If you’re like me you’re probably just finishing up your Christmas crocheting and shopping and are dreading the hours of gift wrapping ahead of you. If you love yarn like I do, we can make it more interesting.

We’ve all got yarn tidbits lying about taking up our valuable stash space. So, why not use them up in your Christmas wrapping? It doesn’t matter whether the gift is crochet, knitted or has anything to do with yarn at all—yarn makes an unusual and beautiful gift decoration.

You can wind the yarn around a package to add a contrasting color over plain wrapping paper. You can use a pom pom for a bow or glue the recipient’s initial in place. There’s really no end to the things you could create with your “yarn-ribbon”! Here’s some inspiring yarn gift wrap ideas:

So who needs ribbon anyways? Happy Holidays and let’s all try to enjoy the wrapping this year!