A few of my favorite gift tags...

I always love the fancy wrapping jobs that people do on their Christmas gifts, because  I have great memories of helping my mom wrap presents as a kid, and I always loved to dig through her wrapping totes to find the best ribbons or embellishments to add to the the wrapped boxes. This year I’m going the simple route and using really pretty wrapping paper that I picked up at Marshalls, but only because I have a 17-month-old that is already attracted to the presents under our tree. I don’t need anything else that screams “Hey kid! Rip me open so your dad can see what your mom got him!” before Christmas arrives. To make things even simpler, I wrote my “to” and “from” right on the paper using metallic Sharpies.

Even though I’m playing it simple this year, I can’t help but love all of the wrapping ideas I see in magazines, blogs, and on Pinterest. I’m especially loving the free printable Christmas gift tags that lots of designers and bloggers are offering to their readers. I thought I would gather some of my favorites for your printing pleasure!

These fun and colorful tags  would be perfect to add to craft paper wrapped gifts

These tags are fun but sophisticated and would be perfect paired with a dramatic, solid colored wrapping paper.

These tags are cute and fun and would be perfect for a gift to a kid, or even a gift from a kid. You might even be able to format them onto a sheet of round printable stickers and stick them right onto your gifts.

More cute and fun tags that would look sweet tied up with some red and white twine.

I used these modern gift tags when our office sent out our usual Christmas candy gifts. They looked great tied up with ribbon to craft paper bags!

There are also lots of Etsy shops that sell instant downloadable gift tags for fairly cheap. That's a great option for that last minute gift wrapping frenzy and you don't want to run to the store at 11 o'clock in a blizzard. Simply buy, download, and print!

What wrapping style or theme are you using on your presents this year? Is it simple and fuss-free, like mine is? Or is it fancy and Pin-worthy, like I someday hope to have the energy for?

UPDATE: Download my printable gift tags for free here!