Ribbon and Wrapping Paper Tip

Happy Wednesday!!!

As scary as it is the holiday season is around the corner.  I don't know about you but I am gearing up for all the gift wrapping I am going to do in the next few months.  Not only do I have a lot of holiday gifts to wrap but I also have a handful of birthdays around the holidays that will also require some gift wrapping.  

I really like to keep my paper and ribbon organized and stored in a way that is easy to use and keeps it from getting ruined.  A few years ago I started creating a craft/wrapping area in my home.  Over the years it has changed from a closet to using an old entertainment center.  Wrapping paper is one of the hardest things to store, because there aren't many options due to its size.  You can either stick it in the back of a closet (been there done that), buy one of those expensive plastic storage containers for wrapping paper, or you can hang it like I have.  

I take an inexpensive tension rod to hang my wrapping paper and ribbon.  I have placed the rods in an entertainment center you could take the same idea and add the rod to a closet.  The rod will allow you to easily unroll the amount of paper or ribbon you need, it keeps the paper and ribbon organized, and it keeps everything from getting smashed.  

This holiday season make your own wrapping center.  Pick up a tension rob and hang your ribbon and wrapping paper.  I think you will love this way of organizing your ribbon and wrapping paper as much as I do! 

How to Store Ribbon?

This week I wanted to share another ribbon storage idea that I use.  I don't know about you but I tend to keep pretty ribbons that come off of gifts, gift baskets, or even packaging.  I also tend to have ribbon left over from different spools of ribbon, instead of throwing out that last little bit I keep them to use on another project.  Ribbon tends to be an item that can be easily reused to create a great gift or can be used in a craft project.

But what to do with all the odd lengths of ribbon?  I use an old jar to keep all my ribbon remnants organized.  I used this old jar from some decorative rocks I purchased.  Its a great way to keep all the ribbon in one place so its easy to find the next time I need some ribbon.

Not only can the jar be used for extra pieces of ribbon but you can also stack spools of ribbon in jars.  I use jars in both ways.

Trying creating your own ribbon jar, not only does it save time looking for those extra pieces of ribbon but it also an inexpensive way to store all of your ribbon.

 

Tip Of The Week - Post Poned

I want to apologize for not posting my weekly tip this week.  Due to our move to Virginia from California, I wasn't able to post my weekly Tip Of The Week on Wednesday.  Next week I will have a new tip for you.  Thank you again for your patience during my move. 

I will see you next week!