Gift Wrap organizer

                             A solution to the "how do I store my gift wrap" dilemma...

 

on the back of a door! 

I used to store my gift wrap in a large under-the-bed box. Wrapping gifts was such a pain because I had to lug that big box out from under my dusty bed and dig through everything to find what I wanted. I also had way too much gift wrap because I usually just bought more instead of looking through the mess of what I already had.  But then  I saw this gift wrap organizer in the Feb 2011 BHG magazine, and knew it was a solution to my problem. 

I started with this small organizer from Walmart.  It's original purpose is to store foil and plastic wrap.

 

But it fits wrapping paper just right!

I used elastic with 3m tabs to hold the gift wrap in place when someone (my kids) fling the door open.

I used a large organizer from Home Depot for the ribbon spools.  And the best part is that I can lace the ribbon through the wire to just pull out as much as I need.  I don't even have to take the spool off the shelf.

I used a small metal bucket for scissors, tape, pens and gift tags.

It's so much nicer to have it out in the open where I can see what I have.  And wrapping gifts is a breeze now. 

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