I make my own handmade Christmas wrapping paper every year and this year was no exception. I love the simple act of stamping a blank roll of paper to make it my own. This year I went with a little basic tree design:

It’s easy to carve you own stamp using a basic stamp block and linoleum carving tools by Speedball:

The best part is once you’ve carved a stamp you can use it year after year. I had a roll of kraft wrapping paper from Michaels and stamped my trees in rows using a black stamp pad:

I used brown twine as my ribbon and added a cutting of garland to this one:

I stamped these plain white tags to match:

So much wrapping paper looks the same these days and I love how this simple look stands out among the shiny bright papers:

Only a few simple supplies needed:

Visit Santa’s MAKE Shop at Michaels, where you can find all the DIY supplies you need to MAKE your creative gifts and wrapping! Handmade gifts are a key ingredient to create wonder-filled memories for family and friends this season.

Click here to see more of my Christmas decor from this year!

I made these stamped quilt ornaments for the farmhouse tree this year using unfinished wood slice ornaments. It was a quick re-learning of geometry in the process! The wood slice ornaments were from Michaels:

I made the stamps from Speedball speedy carve blocks because they are so easy to cut and shape. You could also cut some styrofoam to print with. Even a piece of potato or apple can make a temporary stamp!  It might take a little bit of experimenting to get the size of the shapes right for each pattern but once you figure it out the stamping is the easy part. You can search the web for “simple quilt square patterns” to come up with a wide variety for your tree. 

I used a small paintbrush to apply acrylic paint between stampings:

Here are a few ornaments in process:

I went with a white and red print to keep with my tree theme:

Quilts are an iconic farmhouse theme…I’m much better at stamping than sewing:

Patterns can range from very simple to complex:

The finished ornaments on the tree:

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