BUT, I'm happy to reveal I've managed to wrap some presents, and this is my Gift Wrap Scheme for 2019: Rainbow! I was lacking a little in color inspiration this year, so I decided why settle when you can use most of them? I opted to use neutral patterned papers from Paper Source, TJ Maxx and Target paired with a rainbow of ribbons and bows, along with these cute little rainbow tags I spotted at Target.
It's just a joyful, riotous mix of color and pattern in a year when I think all of us could use a dose of riotous joy. Let's get a closer look at some of the patterns.
I got this great ink blot-polka dot paper from Paper Source, marble slab paper from Target, a Rifle Paper Design gray floral, a subtle white-on-cream polka dot from Paper Source and a speckled star print from Target. The gray herringbone is left over from previous years' schemes.
My very favorite is this black and gold Jackson Pollock-inspired print. I want that print in a dress.
I also love this watercolor-stripe gray paper from TJ Maxx that has a cool ribbed texture and cuts like a dream. Gift wrappers know the true satisfaction of gliding your scissors through quality paper like you're Kristi Yamaguchi at the Olympics.
I've now been doing a gift wrapping scheme for 13 years. It feels like eternity, especially when you've resorted to using all the colors of the rainbow! I'm actively taking suggestions for color combo ideas for the future, so lay your ideas on me.
See previous wrapping schemes:
- Pink and Green in 2018
- Woodland in 2017
- Blue and Orange in 2016
- Plaid in 2015
- Icy purples and blues in 2014
- Celestial in 2013
- Green and Gold in 2012
- Silver and Gold in 2011
- Blue and Gold in 2010
- The first four years: pink and black; pink and gold; red, white and turquoise; red and purple
