The rustling of wrapping paper and the sharp sound of Scotch tape tearing greeted me as I stepped through the basement door. I inhaled the scent of sugar cookies, my Grandma’s classic treat. No one made them like she did. Her basement was a busy bustle as aunts and cousins gathered to lend a hand […]
Ten Tips About Gift Giving
I’ve received some questions about gift giving, keeping gift items on hand and any secrets or tips I might have to share. No rocket science here, friends, but I will share what I know from my life. If any of it resonates with you, hooray! Grab it, twist it, change it up to make it […]
Christmas Gift Packaging 2017
Here’s a few photos of my Christmas wrap for 2017. The gold stripes and dots have been a lot of happy fun! Two of my neighbors shared cotton with me and I’ve had the best time with it. I love how it looks on the presents. I also used some of it on my front […]
Gifts That Keep On Giving and Summer Blessing 2017 Giveaway
One of the best things about gifts? They keep on giving. When I see the pillow from my sister, I think of her. When I drink out of the coffee mug Abbi gave me, I think of her. The gifts from friends and family bless me again and again. Often, I whisper a prayer for […]
Ribbon and Flower Bookmarks
I put together these ribbon and flower bookmark/gift embellishments a few weeks ago. I wanted to gift Never Unfriended to a couple of friends and I was trying to think how I wanted to “wrap” them. I thought about simply wrapping ribbon around them like I did for a book gift shown in this post. […]
Sweet Treats Tower
I have a fun DIY/Gift Idea for you! It’s May and that means graduation month. That means gifts for graduates. This sweet treat tower could be used for lots of occasions…………………… BIRTHDAYS FATHER’S DAY VALENTINE’S DAY THINKING OF YOU NEW BABY CELEBRATION aaaaaaannnnnnddd………………………… and it would make a fun graduation gift for the senior students […]
In Which We Put Together a Breakfast-in-a-Box Gift
Breakfast-in-a-box. Or whatever you have/want-to-use for your box! This gift idea is something I’ve put together a few times over the years and gifted for birthdays. I’ve done a variety of things. I’ve started with a brown, cardboard box and gift wrapped it. And I’ve gone this route………..using a fun or pretty container to hold […]
Christmas Gifts with Burlap Name Tags
Remember the Acorn Autumn Burlap Banner I made using the burlap coffee bags from Winans? The banner obviously didn’t take nearly a whole bag and I still had lots of burlap to play with. For my nieces’ birthdays in November, I made tags for their gifts. {I have photos for another Gift Packaging post later!} […]
Ten Gift Packaging Items I Love to Have on Hand
Today, I’m taking a few minutes to jot down a list of ten items I love to keep around for embellishing gifts. They’re easy to store and it makes me happy to grab them when I go to put together a quick gift or want to “add some pretty” to the package. 1. RiBBoN!!! I […]
Of Parcels, Papers and Packages {No. 5}
{affiliate links included} This is the gift packaging post edition that could also be called………. “Wherein We Package Gift Items Within Sight”. I like to sometimes “wrap” a gift in plain sight. With a few elements such as ribbon, Baker’s twine, a cute basket or box, some tulle or gauze bags, you can create a […]
Of Parcels, Packages and Paper {No. 4}
Here’s some fun packaging of treats for a friend’s birthday! We made cake pops and tucked them into cute, treat boxes. These boxes came from Sweet Lulu. I tucked the cake pops into little muffin liners and settled them inside the box. This treat box is clear coated onside, so it protects the cardboard against […]
Of Parcels, Packages and Paper {No. 3}
I have gift packaging pictures lurking around on my computer and I just haven’t done anything with them FOR A REALLY LONG TIME. Here’s my last packaging post. I mean!! There are so many fun gift bag designs! My girlie-o fixed up this package above for a friend. I liked how she added the little […]
Paper Flowers Tutorial
Hi to You today! 🙂 Want to make a paper flower or two? We did Christmas ones over here. These are the same, just any-occasion paper. January is a good project month. I like making these and they’re easy. They can make me feel just a bit fumble-fingered when I flatten them to glue them in […]
Christmas Gift Wrapping
Several years ago, I started choosing somewhat of a theme for my Christmas gift wrapping. One year I used all silver paper and purple ribbon for all the gifts. One year I had really cute, sparkly-colored, polka-dot paper and striped paper and chevron paper that coordinated. Another year I did a deep red polka-dot paper […]
Christmas Paper Flowers
This is a simple paper flower tutorial. I have had fun making some this fall. We’re customizing them for Christmas, using Christmasey colored paper! You need paper, hot glue gun, glue stick, scissors and embellishments. You will start with a few strips of paper. To get a good size, I use at least four strips […]
Of Parcels, Packages, and Paper {No. 2}
Kraft boxes and brown paper are fun to use for packages. Polka dots always catch my eye. I’ve been hooked on flowers for bows for a while now too! Renae made the felt one and I’ve been making some of the paper rosette flowers. They are fun and easy. There are lots of […]
Of Parcels, Packages and Paper {No. 1}
WELL. Obviously, over the last while I’ve started categories or themes. It just sort of happened and any ingenuity for a variety of names soon escapes my feeble brain. BUT. Categorizing works. Plus, I figured out I like this whole category-ish thing. I can blog and chat a bit about the things I love and […]