Do you love adding some creativity and personal touch to your greeting cards and gifts for your loved ones? Handmade cards and creative gift wraps reflect your love for the person you’re giving it to, and Christmas is the season for spreading joy, celebrating family and friendships. Therefore, for this edition of the reels of the week, My Kolkata picks some easy, time-saving ideas to up your gifting and greetings game.
Stitch up a Christmas card
Christmas cards are a wonderful way to express your love and appreciation for your family and friends. Making your own cards can add a personal touch and show your creativity. There are many ways to make Christmas cards, such as using paper, stickers, glitter and photos. But have you tried stitching on cards? @quinns_arte shows you a creative hack to stitch a Christmas tree on a card that creates a 3D effect. You can also try this and write a heartfelt message to convey your warm wishes.
Crack open a surprise
Don’t you just love it when little gifts come out of Christmas crackers? While the boom might be scary for kids, the little toys immediately transform the scare into a big smile. Recreating that childhood memory would be fun, isn't it? Minus the boom! @pearlpaperflowers shows you how to bring back memories by wrapping small gifts in the shape of Christmas crackers. The end result is absolutely adorable!
Get creative with your wrapping game!
We know, we know… wrappers are torn apart in excitement to reveal the actual gift inside. But it wouldn't be too bad to put some creative effort to make your wrap look gorgeous and all Christmassy! @togetherboom adds a creative touch to a mundane wrapping and amps-up the gifting game. Guess what? It does not even require much time and material. Just a green ribbon and glue. See for yourself!
Decoding bowing technique
Making bows can look complicated but they add that cuteness factor. Learn to make a paper bow with @makelifesimpler_ and top it on your gifts. Instead of buying bows from the store, you can make them yourself and as many as you want to. These can also help you reuse the leftover wrapping paper!
Engaging kids to make Christmas cards
In the world of digitisation, handmade cards have taken a backseat. Remember making cards for your favourite aunt or uncle? The effort we used to put was always rewarded with chocolates and other goodies. If you have kids at home, it is a good time to engage them in this fun card-making activity by @eveil.creatif. Let the children have fun with colours. You can also make them put a small note inside. Let them present the cards to their teachers, relatives and friends. We are sure whoever receives the cards will absolutely love them!
Using leftover wrapping papers
At the end of all the wrapping, a big ball of papers is left behind. Instead of dumping them in the bin, you can use them to decorate your gifts. @anna_louisa_at_home shows you how in a reel. You don't need anything extra and it takes very 0little time. This sustainable wrapping hack is very useful if you have loads of gifts to wrap and less time to work on creativity.
