05 Dec 2014
Christmas is almost here and we’re all pretty busy, frantically shopping for gifts to celebrate the festive season, with the ones dearest to us. Finding the right gift can be tricky enough but how we present that gift speaks volumes about how much love, effort and extra care goes into the whole process of giving.
For this month, we’re going to venture into the magical world of blog and YouTube sensation Michelle Phan. If you’re not already familiar with Michelle’s totally inspiring work, you certainly will be after this.
Michelle Phan is an artist-come-make up artist-come-style guru and “Viral Video Pioneer”, with millions of followers. She covers a wide range of subjects including beauty, fashion, style and nifty DIY tips just like this YouTube one on “gift wrapping ideas”. They’re so simple and so wonderful you’ll be left scratching your head thinking why didn’t I think of that?
Pretty impressive hey? Now you can kickstart your Christmas gift wrapping and get to work with some of these fantastic gift wrapping ideas in the true spirit of Christmas. Using recycled paper, magazine clippings, take-away coffee cups, old T-shirts and everyday stuff is brilliant. One person’s trash is another person's treasure and this is a truly inspiring example of that. It will make the recipient smile with joy because they’ll know it comes from you! Not only that, if you’re shopping for a lot of people it will also save you a bit of money, which is never a bad thing.
Giving that extra flair by personalising the wrapping decoration is equally as brilliant. Using things you usually wouldn’t think of, like toilet rolls, paper bags and cup-cake liners to stir your creative impulses and whip up something special, will definitely make the person you’re giving it too feel pretty special as well, if not moved by the whole occasion.
And of course let’s not forget the classic wrappings you can still use to mix things up a bit so you have the whole gift side of things totally covered in more ways than one.
We hope these great DIY tips from Michelle Phan will have you Gift Wrapping Like A Boss in no time at all. We also hope that you and your loved ones have and enjoy a very merry Christmas this 2014! Merry Christmas, everyone!
