I’ve been dying to share this story with you, dear readers, for a few months. Audrey Ellsworth is my star intern who’s become a good friend. She puts up with a lot and I can count on her to provide brilliant ideas and practicality. It’s a fantastic mix. Her birthday was a few months ago and I was antsy to give her a print I had bought ages ago by Jenny Vorwaller called “Sitting pretty” because, well, look!
I gave her the print and then a few hours later she sent me the photo on the right. She had recreated the painting. Spitting image, non?! This anecdote relates to candy cane gift wrap how, you ask?
Well, I needed some last-minute gift wrap to put around the cardboard tube I gave her and decided to paint it candy cane stripes, of course. I thought it’d be a fun Christmas idea, especially if you need to send a care package for Christmas or if you’re giving an art print. I’m sending a mini candy cane package out to someone tomorrow, in fact (look for it on Instagram). It’s easy and fun and I bet you already have everything you need to do it.
DIY candy cane wrapping
Materials:
- Roll of paper
- Cardboard tube
- Paint
- Paintbrush
- Scissors
- Ribbon or string
I’m not even going to verbalize the directions because I think you can see how easy it is. Use whatever colors you want! I painted a blue and burnt orange candy cane, and I also did a classic red candy cane with different size stripes!
Fun and easy. My two favorite words.
DIY holiday gift wrap
We know that gifts come in all shapes and sizes, so check out our tutorials for gift wrap of all kinds! Have some leftover ribbon from the candy cane wrapping? Use it for this DIY ribbon weaving gift wrap! Take a look at DIY gift toppers here and here for any size gift! You can also make your own gift bags with this tutorial. So many handmade gift ideas! Your friends and family will appreciate all the thought put into your gift wrap this year!
photography by Trisha Zemp
