8 DIY Romantic Gift-Wrapping Ideas for Valentines

With Valentines right around the corner, you might be wondering how to make your gifts look more appealing and interesting just as you are about to hand them to your date. You can turn any bland and plain gift box into a beautiful container for any gift as DIY experts from all over the web have done so themselves.

You don't need to be an expert at art or even love gift-wrapping; however, if you want to make a splash with how you present your gifts, these eight extremely cute gift-wrapping ideas will surely make your Valentines day more memorable.

1. Use elastic headbands to keep your gift wrap in place or as the alternative to the usual ribbon.

Use stylish and colorful elastic headbands as an alternative to the usual lace or ribbon. It's clean, it's cute, and most importantly, it's sturdier than affordable ribbon made of plastic and other weak material.

ElasticBytheYard.com sells the most beautiful elastics I have ever seen. They have skinny elastics as well as printed ones too.You can get elastic headbands and bows for less when you buy by the yard or by bulk! Buying by the yard allows you to make interesting artistic creations and crafts without breaking the bank.

One more tip! Instead of making ribbons, use mesh bows instead. Just glue it onto your gift, and voila, a unique gift topper!

2. Use colorful doilies.

You can find the instructions for the gift-wrapping idea below here.

 

 
3. Reuse old canisters lying around your house.

Get the full instructions from Instructables.com.

4. Reuse old fabric or purchase a few meters from the thrift shop.

If you have extra sheets of fabric lying around, use them to make colorful fabric gift wrap.

5. Use newspaper to wrap your gifts.


The old sheets of newspaper you have lying around your house may be used for black-and-white themed gift-wrapping. It's an affordable way to make your gift stand out, as well.

6. Learn Furoshiki, the art of wrapping.

Furoshiki is an old Japanese art which is known as the art of using cloth to wrap different things, not just for gifts. You can also use Furoshiki to make bags and stylish scarves.


7. Print your own wrapping paper with a simple printer.

8. Tear a meaningful page from a book.

Make sure this particular page contains a lovely message for your date.