7 CLEVER Gift Wrapping Ideas To Elevate Your Cheapo Christmas Gift

Scents can do wonders and lift one’s mood at a whiff! Unless your intended receiver has fragrance sensitivity or allergies, consider adding a finishing touch by giving a spritz of your favourite perfume on the gift wrappers before you send it off.

Next time you receive a bouquet or walk around any of SG’s parks, save some of the fallen flowers or interesting leaves, then press and dry them (or just pick up an inexpensive pack from Daiso or Spotlight).

To use them as gift toppers: Glue the pressed flowers to a handmade card or tuck them under your gift’s string or ribbon. They’ll instantly make your present pretty as a picture. Tip: You can even get away with using plain wrapping papers!

Ditch the adhesive tape and put a wax seal onto your gift or card – and immediately transform it into something grand and vintage-glam. There’re plenty of wax stamp sets with wax sticks of various colours that you can purchase from the internet, not to mention simple D.I.Y. instructions for you to achieve the perfect stamp that your loved ones will swoon over.

Try online retailers such as Shopee, Qoo10 or Lazada. For tutorials, go here and here.

Add a bit of festive cheer to your Christmas cards and gifts with some original typography! The beauty of typography is that there are tons of styles for you to experiment with. Think of a quirky message and do it calligraphy-style. Or do it the old-school cut-and-paste way and stick the letters of the alphabet onto your gift to customise it.

Although it requires a little more effort, the smiles on the recipient’s faces are worth it. Plus, there are many tutorials online to help you get started, like here. (Want to outsource the effort? Check out SG’s top calligraphers here.)

Go green this Christmas (pun not intended) and recycle old mooncake boxes or shoeboxes for your Christmas gifts. It’s time to get your creative juices flowing because there’re plenty of exciting things you can do!

Instead of using boring old tape, opt for colourful and patterned washi tape instead! They don’t cost a bomb and they make your gift look like you spent a little extra love on it.

You can find washi tape on online retailers such as Shopee, Qoo10 or Lazada, or even your local book or arts-n-craft stores!

Forget Hallmark cards, cutout cards are not only fun to make, but they’re also fun to receive as well! From simple designs like cutout paper hearts to intricately designed ones that pop out when you open them, these are sure to add the needed oomph to your gift. Check out this tutorial here!