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Wrapping Week 2013: Pretty in Polka Dots

December 11, 2013 By Katrina

Polka Dot 4

The other day I was hanging up some laundry to dry and realized that between Beany and me, we could rock a polka dot nearly every day of the week. The entire doorframe of the master closet (the designated drying spot in our humble abode) was filled with a smattering of spots in varying sizes and colors. Shirts, jammies, sweaters, leggings: the list goes on. Apparently if it’s dotted, we’ll wear it. I suppose it’s only appropriate that our Christmas presents feel the same way.

Polka Dot 3

Polka Dot 5

This polka dotted wrapping paper was the easiest of the bunch this week and makes for a pretty adorable package in relatively little time. You could switch up the colors, too, for a fun confetti-inspired look (think a rainbow of polka dots scattered across the paper). Or you could dot them in a different pattern, maybe lines or waves. Let the polka dotting begin!

Polka Dot 2

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What you’ll need:
• white paint
• an old-school pencil with a new (flat) eraser
• craft paper
• twine
• white cardstock
• scissors

How you do it:
Roll out a piece of craft paper large enough to wrap your package (you can weigh it down with something heavy on the edges if it starts rolling back up). Using the pencil eraser as a stamp, dip the flat end into the white paint and press it onto the wrapping paper in a polka dot pattern. Add as many or as few as you’d like. There’s no wrong way to polka dot!

Finish the look with a quick wrap of twine and a matching white bow. (For the pictured bow, I used simple white cardstock and followed the tutorial for making these shopping bag bows.)

Polka Dot

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XO,
Katrina

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Comments

  1. Irene Pelfrey says

    December 11, 2013 at 8:31 am

    So pretty, lovely lady.

    • Katrina Tauchen says

      December 11, 2013 at 8:38 am

      Thank you!! 🙂

  2. Eve says

    December 11, 2013 at 10:00 pm

    I love polka dots! I’m considering this! What other tools would you recommend would work, maybe for bigger polka dots?

    • Katrina Tauchen says

      December 12, 2013 at 5:43 am

      Hm, I suppose you really could use anything with a flat circular end as your polka dot stamp. For super big dots, maybe try a plastic cup! Then you could just use a paintbrush for touchups. Hope that helps! 🙂 Happy dotting!

      • Eve says

        December 12, 2013 at 5:17 pm

        Thanks a lot! 🙂

  3. Fwaire says

    December 12, 2013 at 4:15 am

    I also love polkadots. This might have to be my wrapping paper of choice this year 😉

    • Katrina Tauchen says

      December 12, 2013 at 5:43 am

      Yay! The more polka dots, the merrier! 🙂

  4. Meghan (@happy_creating) says

    December 12, 2013 at 7:54 am

    What a cute and simple way to make your packages look AWESOME!!!

    http://happinessiscreating.com/

    • Katrina Tauchen says

      December 12, 2013 at 8:46 am

      Thanks! Polka dots do seem to make everything prettier. 🙂

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