Mar 15, 2022

STICKER AIR MAIL GIFTS

A friend who I haven't seen since before the pandemic recently celebrated a birthday. Gift presentation is as important as the gift itself—I am always searching for ways to make my presents more fun and more memorable. My love of postal ephemera inspired this gift wrapping for my faraway friend. Using plain label paper for the quintessential air mail border and stickers, the gift wrap is easy to do. Rectangular packages are well-suited to replicate a vintage air mail letter.

Gift wrapping as a vintage air mail letter on vintage world map background.

TURN YOUR GIFTS INTO AIR MAIL PACKAGES

MATERIALS

Package Wrapping:

White wrapping paper or kraft paper
Scissors
Double-sided tape

Air Mail Stickers:

Full sheet label paper
Tweezers

INSTRUCTIONS

Tutorial showing how to wrap a present with white wrapping paper and decorate with printable stickers to resemble an air mail package.

1. Wrap your package in white wrapping paper or kraft paper. You may need to double-wrap the gift if you can see through the paper.

Printable stickers transform gift wrapping into an air mail letter.

2. Download the Air Mail Letter Stickers PDF.

3. Print the file on full sheet label paper and cut out the pieces. The alternating blue and red parallelograms, or the border pieces, can be cut out in a strip or in groups of two. Tweezers are helpful in removing the backing from the stickers.

If using the address label, fill it out with a pen.