Alora Gift Guide: My Favorite Ways To Wrap Gifts This Season

 

I love wrapping Christmas gifts. From shopping for beautiful wrapping paper to tying the perfect ribbon, it's one of my favorite things to do during the holiday season. I'm typically drawn to more unusual paper, and I won't lie, I like the collection of packages under the tree to blend nicely together - another form of decorating my home you could say! Here are a few gift wrapping combinations I put together this year and some tips for wrapping Alora diffusers, hand wash, and room sprays!

Like my collection of vintage holiday decor, I'm always on the lookout for pretty and unusual wrapping paper and one of my favorite sources is Studio Carta. Born in Rome, founder Angela Liguori works directly with Italian manufacturers to develop Studio Carta’s exclusive collections that are all made, sourced and inspired by Italy! Her ribbon options are amazing - so many colors and sizes to choose from and very addicting!

I paired one of Studio Carta's wider cotton ribbons in a deep green hue with this fun wrapping paper for my hubby Ry's gifts because he loves plaid. Classic and beautiful!

I love to reusing wrapping when I can. I recently received this gorgeous ribbon on a birthday gift from a friend and was delighted to pair it with this cheerful patterned paper. It was the perfect amount of ribbon for a bigger gift! 

Here's another fun ribbon from Studio Carta with "Auguri" written on it which means "best wishes" in Italian. It makes for a fun way to wish someone a happy birthday. The celebratory ribbon worked perfectly here for a gift for a friend who has a December birthday. I brought the paper home from my birthday trip to Italy last year and love using it!

I recently discovered this beautiful wrapping paper designed by Nayana Design Studio. The founder and artist behind all the beauty is Nayana, whose goal is to make every celebration a little more joyful, while honoring the beauty of the world around us. Her papers are absolutely gorgeous; I love the rich colors and unique hand-illustrated designs.

For another special gift, I combined Nayana Design Studio's Japanese Maple Gift Wrap with a thin green velvet ribbon knotted around a dried orange slice. Perfectly botanical with a hint of scent, this package is almost too pretty to open!

I typically don't wrap Alora diffusers in wrapping paper because the packaging is so pretty. Instead, I'll tie a color-coordinating bow around the center of the box and let the custom packaging shine!

 Occasionally, I'll wrap the diffuser and pop a little scented element in under the ribbon as a nod to the fragrance's notes. For example, here I wrapped a Festa diffuser and slipped a cinnamon stick underneath the Festa-red ribbon. I did the same with an Arancia diffuser - wrapping it in orange-designed paper and adding in a dried orange slice.

Another option for wrapping diffusers is popping them into a pretty gift bag. There are so many different styles these days! Sometimes I match by scent, like a pine tree bag for Pino, but my favorite is a pretty Florentine printed bag from Italy. The colors on this one are perfect for the Festa gift set inside!

Whether you feel wrapping gifts is a chore or a delight, I hope you are inspired by these beauties under my Christmas tree. Wishing you all sorts of joy and beauty this holiday season.