I received a comment from Jo 2 days ago, who asked how I would pack a small gift like a lipstick or lipgloss for friends. I thought it so interesting that it deserved its own post š
Here are some ways I pack small items as gift. Iām not very good with gift wrapping so I always take the easiest and simplest route š Whilst this is coming in just nicely for the Christmas gift-giving season, you can use the ideas for any gift you want to giveā¦ like to me for instanceā¦ *ahem* shameless yes I know š
For purposes of demonstration Iām using a nail polish bottle so you have an idea of size. This isnāt going to any friend š
Place in a small Gift bag
If you have a pretty organza bag on hand youāre halfway there! Sometimes you might receive gifts in such bags too. Save them so you donāt have to buy them! Wrap your gift in some layers of tissue paper (or not) and place in the bag. Tada!
Tip: You can get these organza bags quite inexpensively in bulk if you go to wholesale shops or craft shops. Try Petaling St. Chinatown (Malaysia) or Bangkok (Thailand) where I usually purchase mine.
The sweet/cracker gift wrap
Use a cardboard tube as a base. Place your item inside the roll and wrap the outside with pretty paper or colourful pages from a magazine (if youād like to stick with the recycling theme). Twist the ends shut and hold shut with tape. Tie a pretty ribbon at the ends. Tada!
Tip: You can use the inner tube from kitchen towels. They are usually quite sturdy and you can cut them to size. Or look around for other tubes. The cardboard case from a light tube can work too.
Turn wrapping paper into a pouch
If you are crafty, you can easily turn a piece of wrapping paper into a pouch. Then, use that pouch to hold your gift. This idea is picked up from a friend from whom I received a gift, wrapped this way. Its pretty and you can actually reuse it for someone else!
Tip: This is why you should keep scraps of wrapping paper! You can reuse old wrapping paper to make pretty pouches for small gifts
Use a cloth pouch and give a gift within a gift
If you are crafty, sew a cloth bag or pouch to hold your little gift. When your recipient has oohed and ahhed over the contents, they can reuse the pouch to hold keys or their mobile phone or tissue paper or any knick knacks they fancy. You give a gift that lasts the whole year and more!
Tip: If you arenāt crafty (and Iām not!) look on etsy.com for some inexpensive pouches that are very well made and come in pretty fabric.
Reuse a pretty paper bag
My camera ran out of battery at this point LOL! š But If you donāt have an organza bag on hand or tissue paper, donāt fret! Hereās where recycling comes in. Look for a small, pretty paper bag. You sometimes get them when you purchase small items from stores. If you donāt like the brand name on it you can decorate it with some pictures you can cut our from mags or even the newspaper. Shred bits of colourful paper to pad up the bag and place gift in it. Tape the bag shut and tie a pretty ribbon on the handle. Tada!
Use a piece of cloth tied with ribbon
I did this one year. I wrapped up the small gifts in coloured tissue paper and then took a piece of colourful cloth (or a scarf if youād like to give a gift within a gift), wrapped up the bundle and tied it shut with a bit of ribbon. It was fast and very easy.
These are some ways I use to giftpack my gifts if they are small items like cosmetics. I usually use all these methods to hold small gifts except the sweet/cracker gift wrap unless Iām feeling crafty. For larger gifts, I usually just put them in a pretty paper bag and am good to go.
If you have any ideas on how you might wrap a small gift, do share in comments š Iām always up to learning something new!
Paris B
Daiso gift wraps and bags section! You can get all sizes of paper/plastic/cloth bags and boxes to easily and quickly wrap up small items. š
Clever idea and inexpensive too! Although it can add up if you have lots of gifts to wrap right? But its been a while since Iāve been to a Daiso so I canāt remember if they do multipacks.
Whereās this Daiso place?
Daiso is a Japanese budget home store where everything is RM5 (In Malaysia) or S$2 (in Singapore) If youāre in Malaysia, Daiso is at The Curve, 1 Utama, Sg. Wang Plaza and Melaka Aeon Mall.
Eh!!! I just gave my colleagues lipbalms as gifts today! š Hereās how i gift them:
Giftox!
Stuff a small gift box with organza paper, put the pressie in, close the lid then stick some pretty ribbons on them (or can tie the entire box with the ribbons too) and youāre done! Simple enough for artistically challenged people like me! š
I love your tips, especially the cloth pouch idea!! The pouch is so pretty!!! š
Woops typo. Should be giftBox! š
That is gorgeous! Isnāt it wonderful how a pretty ribbon can make even the simplest box look festive? š And you can tie a pretty bow ā thatās not artistically challenged. Artistically challenged is meā¦ who cannot tie a bow š
omg i cant tie a bow too!
^5 for not being able to tie a bow
*high 5* My bows always come out lopsided
i think organza bags are one of the best inventions ever! u can prepare a gift in less than a min!
Hahaā¦ yeah. I usually take the lazy way out and not bother even with tissue paper ā¦ as you know š
I love your ideas! Love how cute they all look! I am into cute packaging NOT UNLESS i have to send gifts via postal office! I canāt send cute stuffs as theyāll rip it open and Demand to see whatās inside! LOL
awwā¦ boo to your PO for being nosy parkers! But Iām sure you wrap gifts up cute anyway š
I like these ideas as Iām terrible with wrapping paperā¦it looks like I scrunched the paper. They look very easy to do and cute!
Thank you Sam. I am awful with wrapping gifts too. If they donāt look scrunched up its unimaginative. Hope it helped give you some ideas š
Good tips!!! Usually, Iāll just stuff them smallish pressies into a little, but pretty paper bagsā¦ ^.^
Thatās a good tip too. I try not to buy paper bags though because I think they are really expensive for what they really are. So I hope my friends donāt mind that their gifts come in ābrandedā bags that I get from making purchases LOL
What lovely ideas! They look so cute and theyāre so easy to do!
Thank you Gio! š
Great ideas! Iām HORRIBLE at wrapping pressies.. Usually opt for the organza bag, paper bag or distorted attempt to wrap with paper
Eh the organza bag is already good enough! š The idea is the gift within, not the bag right? š
I can only work with bags and boxes and ribbons that you just have to pull to make them pretty. Iām lousy at making ribbonsā¦ +_+ I cannot even tie my shoes properly! My fine-motor skills are underdeveloped, so Iād rather have someone else do it for me: believe me, itās for the best! š
Haha! I can at least tie my shoe laces š
Wow Iām flatteredā¦ š Thanks for the great tips girl!
Youāre welcome! Glad it helps š
Hi,
Can i know which shop in Petaling Street you got your organza bag?
I donāt recall anymore as its been over a year. Any shop selling accessories or beading/jewellery accessories should have them.