I found myself in a pinch this week, gifting wine without a wine bag to present it in. Since presents are most fun when they need to be unwrapped, I scoured my house for something I could use and remembered I had some freezer paper laying around from a previous crafting project (heaven forbid I actually use freezer paper for wrapping things that go into the freezer!).
The nice thing about freezer paper is the width of it – 15 inches – as opposed to using my beloved parchment, which I use religiously for baking purposes, at a mere 12. It was perfect to fully cover a bottle of champagne, which stands at almost 13 inches.
What you do: Unroll a length of freezer paper and place your bottle, upright, on top. Take a corner and bring it to the top of the wine bottle to figure out where your ‘center’ is, then use the end still in the box and bring that to the top. Cut. Bring two opposite corners of your cut paper to meet at top of bottle, then fold over and tuck in the rest. Tie off with your choice of string. I added some red and white baker’s twine and a glittery gift tag that I found in the $1 spot at Target for some festive pizazz. Once the bottle was wrapped and tied, I snipped the cut edges with scissors. Inexpensive, cute, and classy. Just the way I like my crafts. 
