You'll need packing paper, an old T-shirt, an aluminum can, a hole punch, an alligator style hair clip (the only thing you'll need to buy) and something to cut your can with.
There are a few handmade components to this gift wrap, so first we'll make a gift tag out of a beverage can. After you've cut and cleaned your can you can either use your favorite die cut machine to cut the gift tag of your choice or cut one out with a pair scissors. Then just use a hole punch make a hole near the top of your tag and add a tiny scrap of t-shirt ribbon. You can use a sharpie to mark the back side of your gift tag.
Once you've wrapped your gift, you'll need to cut a few strips of your t-shirt to make a ribbon long enough to tie around your gift. If you need a little help making the ribbon, I put together a YouTube video to show you how or you can just pick some up in my Etsy shop. Okay, wrap your ribbon around the gift.
Now for the final touch, the reusable embellishment - the little extra gift. Cut another strip of t-shirt that's about 2" wide and a circle that is about 2" in diameter (you can adjust this to other sizes depending on the size of your gift). Follow the instructions in this tutorial that I found online to make a fabric rosette out of your t-shirt material:
Use a little hot glue to attach an alligator clip to the back side of the rosette. You'll want to pinch your alligator clip open while you press it into place, otherwise you'll end up glueing the whole thing shut...learn from MY experiences people!
Tie the gift tag to your gift and then clip on to the t-shirt rosette.
Once your gift recipient has unwrapped their gift they still have a beautiful rosette that they can use in the their hair clipped to a headband, clipped to a handbag or even on a jacket lapel. And yes, you can just pick up these fabric flowers in my Etsy shop as well.
Happy Wrapping!
