Renee from My Vintage Mending challenged me in this category ages ago. I was happy to dig out my collection and revisit all the charm with my stash.
Quite a bit of the vintage wrapping paper that I find comes in boxes like these or in folded sheets (not the modern day rolls).
The graphics on the boxes suck me in of course. Each box contains multiple sheets of paper. The boxes often contained coordinating tags or other embellishments as well.
Note the tarnished glitter embellishments (bells and candy canes) with this set.
Christmas boxes of wrapping paper
Floral themed boxes. I collect these boxes even if they are empty as they are so darn cute.
These are some of the patterns found in one of the floral boxes.
Most of my stash of wrapping paper is in this wire basket. That would be 29 inches of vintage wrapping paper glory.
Spectacular patterns like this. They just don't make them the same anymore.
Birthday themed.
These papers are a sign of the era they came from.

Pin up girls and dancing indians.
I love the floral.
I especially love the colors in this one.
Child themed.
I even save scraps if the image is cute.
Christmas. The trees in the lower left corner have wonderful gold glitter accents.

I often find them in original cellophane wrap still sealed....waiting for the moment when they can actually wrap a gift.

Old wrapping paper catalog from 1958.

With swell designs that a store could order like these.
I used to complain about my sister in law meticulously unwrapping gifts and saving the paper. They I started to find used folded sheets at estate sales. Now I have a bin of it.
Often with original gift tags still taped to the paper. (1954 date on the Christmas stamp near the tag)
I occasionally find wrapping paper in rolls.
I love this roll of pink flocked Merry Christmas paper.
This roll of nursery rhyme cellophane is adorable.
Was fun to revisit this collection and see what I had tucked away.
And last but not least...a litlle early Father's Day action.
Thanks Renee for this suggestion and this LONG post. This is only the tip of images for my wrapping paper collection..you could have been reading for days.
If you have an idea for a future collection challenge, leave me a comment and finish the sentence "Show me your collection of _____." I will see what I can find in my stash.
Happy Day!