Bring home traditional Christmas colours with this adorable gift wrap. Give it a modern twist with pretty holly leaves and small pompoms.
Project developed in collaboration with Chloé Comte, artist and DIY blogger.
MATERIALS:
- White kraft paper
- Small red pompoms
- Red wool
- Pompom templates
- Green cardboard
- Red glitter gift wrap
- Medium white pompoms
- Washi decorative ribbon
- Watercolour paper
- Glue gun
- Glue sticks
- Scissors
- Pencil
- Folding tool
INSTRUCTIONS:
VERSION 1
Step 1 :
Wrap the gift in white kraft paper.
Step 2 :
Create two pompoms using the pompom template. Leave enough wool to attach the pompoms to the gift..
Step 3 :
Wrap the gift with red wool two or three times, horizontally and vertically. Make a double knot.
Step 4 :
Attach the pompoms to the wool surrounding the gift and make a pretty loop.
Step 5 :
Place and glue the small red pompoms onto the gift.
Step 6 :
Fold the green cardboard and draw holly leaf halves one side.
Step 7 :
Cut out the leaves, as well as some veins.
Step 8 :
Glue the holly leaves under the red wool pompoms.
VERSION 2
Step 1 :
Wrap the gift in red glitter gift wrap.
Step 2 :
Gently glue the strips of Washi decorative ribbon around the gift, vertically and then horizontally.
Step3 :
Glue the white pompoms on top of the gift.
Step 4 :
Fold the watercolour paper and draw holly leaf halves one side.
Step 5 :
Cut out the leaves, as well as some veins.
Step 6 :
Glue the holly leaves under the white pompoms.
