{"id":9317,"date":"2012-08-16T17:06:12","date_gmt":"2012-08-16T22:06:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nashvillewraps.com\/blog\/?p=9317"},"modified":"2026-02-23T11:37:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T17:37:11","slug":"how-to-gift-wrap-with-a-chalkboard-look","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nashvillewraps.com\/blog\/2012\/08\/16\/how-to-gift-wrap-with-a-chalkboard-look","title":{"rendered":"How to Gift Wrap with a Chalkboard Look"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"302\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nashvillewraps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Chalkboard-GiftWrap.jpg\" alt=\"Chalkboard Gift Wrap\" class=\"wp-image-9318\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nashvillewraps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Chalkboard-GiftWrap.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.nashvillewraps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Chalkboard-GiftWrap-300x189.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nashvillewraps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Chalkboard-GiftWrap-24x15.jpg 24w, https:\/\/www.nashvillewraps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Chalkboard-GiftWrap-36x23.jpg 36w, https:\/\/www.nashvillewraps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Chalkboard-GiftWrap-48x30.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Add a little chalk marker, and our Chalkboard Gift Wrap looks just like a chalkboard! See our entire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nashvillewraps.com\/search?q=chalkboard+borders\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chalkboard Collection here<\/a>!&nbsp;You can also use these markers, available at most craft supply stores or online like our favorite <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chalkink.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chalk Ink<\/a>, on our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nashvillewraps.com\/bags\/paper-shopping-bags\/p-136\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">100% Recycled Black Kraft Shopping Bags<\/a>&nbsp;or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nashvillewraps.com\/bags\/merchandise-bag\/p-86\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Black Merchandise Bags<\/a> (below).&nbsp;<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-9407\" title=\"Chalkboard Bags\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nashvillewraps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Chalkboard_Bags.jpg\" alt=\"Chalkboard Favor Bags\" width=\"300\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nashvillewraps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Chalkboard_Bags.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nashvillewraps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Chalkboard_Bags-241x300.jpg 241w, https:\/\/www.nashvillewraps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Chalkboard_Bags-19x24.jpg 19w, https:\/\/www.nashvillewraps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Chalkboard_Bags-29x36.jpg 29w, https:\/\/www.nashvillewraps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Chalkboard_Bags-39x48.jpg 39w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Use a regular pencil to sketch out your design first, then trace over it with the chalk marker. Once the marker is dry, you can erase the pencil marks. Top the gift with some of our new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nashvillewraps.com\/ribbon\/burlap-twine\/p-657\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Burlap Twine<\/a> for an adorable, handmade look. And don&#8217;t be concerned if your lettering doesn&#8217;t look &#8220;perfect&#8221; &#8211; that&#8217;s part of the charm!<\/p>\n<p>Watch the video below for a few gift wrap tips, including using a tape measure to help cut the wrap to the correct size and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nashvillewraps.com\/store-supplies\/scotch-tape\/p-194\/66512\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">double-stick tape<\/a> for a more finished look.<\/p>\n<p>See our new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nashvillewraps.com\/blog\/2014\/07\/14\/chalkboard-wrapping-paper-bags-boxes-for-old-fashioned-fun\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chalkboard Collection here<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Add a little chalk marker, and our Chalkboard Gift Wrap looks just like a chalkboard! See our entire Chalkboard Collection here!&nbsp;You can also use these markers, available at most craft supply stores or online like our favorite Chalk Ink, on our&nbsp;100% Recycled Black Kraft Shopping Bags&nbsp;or Black Merchandise Bags (below).&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nashvillewraps.com\/blog\/2012\/08\/16\/how-to-gift-wrap-with-a-chalkboard-look\">Read More<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":364,"featured_media":9318,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[53,6972,238,1,193],"tags":[3,58,83],"class_list":{"0":"post-9317","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-how-tos","8":"category-how-to-videos","9":"category-offering-gift-wrapping","10":"category-packaging","11":"category-trends","12":"tag-gift-wrap","13":"tag-how-to-gift-wrap","14":"tag-how-to-wrap-a-present","15":"entry"},"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nashvillewraps.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9317","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nashvillewraps.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nashvillewraps.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nashvillewraps.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/364"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nashvillewraps.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9317"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.nashvillewraps.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9317\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32721,"href":"https:\/\/www.nashvillewraps.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9317\/revisions\/32721"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nashvillewraps.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9318"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nashvillewraps.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9317"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nashvillewraps.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9317"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nashvillewraps.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9317"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}