Recycled Gift Packaging And a Few More Handmade Gifts

Last week I showed you some handmade gifts I created so I thought it would be fun to show you how I packaged them. I mostly used recycled materials. The small pieces worked great in some Altoids Tins I had been saving. For the kraft packing, I simply took some brown packing paper recycled from a package I received and ran it through the shredder. LOVE the simple look of this.

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 For these sweet tags, I punched out parts of an old Christmas card using a scalloped punch and then punched a hole. The card was glittery and sparkly, which made for really cute tags!

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Believe it or not, I was actually out of ribbon, however I did have an old lace curtain laying around. I cut strips from the curtain and used them to tie up the tins. I really loved the frayed look of the lace. I added my punched tags from above, and done! And the packaging didn't cost me a thing!

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I really like how they turned out. Ready for gift giving!

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You could also add one of our Masonite Snowflakes to the package for a sweet touch. You can order them with charm holes so all you have to do is attach them to the ribbon with a jump ring (like I did) or tie them to the ribbon with a piece of string.

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My "earring tree" was too large for the Altoids tins, however I happened to have a gingerbread house tin that I have been saving forever. Perfect! I also tied it together with my lace ribbon and added a recycled tag.

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And a few more handmade gifts. I posted about this heart ornament earlier. To create the ornament I used Large Heart Ornament Parts (I layered a solid back, open frame with charm loop, and then an open frame), Heart Key Charm, Patina Gilders Paste, Inca Gold Gilders Paste, 7mm jump ring, and the new Fairy Dancers Collage Sheet.

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This ornament was also too big for an Altoids tin however...

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It fit perfectly inside one of the new 3" Heart Paper Mache Boxes! The recipient is very crafty so I left the box plain so it could be altered later. I used the same shredded kraft packing, however I also added some pink tissue for a little pop of color.

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Tie it up and it's ready to go!

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This sweet steampunk cupcake gal was a blast to create. I used one of the new Paper Mache Cupcake Boxes, Mini Gears, White Mica Flakes, Real Red Metal Paint, and a Small China Doll Head. If there is interest I may create a tutorial for her?

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I must admit I got pretty hungry for cupcakes while making her!

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The recipient of this sweet gal LOVES candy, so I filled her with Hershey Kiss Hugs and Cherry Cordials! Last night I gave out some of my handmade gifts, which is definitely the best part! What handmade gifts are you giving this year?