8 Unique Gift Wrap Ideas, and Enter to Win $10k!

If you’ve gone to the trouble to make or buy a gift, why not take the extra time to make your wrap job memorable? Here are eight crafty wrapping ideas that’ll get you inspired to make the outside of your package as lovely as the inside.

Wrap a Plant — fun for kids! Let them pick out a plant and then decorate the wrapper for the pot.

Lace Print Wrapping Paper — Beautiful patterns made from thrift store doilies, a rolling pin, and paint.

SpinBot-Decorated Wrapping Paper — Set the SpinBot going on a large sheet of paper, and you’ll get some gorgeous designs.

Cutout Wrapping Paper — Give your gift wrapping color interest and dimension by making pop-up cutouts with a contrasting color behind.

Galaxy Print Paper — For the gift recipient that nerds out on space, there would be no better gift wrap!

Photo Wrapping Paper — Print personalized wrapping paper by using a meaningful photo, like the recipient’s dog.

Shirt and Tie Gift Bag — Paper, Scissors, Rock makes rad gift bags that look more like a clothing store display than a gift bag. Meta points for giving the gift of a shirt and tie inside the shirt and tie bag.

Woven Gift Topper — It’s a beautiful mini tapestry on the package.

• Hankering for more crafty gift wrap inspiration? Check out my favorite DIY gift wrap ideas from last year!

Attention Crafty Wrappers:

Now that you’ve been inspired to make your gifts gorgeous, I have a couple questions: Are you a talented wrapper of presents? Do you want the chance to win an all-expenses paid trip to New York City, to compete for the $10,000 grand prize and the title of the 2013 Scotch Brand Most Gifted Wrapper?

If so, you should enter the 17th annual Scotch Brand Most Gifted Wrapper Contest. Here are the pertinent details:

• Visit MostGiftedWrapper.com/SPO
• Submit a 3-minute video that includes your best gift wrapping tip and wrapped package.
• Deadline to enter: Sunday, September 22, 2013

Visit MostGiftedWrapper.com/SPO for the official contest rules, information, and videos and photos from the 2012 contest. The first 50 valid entries will automatically receive an assortment of the new Scotch Expressions Tapes!

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