and glue it. Glue the tassel to the top of your hat. Glue the completed hat to a mini clothespin and clip to the ribbon you tied your gift with.

Step 4.

Embellish however you want. I was aiming for a Cinderella look, so I glued on scrapbook-paper butterflies. 









Congratualtions! Your gift is ready to go!

I hope you enjoy! I have more gifts, tutorials, and events to post soon!

-Lauryn
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