Organize Wrapping Paper

Like with anything else, having your gift wrap in order gives way to a smooth gift wrapping process, saves time and money and is just plain fun.

Outlined below is the process as well as the products to organize wrapping paper and other gift items, so use the following tips to get started!





The Process

Utilize the general organizing procedure of purge, sort and store, and apply it when you organize wrapping paper and other gift items.

Purge:

• Start by gathering all of your wrapping paper, bags, ribbons, labels, tools and other items you use to decorate gifts. Pick up one item at a time and decide if it is worth keeping. In order to accomplish this, ask yourself appropriate questions (i.e. Will I still use this? Is it ripped, shredded, usable?).

• As you make decisions, put the item in the corresponding pile/bag/box - Keep, Donate, Trash, Recycle.

• Take out the trash/recycling and put the donations in your car. This hinders the possibility of undoing your hard gift wrap organizing work.


Sort:

• Now that you have gotten rid of all unnecessary items, it's time to focus on what's left. Separate the remaining things into categories (i.e. wrapping paper, ribbons, bags, tools, labels)


Store:

• With your gift wrapping supplies categorized, you can see how much you have of everything. Use organizational products accordingly. See products suggested below.

• If gift wrapping is a regular activity for you and there is enough room in your house, then section off an area just for wrapping gifts. This could be a table in the corner of a room, part of your craft area or whatever space you'd like to define as this gift wrapping station.

New Uses
1. Use a PAPER TOWEL HOLDER to store RIBBON SPOOLS.

2. Utilize an extra TRASH CAN as a WRAPPING PAPER holder.

3. Frame WRAPPING PAPER SCRAPS to double as WALL ART.

4. Repurpose a SWING ARM HANGER to hold RIBBON SPOOLS.



Maintain:

• Get in the habit of putting items back in their proper places. This will ensure that you can effortlessly locate things, prevent you from buying multiples of the same item, and thus save you money.

• Go through your gift wrapping supplies once or twice a year to get rid of unwanted or unusable items. A good time to do this is before the holidays, so you can figure out what you need and have a smooth gift wrapping winter season.



The Products

The products to organize wrapping paper and other gift items are handy, convenient and fun! Check out the suggested items below.

Gift Wrap Work Station - a Favorite to Organize Wrapping Paper!
This product is so cool! It can organize wrapping paper, bags, ribbons, tools, you name it. The A-frame design allows it to stand on its own, and then it can hang in a closet when not in use.


Hanging Gift Wrap Organizer

I personally use this product, and it's great for saving space. I hang it on the back of a door using an over-the-door hook so that I don't use valuable closet space and for easy access to my gift wrapping items. Check it out!


Stacking Ribbon Organizer
This ribbon organizer features a flip top and customizable tops! It conveniently stacks and has a clear lid to easily see the ribbons inside.


Vertical Ribbon Holder

This product looks like a paper towel holder only with three rods instead of one (you can repurpose a paper towel holder into a ribbon holder by the way!)...simple and gets the job done.


Gift Bag Organizer
Just like it's title, it organizes gift bags! Check it out.


Wall Craft Center

This product is awesome. Pick a wall to mount this on, add a table underneath it and voila! You have a craft center!