Fixer Upper Star Joanna Gaines Shares A Mess-Free Holiday Wrapping Solution

It's the holiday season, and before long you'll be wrapping gifts using nothing but paper and whatever tape you have handy. Or maybe you're a little fancier, and you use some ribbon, but it's in a sewing box or a drawer. You think. Maybe. You aren't quite sure where it is. Well, soon gift wrapping might never be the same. 

"Fixer Upper" star Joanna Gaines shared a mess-free holiday wrapping solution, and you'll wonder how you ever wrapped a gift before. A ribbon spool holder with a supply drawer that she developed and is selling at Target under her Hearth & Hand™ with Magnolia brand will change everything by keeping ribbons, scissors, and more all in one place, neatly organized, and easy to access.

Wrapping holiday gifts can be a messy business, especially if you have a lot of presents to wrap or if you're doing it at the last minute. (Raise your hand if the family gift exchange starts in nine minutes, and you're still wrapping.) Mother of five children, Gaines knows your struggles, and having a large family might have been part of the reason why she created the ribbon holder. Perhaps she tried the creative ways to repurpose old shoeboxes, which use shoeboxes to hold rolls of ribbons along a rod threaded through the shoebox. It's a nice start on organizing gift-wrapping supplies so they're at your fingertips. Pump it up by incorporating labels, a suggestion stemming from the 16 ways you should be using a label maker to organize your home office. But even if you did all that, you still might be drooling over Gaines' ribbon spooling; read on to see how to make your gift wrapping less grueling! (The rhyme was too irresistible, much like the ribbon organizer!)

Similar to the essential vintage pieces Gaines thinks should be in every home, the Hearth & Hand™ with Magnolia ribbon storage system has the look of something made with reclaimed wood and while it isn't a big piece of furniture, this storage piece does make a statement. The item is made from mango wood, a sustainable tree that grows very fast (full height in just 15 years) and provides fruit for seven years after which time, the huge tree (4-foot diameter) is cut down and used for other purposes. As a somewhat soft wood, it's ideal for small furnishings like end tables, jewelry boxes, and Gaines' ribbon keeper. The clever design of the ribbon spool system and drawer keeps everything tidy and still looks pretty enough to sit out on a desk or shelf. Even if you still mostly wrap gifts without ribbons, the spool can hold rolls of sticker Christmas gift tags (a roll of 500 is less than $8.00) and extra tape, like Scotch gift wrapping tape.

The great thing about the ribbon organizer is that it has uses for more than just assisting you in wrapping presents. Gaines's best tips for getting your home ready for the holidays include adding cozy textures, some with big ribbon adornments, which will be easier to find with the ribbon storage system. The drawer can hold scissors, pinking shears (for cutting fancy ribbon edges), markers, and pens. Now that your ribbons and accessories are organized, be sure to check out the tips for storing your wrapping paper, and your holidays really will be a wrap!