I’ve always been obsessed with wrapping the perfect gift. I like to think it’s in my DNA. Growing up, my mom would take so much pride in wrapping the perfect gift, spending hours wrapping our prezzies over the Christmas season, and placing them under the tree just so – each was a work of art with the perfect bows, and metallic paper. Back then, I always thought it was so much effort for us to just rip open, but they were really part of our holiday decor all season long!

Creating a pretty package, after all, really is part of the fun, and part of the gift itself!

I’ve really created a theme in our wrapping this year, and have worked with black and white ribbon (a LOT, if you’ve seen it all over my Instagram, I’m sorry – I just can’t get enough!), neutral paper, and some sparkle. OK, so I’m not the craftiest person, buuuut, these DIY glitter initial tags are ones i can get behind. Basically, because it means I get to cover something in glitter, which lights up my life.

So, here’s how it goes…

Get a wood initial, grab a glue stick, cover the wood in the glue, and then dip it in glitter, pressing it on, and shaking off the excess. I like to do this on a plate to avoid finding scattered glitter until next summer. I love this larger champagne glitter, because it’s a little less over the top than the really glitzy stuff. Not that there’s anything wrong with glitz.

And, that’s it. I tie it onto my ribbon bow with a short, non-descript skinny ribbon or string.

Happy wrapping!