How to Decorate a Brick as a Door Stop

Spread shelf paper or fabric that complements the colors of your room face-down on a table or counter. Center the brick on the material. Fold the material over the brick to see how much you need to cut to wrap the brick like a present. Cut the material so it will overlap itself 1 inch in each direction to make the wrapping secure. Use pinking shears, if desired, to cut fabric that might ravel, such as burlap. Pinking shears create a small pointed design along the fabric's edge that resists raveling better than a straight cut.

Remove the backing if you're using self-adhesive shelf paper. Center the brick on it and fold the shelf paper carefully over the long edges of the brick so that it overlaps. Smooth it over the brick with your hands to make it stick evenly to the brick.

Fold the material at the end of the brick the way you wrap a gift, pressing the material that's facing up at you flat against the brick, tucking in the sides of the material at the end of the brick and then folding the bottom piece of the material up against the end of the brick. Fold the bottom piece of material into a point like an envelope, if desired. Follow the same procedure to wrap the brick with fabric and use fabric glue or double-stick tape to secure each fold. Apply clear packaging tape along the bottom seam to make it more durable.

Wrap a piece of ribbon around the brick in the short direction and twist it once at the top third of the brick or in the center, on the bottom of the brick where the material overlaps. The ribbon should wrap all the way around the brick. Extend the ribbon in the long direction and turn the brick over so the crossed ribbon is underneath it. Tie the ribbon in any kind of knot where the ribbon crosses on the front of the gift-wrapped brick. Make loops with the ribbon the way you tie your shoes. Make as many loops as you want to form a bow on the gift door stop. Cut the excess ribbon at a 45-degree angle.