Cross-stitched Wrapping Paper | Tutorial

Friday 20 December 2013

Or how to use your kraft paper.. I usually use the paper for sending parcels, but I had a lot spare from that one roll. So what do you do with it? We all know I love cross-stitching on different medium, but had not tried on kraft paper. But it is so obvious! What a great way to make your parcels look pretty, and personalise then; and add some (more) Christmas decoration in your house. 


Here is a quick tutorial. You will need kraft paper; a needle and some thread (I used the Anchor Mercer Crochet Thread No 10). 

Fold the paper as if you would wrap your present
Mark your cross-stitch pattern on squared paper - cut it out and stick with
masking tape on the area you want the motif to be. 
Mark the pattern with a needle

To make sure all the holes have been punched, I put it against the light
Ready to cross-stitched
Thread is hold double
And here it is...
in the corner of the parcel..
It took me about an hour to make one - I got the cross-stitched pattern wrong first. A bit time-consuming, but it is too pretty not to do it! And of course this is a Christmas themed version, but it could be done for any other occasion! How do you personalise your presents? 

9 comments:

  1. beautiful gift wrapping, would be difficult to rip open the present with such a fabulous wrapping!

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  2. clever idea, sometimes tuck a little fircone or some such thing, but not this year, lucky they are wrapped. Happy Christmas to you and your family Nat

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  3. Lovely tutorial Nat, thanks for sharing!

    Hope you and your family will have a lovely Christmas and best wishes for 2014!

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  4. I'm very behind on my blogroll these days. I wish I had seen this in time to borrow your technique during the holidays! Cross stitch on your packages, how completely adorable!

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  5. Wow! Thank you fot such a great idea! I'd try this some day ^^

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