12 Days Of Wrapping: Confetti

Posted In: Living | Posted By: Anj

Today in the craft lab, we set out to do one thing and came out with something completely different and ridiculously festive, if we do say so ourselves. From a young age, confetti has always been synonymous with party. You get to make a mess, bright colors are being tossed around, and you can stash some in your pocket for emergency party use later on. So why not confetti up your presents?

Materials:
- Elmer’s glue (we prefer the washable clear variety)
- tissue paper confetti (1/4 bag)
- recycled printer paper (or construction paper, newspaper, etc - any paper that is slightly porous)

Wrap your presents. Use a thin layer of glue to draw out your design. We did one with stripes, one with polka dots, and one with a giant circle in the middle. Other designs could be zig zag, a spiral, or simply covering the whole bottom or top half of the present.

Pour the confetti generously onto the wet glue. Press it into the glue gently. Let dry for 2-3 minutes. Shake the confetti off and fix up any gaps or smudges if needed.