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Gift-Wrapping Ideas for a Country Holiday Theme
Designer Erinn Valencich helps singer Jewel incorporate natural elements into her family's country Christmas celebration.
Choose a monochromatic color scheme for a look of understated elegance. Add texture with gifts from nature like raffia, feathers and pinecones.
Materials Needed:
- kraft paper and/or wrapping paper
- raffia
- feathers
- pinecones
- scissors
- tape
Choose Wrapping Paper
Select wrapping paper colors in complementary tones to your holiday color scheme. This will help tie the room together.
Wrap Gifts
Use raffia or another natural fibers as an alternative to traditional ribbon.
Select Embellishments
Instead of using a bow, place accents that coordinate with your theme on top of the present.
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