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
