It's all in the presentation....

I am sharing these ideas with the Ten on the 10th group.  Our monthly challenge must cost less than $10 and we post connecting links on the 10th of the month!

I believe that the presentation of a gift is just as important as the gift itself.

Here are a few ideas for gift wrapping your holiday gifts and each idea costs well under $10 to make.

SNOW MAN TIN CAN

I took a large commercial size can and spray painted it red, drilled two holes, one on each side, and tied a ribbon through each hole for a handle.  The snowman was an unpainted wooden ornament purchased for $1 at a craft store.  After painting it, I adhered it to the front with glue gun.  

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SNOWMAN BAG

I laid a white paper lunch bag flat and traced a small plate to create the curve and then cut on the line. I folded the top down about 2-4 inches. The hat, eyes, nose and holly leaf are cut freehand out of a craft foam sheet and then glued them on (I punched small stars out of the eyes to add a twinkle). The hat band is a scrap piece of ribbon and I used a marker for his pebble mouth.

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SANTA BAG

I laid a paper lunch bag flat and a square (about 5") of green holiday fabric was cut out and glued on the front side. A strip of fake fur was glued along the bottom edge. His eyes were little painted dots and his nose is a pom pom. To fold the hat, fold back from corner to opposite corner of the fabric to form a triangle. Then fold down the top point forward. A jute bow was glued on the tip of the hat. Santa's beard was a 7" x 11" piece of muslin, folded in 1/2 to form a 7" x 5 1/2" strip. Glue a 7" piece of jute inside the fold. Tear small strips, 1/2"apart, up towards the folded edge with the jute, stopping 1/2" before fold. Glue this in a curve onto bag.

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PRINGLES CAN
Wrap a Pringles can in wrapping paper or scrapbook paper and adhere a floral pic and bow.  Perfect for "cookies"!

SNOWMAN TIN

Take a soup can and wrap in craft paper.  Create the snowman with squares of card stock , rubbing chalk on edges for dimension, adding mini buttons and a foam hat and nose.  Tie on a tag!

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Choose a theme to wrap your gifts such as these....Black and white and a sprig of greenery and berries

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Every gift is a wish for your happiness!!

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Visit these other creative women to see how they spent their $10:

The Apple Street Cottage

Blue Sky At Home

Decorate And More With Tip

Patina and Paint
Bluesky at Home (Posting Monday)