I got some vintage wrapping paper that I want to keep but I don’t know what to do with it?? I just think it’s cute!
So like what is a thing I can do with this besides wrapping paper?
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I’ve used vintage wrapping paper for:
- Matting a framed picture
- Background of a shadow box containing items from the same era
- Card-making
You could also decoupage some of the little images to frames or boxes or…
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Use it as the cover of a journal
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Oh man, I have a vintage wrapping paper problem. I even have a bunch of block-printed paper from the 30s.
I use it to wrap gifts, especially at Christmas, because it looks awesome under my all-vintage tree. But I’ve also done things like this, especially with paper that I don’t LOVE the design of, but also with pieces of paper I DO love:
Just quick and easy iris folding. It makes the paper the star.
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Your vintage papers are amazing! I love the one on the bottom right. And that card is beautiful!
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what a cool idea!
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I LOVE your vintage wrapping paper collection! Gorgeous!
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I especially like the idea of the shadow box. I was thinking of card making but I wanna look at the paper myself. Lol!
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Oh, lol, um. That’s just the super cool old stuff…
This is maybe half of what I have. The rest is at my office. And that doesn’t include the rolls…
My favorite non-Christmas papers are definitely the 50s bridal shower papers, but I adore the father’s day and birthday papers too.
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Oooh I love the umbrella ladies!
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Me too! It IS really tough thinking about how to use them in crafts. I take them out and paw through them a lot…
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The Father’s Day one is very cool. As well as the umbrella ladies and the watering cans. Great collection!
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I keep snippets of Christmas wrapping paper from each year if I like it. I have quite a few 5x5 pieces of wrapping.
I keep thinking I’ll turn them into paper ornaments.
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Omg can I see the orange girls with umbrellas one closer? And the mushrooms???
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Here are close-ups of those two, plus one more that appears to have been used as a filler-scrap for the mushroom one.
All of these came from a garage sale. The lady was selling a box of used wrapping papers from gifts she’d received at her 1970’s wedding shower. Cost me 50 cents or a dollar.
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Omgggg I just especially love the umbrella girls. 
So cute and vintage!!!
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When I used to frequent estate sales the best place to find wrapping paper and holiday decorations was in the basement. I always made a beeline for it.
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