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What creative thing can I do with a sheet of beautiful wrapping paper?

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CroissantNeuf · 20/02/2012 20:25

(my best withering look to anyone who suggests wrapping a present with it! Wink)

I bought a sheet of lovely wrapping paper, the colours and design are perfect for our dining room and, to some extent, the kitchen (2 rooms knocked through to one).

What can I do with it? The only thing that springs to mind is covering a box or magazine storage box with it and putting it on the book shelves.

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RightUpMyRue · 20/02/2012 20:27

Is it frameable? Not the most creative but in a beautiful frame it might have impact?

CroissantNeuf · 20/02/2012 20:48

Possibly but I'm not sure how it would look with the image repeat IYSWIM.

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FlouncyMcFlouncer · 20/02/2012 20:57

Could you use it in a frame as a surround for a photograph?

fabulousdarling · 21/02/2012 18:48

Get wide double sided sticky tape and a vintage sewing spool (that can take the width). Measure width of tape, peel off one side of the sticky backing and cut wrapping paper in strips and press carefully onto tape. Attach to vintage spool (or anything round really) and wind round. You have your own decorative sticky tape.

I put that plastic laminating coating on mine (can't remember what it's called schools use it a lot) and then use it to cover diaries.

Cover shoe boxes for nice pressie coverings.

Cut out a bit and press into a plastic key ring photo cover

Make some bunting!

CroissantNeuf · 21/02/2012 19:53

Thank you for the ideas folks. I can't make up my mind at the moment

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yellowraincoat · 21/02/2012 19:55

I'd cover a box with it. We did a table recently, it looks super.

DonkeyTeapot · 23/02/2012 10:40

Is there a drawer or cupboard with a recessed panel where you could stick your paper? (Cut to shape, of course.) There was something similar on Superscrimpers the other day, a lady had a wooden coffee table with a glass bit that sat in the top, she put a sheet of fancy wallpaper under the glass and it looked stunning.

UnSerpentQuiCourt · 27/02/2012 13:22

I lined the back of a glass-fronted cupboard with wrapping paper. Looks good.

shodatin · 03/03/2012 00:13

I covered a set of cake tins with wrapping paper then used gloss paper varnish to make it stronger/wipeable (same stuff as in finishing decoupage). Also works well on books and files etc.

tb · 13/03/2012 19:37

Frame it as a poster? or
Get a plain wood tray made for embedding things like sweet wrappers under acrylic (think it's acrylic, they have it in the local craft shop), and use it for the centre of that. Could use it for glasses, etc.

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