If you’re anything like me, then you still have Christmas shopping to do. Actually you’ve barely done any shopping thus far, so you’ll have to do it once you get to your final Christmas destination…. and so you may be wondering how you can make your gifts pretty without spending a fortune on new supplies while you’re out of town for the Holidays. Well, I have planned ahead for just this situation, and I’m sharing my list of essentials with you!

The first thing to toss in your suitcase is a roll of brown craft paper. It’s versatile, and comes in small rolls so you can easily fit it in your luggage. A few metallic markers and pens will help jazz up the plain brown wrapping. I also grabbed some gold bows (small and large), pretty ribbons, bells, boxes, and twine from the dollar store. Very affordable, pretty, and all easy to pack!

I grabbed a few doilies I already had on hand, they make for super easy gift toppers!

If you have any other great ideas for wrapping on the go, please share! I’d love to hear them!