Sure, you could just wrap up your gifts with plain ol' wrapping paper and slap premade bows onto them and call them finished.  Or, you could save some money and make your packages really stand out at the same time by employing some creative gift wrapping techniques!  These lovely presents were all wrapped by Emily and Lia from elinee journal using stuff they found at the dollar store.  It's downright amazing how many different ways you can embellish presents using odds and ends that you might not have considered as gift wrapping supplies!  [how to creatively wrap gifts using dollar store materials]

Project estimate:

• Tissue paper, on hand or $1
• Paper napkins, on hand or $1
• Coffee filters, on hand or $1
• Spoons, $1
• Holiday figurines, $1
• Peppermint sticks, on hand or $1
• Snowflake coasters, $1
• Mini bows, $1

Total:  $4 and up

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