I asked my 13 year old daughter Ruby to share a gift wrap idea post with us. She has her own Esty shop called Ruby by the Sea, and is an amazing photographer (she takes most of my product photos) Thanks for sharing Ruby!

Since I was 7 years old I've enjoyed giving Christmas presents to my family. This is the first year I'll have enough money to give real gifts (as in not a set of 30 self-made finger knitted necklaces!), and I would really love to have those real gifts packaged pretty.

Here are 10 Christmas wrapping ideas that I hope inspire you too.

Simple brown paper decorated with a cute stamp!

Below are two stamps I love on Etsy...

Bee Stamp from Nora Jane Etsy Shop.Tree stamp by Talk to the Sun

How about re-using the old road maps you haven't needed since Google Maps came around?

Cute & simple. I love how the brown paper and twine make the antlers pop! I saw an antler stamp at the craft store the other day... might have to invest in that! (found via We Lived Happily Ever After)

I will definitely have to try this! Feathers and stamped brown tags.

Brown paper with white polka dots, twine, and a doily. Isn't this just beautiful?!( Found via Pinterest.)

Click here for the DIY via Love That Party

Simple white paper and string and a sprig of rosemary! This would be pretty with any greenery... perhaps eucalyptus?

A colorful assortment trims.

So now you need a gift tag? 1) cut out a little pear shape from a scrap of fabric and glue it to a square of brown paper 2) Make the scrap of fabric look like a little bird by adding details with a fine tipped black pen. Found here.

Or click here to download these free printable gift tags!

Quite a few of these ideas are featuring brown paper. If you don't have any on hand, I find that an inside out paper grocery bag works great!

Did you try any of these packaging ideas? I'd love to see what you came up with!

For more, visit my Pinterest board, Gift Wrapping.

I'd be crazy if I said we were going to do ALL these crafts this holiday season! They are all so inspiring and festive though, I know whichever ones we do end up making are going to give us so much satisfaction. We do have a fun plan for early December where we are going to need a few of these crafts to pull it off. Can't wait to show you what that is!

There's nothing I love better than crafting with supplies on hand. These twig stars use a variety of random parts and pieces, looks like you could incorporate what you find on a walk around the neighborhood.

Cinnamon and applesauce make up the dough for these ornaments. I can just imagine the way the house would smell while making these!

Orange and clove pomanders were almost my favorite thing to make as a kid. Super easy, and super festive!

Macrame Orange Bird Feeder via Blue Corduroy

What? Feed the birds from an orange? yes please.

This blog post from sortra.com has 36 ideas of what you can do with pinecones. We love to paint pinecones! And this year I'm really in the mood for sparkely pine cones!

More ways to feed the birds. Yes, we love to feed the birds, and yes, we have a plan brewing, I'll tell you all about it in a few weeks!

More glitter, more nature. I figure if we stick with just a couple elements in our holiday making, then everything will look good together.

These sure look like fun, and think of the endless ways you could decorate that clay. Perhaps a great gift idea too!

I've never been much of a wreath maker, but this simple box tree and closet hangar wreath might be easy enough for the girls and I to make ourselves.

Yarn and sticks. They were meant to go together. Great for monogrammed ornaments, or gift tags.

You'll find some more seasonal craft inspiration at The Crafty Crow. She always has something fun going on over there for all ages!

If you have preschool age kids, Jess at Scrumdilly-do! is full of hands on fun ideas.

And I'm always adding to my Christmas and Crafty Pinterest boards.

Keep in touch! I'd love to see what you create! You can find me on Instagram @emily_bluecorduroy we're always in nature up to something fun!

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xo Emily