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What's your wrapping theme this year?

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crochetmonkey74 · 21/11/2023 21:53

Im uninspired. I love wrapping but can't find any paper I really like this year. Definitely want paper not fabric wraps or gift bags . Anyone got any inspiration or seen anything lovely?

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PhantomErik · 22/11/2023 08:52

I use pink, blue & green for my DC.

WH Smith's have some lovely stuff but I have enough from last year so trying to resist buying more.

Everyone else is getting a mixture of sage green, natural beige or white with gold Christmas trees.

What's your wrapping theme this year?
What's your wrapping theme this year?
goldennavy · 22/11/2023 08:55

I'm doing tissue wrapped gifts in brown paper bags tied with raffia. Simple but sweet.

Wendyspotatopeeler · 22/11/2023 08:57

Teddybearspicnic3 · 22/11/2023 08:20

Oooh can you let me know where she got it from? I have a lightening McQueen obsessed 2 year old

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Sure, it was in Lidl in the middle aisle. I had to get some Minions paper for my youngest too so she didn't feel left out.

WinchSparkle80 · 22/11/2023 08:58

Whatever I have from last year, tags from last year plus penguin paper because penguins are my fav… no tags though so it’s an unthemed theme 🤪

Teddybearspicnic3 · 22/11/2023 09:22

@Wendyspotatopeeler Thankyou so much, I'll keep my eyes open for it

BankruptedByBirds · 22/11/2023 11:31

I'm going to use up whatever's left in the wardrobe from last year, but I've also ordered some of this East17 wrapping paper for dh's presents as he loves anything 90s. (AngieBealDesigns on Etsy).

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YouNeverCanTellWithBees · 22/11/2023 13:00

@BankruptedByBirds amazing!! Going to check out her Etsy shop!

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crochetmonkey74 · 22/11/2023 13:05

Thanks for all the replies- I can't wait to read through them all. I am normally a recycle re use person, I keep all paper etc but for the first time in about3 years- I have used it all! So this is my first year in a while to buy a full theme- paper, ribbons and tags
I can't decide whether to go stylish and useful like the brown paper idea - as I could keep the roll for birthdays too- or whether to go totally over the top colourful retro

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crochetmonkey74 · 22/11/2023 13:10

GettingStuffed · 21/11/2023 22:23

I like this- I do have a dark living room so this would look nice especially with bright ribbons

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NoItsStillNighttimeDarling · 22/11/2023 13:11

I usually relish a theme. Last year was brown paper with string and into brown paper gift bags with pine cone type decorations.

This year I'm 8 months pregnant and can't find the inclination to do it properly when I can't sit and do it in the evening with a mulled wine/baileys, so it's red and white stripy paper from pound land for everyone 😂

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crochetmonkey74 · 22/11/2023 13:11

SpringIntoChaos · 21/11/2023 22:42

I was today years old when I discovered I was supposed to theme my wrapping 😳

I feel like I've failed as a human 😢

noooo you haven't ! I just love gift wrapping- I'd love to do it as a job!

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ChristmasIsComing2023 · 22/11/2023 13:12

I’ve got ds Paw Patrol Christmas wrapping paper and his gifts from Santa will be in the usual from Santa wrapping paper that I stocked up on for his first Christmas, dp has Bluey Christmas wrapping paper as he likes it more than ds does and I’ve chosen some sausage dog wrapping paper for my presents to go in then I’ve got a few different ones for everyone else’s presents 😝

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crochetmonkey74 · 22/11/2023 13:13

Devilsmommy · 21/11/2023 22:50

Me too. I just got the 3 for 2 Santa and snowflakes ones from Tesco. Outrageous probably 😧

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It's not a judgey thing- It's just a thread to see peoples nice ideas

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crochetmonkey74 · 22/11/2023 13:13

Ponderingwindow · 21/11/2023 22:51

I found paper with jingle bells. I’m adding real jingle bells to all my packages. I haven’t decided on the cards yet, but I will probably do a simple cutout because I want the focus to be the jingle bells.

my favorite year was when all my paper had characters wearing scarves even though the paper was all different. Instead of bows, I cut quick scarves out of fleece and used that to decorate the packages.

This is so cute! I love this idea

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Devilsmommy · 22/11/2023 13:14

@crochetmonkey74 oh I know, I was only joking. Didn't mean to make anyone think I thought they were judgey 😁

Curlymam88 · 22/11/2023 13:15

Candy cane paper for my eldest and red santa paper for my youngest. I feel it needs to be some design in red for it to feel christmassy 🤣

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crochetmonkey74 · 22/11/2023 13:17

fourelementary · 21/11/2023 23:03

Whilst I don’t do themes as such- I do choose different paper for different people. The kids get different ones- littlest gets gingerbread men somewhere in their pattern as they are ginger! Eldest gets the most babyish as he’s the eldest so now likes that- last year was Spider-Man this year is Disney Cars. Middle girls get a similar theme… this year one has holly and ivy with a sort of sage colour and the other has similar colour but people walking dogs and sledging etc…
Other family- pink penguins for toddler girl, Xmas dinosaurs for young boy… candy canes for grown up female relatives… navy with stars for grown up males…

I have boxes that are wrapped in authentic 1970/80s paper that I bring out as decoration as I love them so much for the nostalgia factor. 1980s Xmas would be a great theme to be able to deck a whole room out in…

It's my dream to have a 1980s Christmas!

I keep scouring Etsy for vintage paper

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crochetmonkey74 · 22/11/2023 13:22

2jacqi · 22/11/2023 06:24

and also to avoid the use of birthday paper for wrapping at chrismas!! who the hell has the time to think about a wrapping theme???? jeezus¬¬

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Me! I have the time- I love it, enjoy it - it might not be up your street but horses for courses and all that

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PinkRoses1245 · 22/11/2023 13:33

And MN continues to blow my mind that people have the energy or headspace for this!

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crochetmonkey74 · 22/11/2023 14:16

PinkRoses1245 · 22/11/2023 13:33

And MN continues to blow my mind that people have the energy or headspace for this!

just because you don't currently have the energy or headspace for it, doesn't mean it's silly or inferior.
If people like it, and it brings them joy. why sneer and bring it down? Just don't engage with the thread

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anon2134 · 22/11/2023 14:22

Brown paper with postage stickers I make every year and an elf warehouse checklist sticker. I buy them on eBay.

Different ribbon colours.

vernatheraven · 22/11/2023 18:11

Brown paper with parcel string with pine foraged from the local park ConfusedGrin

TheGirlWhoLived · 22/11/2023 18:34

I’ve got Kraft paper with gonks on! So Matt red and plain brown Kraft paper for acoutrement presents, and then red or hessian thick ribbon with a tiny little wooden decoration and gonk gift tag

dressedforcomfort · 22/11/2023 18:37

What @ManchesterLu said. 😀

GETTINGLIKEMYMOTHER · 22/11/2023 18:50

MrsDotCotton · 21/11/2023 23:42

I saw this title and it reminded me the other day someone asked me what colour theme my tree was this year! I told her it is my usual colours which are traditional and have accumulated over the years. Tell me - what do people who do a complete theme on their tree do with last year's stuff? Do they sell it on? Do they store? It all sounds very wasteful and commercial - no memories.

A neighbour* once asked me what colour tree we were having that year.
Er, green?
She used to buy a whole new set of decorations each year - blue, purple, etc. And it was always a big tree.
At the time (decades ago) it was news to me that anyone did this - I still wonder what they do with all the previous years’ decs.
*She frequently complained of being hard up!

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