DIY New Year’s Gift Wrap Ideas
Here is a fun way to celebrate the much anticipated New Year with festive New Year’s Gift Wrap Ideas. These beautiful gift wrap designs would make a great gift to help ring in the 2021 New Year!
Small Square Box
Difficulty – Medium
Materials
- Reflective silver wrapping paper
- 1 inch silver mesh wired ribbon with silver edges
- Thin silver wired ribbon
Instructions
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- Wrap a box in silver paper.
- Wrap the thin silver ribbon 3 times continuously around the box and tie ends together on the middle string, leaving a few inches for tails. Don’t worry if the ribbon crosses on the bottom of the box.
- Cut a piece of the silver sheer ribbon long enough to wrap around the box three and a half times.
Note: Ribbon measurements for bows are approximate. The lengths may have to be adjusted slightly based on the size of the box used. - Centering the ribbon on the bottom of the box, bring the both sides of the ribbon to the center top of the box and tie in a knot.
- Using the ends, tie a bow the same way shoelaces are tied. Adjust the loops so they are even with each other.
- Trim the ends to matching lengths, cutting them into a V shape.
- To make the bow, hold the ribbon about 3 inches from the end with your thumb and form about a 2 inch loop in length. Securing the loop with your thumb, form another loop below the first loop. Continue this motion, holding each new loop with your thumb, until you have 8 loops on each side.
- Tie the bow to the package using the ribbon tails. Separate the loops from each other, fluff the bow and trim the tails to matching lengths.

Medium Box

Difficulty – Medium
This design is best suited for a square box
Materials
- Reflective silver wrapping paper
- 1 inch silver mesh wired ribbon with silver edges
- Thin silver wired ribbon
- 1 small silver mirrored ball
Instructions
- Wrap a box in silver paper.
- Wrap the thin silver ribbon 3 times continuously around the box and tie ends together on the middle string, leaving a few inches for tails. Don’t worry if the ribbon crosses on the bottom of the box.
- Cut a piece of the silver sheer ribbon long enough to wrap around the box four times plus 20 inches.
Note: Ribbon measurements for bows are approximate. The lengths may have to be adjusted slightly based on the size of the box used. - Centering the ribbon on the bottom of the box, bring the both sides of the ribbon to the center top of the box and tie in a knot.
- Using the ends, tie a bow on one side of the box the same way shoelaces are tied. Adjust the loops so they are even with each other.
- With the remaining length of the ends, tie another bow on the opposite side of the box to create a 4 loop bow, adjusting all loops so they are even with each other and have a open form.
- Trim the ends to matching lengths, cutting them into a V and bending them to form a nice shape. Keep the tails long so they will flow over the side of the box.
- To make the bow, hold the ribbon about 5 inches from the end with your thumb and form about a 2 inch loop in length. Securing the loop with your thumb, form another loop below the first loop. Continue this motion, holding each new loop with your thumb, until you have 8 loops on each side.
- Tie the bow to the package using the ribbon tails. Separate the loops from each other, fluff the bow and trim the tails to matching lengths.
- Glue one of the sets thin silver ribbon tails onto the center of the silver mesh ribbon tails and the other onto the box on each side of the 3 lines of thin silver ribbon.
- Glue the small silver mirrored ball onto the center of the bow.
Large Rectangular Box

Difficulty – Medium
This design is best suited for a rectangular box
Materials
- Reflective silver wrapping paper
- 1 inch silver mesh wired ribbon with silver edges
- Thin silver wired ribbon
- 1 small silver mirrored ball
Instructions
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- Wrap a box in silver paper.
- Cut a piece of the silver sheer ribbon long enough to wrap around the entire width of the box plus 1 inch. Center the piece of ribbon on the top of the box and glue, overlapping the ends on the bottom of the box.
- Wrap the thin silver ribbon 3 times continuously around the box and tie ends together on the middle string, leaving a few inches for tails. Don’t worry if the ribbon crosses on the bottom of the box.
- To make the bow, cut a 14 inch piece of ribbon. Fold the ends to middle and glue, overlapping about ½ inch to form a loop.Note: Ribbon measurements for bows are approximate. The lengths may have to be adjusted slightly based on the size of the box used.
- Apply glue to the inside center to create two loops.
- To make the second layer of the bow, cut an 11 inch piece of ribbon. Fold the ends to middle and glue, overlapping about ½ inch to form a loop.
- Apply glue to the inside center to create two loops.
- Glue the larger of the two loops on to the center length of the box and then glue the smaller loop directly onto the larger loop to form a layered bow.
- Tie the thin silver ribbon tails into a knot over around the layered bow.
- To make the bow, hold the ribbon about 5 inches from the end with your thumb and form about a 2 inch loop in length. Securing the loop with your thumb, form another loop below the first loop. Continue this motion, holding each new loop with your thumb, until you have 8 loops on each side.
- Tie the bow to the package using the ribbon tails. Separate the loops from each other, fluff the bow and trim the tails to matching lengths.
- Glue the small silver mirrored ball onto the center of the bow.