Shape your boots for Christmas

Wrapping paper, or gift wrap, is usually wrapped around a long cylindrical roll of cardboard. Save these rolls and cut them in half because they make superb long boot shapers. If you don’t have proper boot shapers, try this cheap trick instead (rolled up magazines are another cheap, but effective, option).

I stumbled across the new approach yesterday as I was wrapping Christmas presents. I had a new pair of boots that were in desperate need of shapers, so I temporarily used the wrapping paper roll to keep them upright and neat. That did the job perfectly and the rolls are now there to stay.

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Shape your boots for Christmas

Good idea Angie! There’s nothing worse than “floppy” boots, I used to use balled up plastic bags, but that was too cumbersome, this is much better.

Thanks Josie. It’s important to keep your boots looking nice, so floppy boots are certainly not ideal. Some people keep their boots stored in the original boxes that they came in, which is protective and tidy, but sort of makes easy access a little trickier.

Leftover bubble wrap, rolled up to the correct thickness and taped together works, too!

yeah, thats if i can keep from bursting all the bubbles! thats a tuffie, lol

great tip as usual Angie

I use the magazines, too. Works wonderfully. I also put scrunched tissue paper that clothes are sometimes wrapped with in the foot area. If any mosture collects, the paper absorbs it, not the boot lining. It keeps them fresh.

Excellent ideas Debbie and Stephanie!

Wow, you guys are so good! I don’t put anything in mine. I never knew I was supposed to.

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