Christmas wrapping on a budget

It's a few days before Christmas, and if you're anything like me, you're suddenly panicking remembering the gifts you still need to wrap, and the gifts you still need to buy (guilty).

I knew I wanted to make my gifts pretty, classic, but most importantly cheap. So I did what any sane person would do- I grabbed the keys and headed to Target. Of course, I went to the dollar section first, really not expecting to find anything. But alas, I was pleasantly surprised. Target for the win. 

I found plain brown gift tags, red and green twine, metallic trim, and plain brown twine all for $1. I was so excited to get home. 

I figured I wouldn't find anything else for that cheap, but I checked out the actual Christmas section in the back of the store. Surprise number two was finding this cute plaid ribbon for $1.50, plain brown wrapping paper for $2 and actually cute-not-cheesy gift bags... So good.

The fact that I spent just about $10 for all this was so exciting to me. I didn't have to deal with over the top snowman covered wrapping paper with ordinary shiny bows. 

The icing on the cake was remembering the metallic sharpies in the back of my desk and the giant evergreen tree in my front yard. Snipped a couple branches, grabbed some pine cones, and I was ready. 

Making your gifts looked perfectly wrapped is pressure that many people face, but just remember, you don't have to break the bank on something that will literally be ripped apart in a few days anyway. ♥️