16Nov
My eyes seem to draw to DIYs lately, maybe because I’m dreaming of the day where I actually have the time to create. I think you’ll like this one a lot.
This DIY drawstring bag with image transfer is such a simple but special way to package upcoming gifts for the holidays:
First, how to make the drawstring bag. You can use any scrap piece of fabric, old clothes, etc:
You can find the step-by-step instructions here.
And How About Orange Blog took the drawstring bag instructions and took it a step further by adding an image transfer:
You’ll need, 1. laser-printed image 2. Acrylic Gel medium. It looks super easy and you can find the complete instructions here.
I definitely want to try this sometime. I love how How About Orange used bakers twine for the string too!
09Nov
I’m not too much of a girly-girl but this lace tape from Cox & Cox, a British company { found via sikkin }, is really sweet looking, especially when wrapped up in the kraft paper.
Finding the Cox & Cox online store was a great find; they have some beautiful things — lots of holiday goodies too. Here are some other gift wrapping pieces I found at the store that caught my eye:
Card tags and woven tape
Travel Gift Tags
Noel Gift Ribbon
Holiday tissue paper
Wooden Christmas Stamps
01Sep
Want a package from Hong Kong? Das has created a Chinese ancient village postcard set that’s wrapped up beautifully to send:
I love love love the packaging. It’d make a sweet and unique gift too.
21Dec
I completely agree with re-nest on their feature of the many different and reusable uses for chalkboard paint, including the holidays!
(images above via re-nest)
Heart of Light‘s gift tags found on etsy look so pretty packaged up with some ribbon.
Having a holiday dinner party? Use these tags as name place cards ( You can even try drawing a winter scene or some snowflakes on it)
16Dec
(I apologize for the lack of post yesterday — things have been really busy with me lately!)
Jenny Bland‘s handmade spun ornaments are everything but bland:
And hello cute reindeer; you guys are fun from Moon’s Creations:
And you can wrap these little reindeer up with fun holiday masking tape from Present & Correct:
And then tag it with this pigeon gift tag (we can rename to be a dove to be more festive)
08Dec
Is it possible to love Anthropologie even more? Yes.
I did a little shopping there over the weekend and when the cashier asked if my purchases were gifts, I said yes. She then dug around under the counter and along with boxes and tissue paper came out with these goodies to give me!
I almost squealed with delight. A beautiful little bag to hold jewelry, 4 packages of felt garland to wrap the boxes, and 2 little monsters with open mouths to put a gift card or jewelry inside!
Also, while I was in the store, I saw this GIGANTIC, monster of a size… Monster Book! And it was all stitched! Words and all! A work of art:
You have to look at it up close or in person because it’s truly amazing.
18Nov
Good presentation is important to me so when I have an opportunity to wrap a gift, I love being as creative ( and eco-friendly ) as I can. Although I am drawn to beautiful paper like a moth to a flame, I have a hard time justifying the waste and price when it’ll be thrown out in about five minutes. This allows me to be creative though!
I mostly use the paper from grocery bags and go at it but I really like these other ideas:
For the crafty sewer — Turn the gift into the wrapping paper! Or, if you have extra fabric, share it to make a unique presentation and gift. ( via Inhabitat )
Making a gift bow out of old magazines or even old maps! ( Tutorial here from How About Orange )
My Aunt gave me the idea of displaying gift ornaments as part of the presentation like this one:
The possibilities are endless on this one — You can use origami, nature elements (sticks, holly, shells…), craft birds…
( image via Coastal Living )
Creating a cloth bag to put your gifts in is easy and fun. No one will want to throw it away!
