Bestow

I have never been too up with wrapping paper that screams KID'S BIRTHDAY. This gift is wrapped in a  pattern-embossed, solid color paper and banded with the same color vellum, perfect to top with a paper sailboat for a child's gift. Using an old map, I followed these instructions for the origami boat. For the sail, I hot glued a wooden skewer to the boat and glued the sails on. The sailboat is kept in place by a bit of double stick tape. Ready to set sail.

Comments

[kendalee]

Ooh, I love this! Great idea :) Would you mind if I blatantly copied this for my boat-crazy nephew's next Birthday gift? I promise to admit to my sister that it was not an original idea of mine but that I found it here...

[Cortnie]

That is so cool I wouldn't want anyone opening the present! Maybe I'll make the boat as the gift itself instead. ;)

[Theresa]

That is wonderful! And I love it on the blue paper. It's sailing the Sea of Presents.
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[Meg @ A Practical Wedding]

Love! lovelove.

[chiara]

that is the sweetest. I love the colors. And the little flag on top of the mast is the icing on the cake!

[Jaimee]

It's just perfect!
Thanks for the pattern.

[Rachel]

Love this Denise! So Beautiful.

[valerie]

i'd rather stare at this gift all day than open it! the wrapping is a gift itself. how delightful!

[christy in georgia]

way cool. i love it!

[d. Sharp]

Thank you - the boats are fun to make, hope you give it a try!

[Rachel]

This is STUNNING! I'll be linking to this!

[Lynne]

Your wrapping ideas are just genius. I am definitely going to try some of them out - I love this little boat idea!