Christmas Inspirations ~ Part II ~ Gifts and Stockings

I've always felt one the best part of Christmas was thinking

up creative ways to wrap a present and make it beautiful.

Ribbons and boxes make for a great way to wrap items that

have irregular shapes.

I thought this was a fantastic idea. You simply buy and

collect tea cups and saucers from garage sales, flea markets

and thrift stores and they can become great gifts for your

guests who come over for Christmas dinner party. The

teacups and saucers can make terrific tea light candle holders.

A great way to showcase your Christmas cards is to take a

frame and decorating it with ribbons. You can put the frames

on the wall and tie your cards to it.

Christmas lights aren't only for the tree or outside the

house. Tie some fun lights to the stair railing and light

it up at night - I promise it will give a magical glow.

Another fun way to liven up the stair case is to simply

tie cups with colorful candy in it. Using multiples of 3

is a good idea.

A great way to wrap great gifts and to go green is to use

newspapers and scrap string and scrap paper to wrap your

presents. The above showcases presents wrapped with

newspaper, left over string, doilies and more. It looks

fantastic.

Wrapping doesn't have to be fancy to look great. Here

are some very simple ideas above for some great looking

presents.

Now here are some examples of some fancier

gifts with beautiful ribbons and adornments used.

Now wrapping a gift in a clear plastic bag may not sound

like much, but if you add glittery ribbons, fun colors and

tags - the effect can be quite fun and pleasing.

Can't wrap a huge present? Put a big tag or bow on it!

This fireplace and chair look so cozy. I could definitely

snuggle up on this chair and open presents.

Can't wrap a plant? Place it in a box and decorate the box :)

I love the stacked wood in the fireplace.

Green is the new "in" color.

A cozy Jonathan Adler stocking.

Isn't this a fun and great way of hanging stockings by a

Christmas tree? All you have to do is find the right

size branch to white wash ^_^

I wanted to point out that Dwelling and Decor did a fabulous

post on Christmas Trees. Be sure to check her post out.

Stay tuned for Friday as we have even more holiday cheer.

All photos from Living etc and Dwelling and Decor.