Years ago I fell in love with colorful baker’s twine. It started with a single spool of red striped cotton twine. That is the traditional twine a lot of Italian bakeries use on their take-out boxes. I used that twine on everything last Christmas, from hanging ornaments to wrapping presents. Knowing that, you can imagine my excitement when I walked into a paper store and saw the same twine in every color imaginable. The only thing that stopped me was the sticker price. At $10 a pop, I wasn’t gonna pay $100 for twine. I can be impulsive but that would be plain stupid. So the only thing I bought was a giant spool of plain white cotton twine for $6.95 and figured out a way to turn it into what I want. Here is how to do it:

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Side note: yes, the photos are a bit dark. That’s what happens when I try to figure out how to do something and only come up with a solution in bed at 11pm. =)

First, cut a 8″x2″ piece of cardboard:

Cut small slits at 2 corners. This will help hold our twine in place:

Stick the end of the twine into one of the slits:

Wrap the twine around the piece of cardboard. Try to keep it as tight as possible:

Cut the twine and secure it into the other slit:

Using a Sharpie, draw wide stripes along the rolled up twine. Remember to do both sides:

Let it dry completely and you’re done! Easy, right? There are so many possibilities, I’ll be sure to be using this trick a lot this holiday season =)