Gifting on a budget

LADIES! This one is for all of us who are making our way in the world with limited funds (if you can even call our lack of funds "limited" more like nonexistent!) Fact is is that I love giving gifts. Wrapping pretty packages. Enjoying the excitement of watching someone open a gift I thoughtfully picked out and wrapped. But is it just me or does wrapping paper slowly get more and more expensive? HAVE NO FEAR! I have figured out a way to still be able to deliver perfectly wrapped packages without ever having to dump money on wrapping paper again!

It was my bible study leaders birthday on Sunday. So I bought her this cute frame and put a pic of all of us in it. But then I realized, I have no wrapping paper and no extra funds to go purchase any either. So.... I begin to dig around my apartment until I found something, anything I could use.

All it takes is paper, ribbon and a sharpie! No worries Penny-Stretchers, if you don't have a roll of paper laying around, use computer paper-- tape a couple pieces together! Or if you are running low on computer paper, newspaper is always a fun choice (the more color on the page the better). After wrapping my package in this plain white paper I thought it was too blah, so I grabbed a silver sharpie and started polka-dotting away. Then I found some left over ribbon laying around and wrapped that into a bow to add a finishing touch. (If you don't have enough ribbon to wrap around the whole package, just make a cute bow for the top and tape it on.)

WAHLAH! The cutest gift in the gift pile! Plus it is personalized, and depending on the recipient, you can get really creative with your design on your personalized paper.

Another life tip: Whenever you are at a craft store and notice a sale on scrapbook paper, grab a few pieces. You can save a LOT of money by hand-making your cards..... plus aren't yours cuter anyways?

#WifeMe