It started in the fall...I had a lovely bouquet from farmer's market that dried beautifully...yarrow, rose hips, stattice I think...I didn't want it to go to waste...clippings from the yard...lavender, birch twigs, dried poppy heads were added in...
A snip here, a wrap of wire there, a bit of salvaged ribbon...
I ended up with about 12 arrangements...
I knew that I wanted some for gift wrapping...but the rest I stuck among the branches of the christmas tree...
Onto wrapping...I had this roll of paper I bought over a year ago at the Habitat for Humanity store in Yakima (one of my favorites places to shop when I am visiting my sister)...the texture and the lines drew me in...and there seemed to a sheen to it that was appealing...
It was $10 for the roll (a splurge for me) but with 500 square feet, it seemed worth it...and I loved the label...
Next up was gathering something to tie up the presents...can't beat a big cone of string...and a roll of japanese knitting ribbon that my friend Sue gave to me (a freebie she picked up at a yard sale)
Keeping it simple...wrapped present with paper, wound around 3-4 lengths of the knitting ribbon...
tied on one of the dried arrangements...
I love the texture of the ribbon with the subtle stripes of the paper...
Next gift...wrapped with paper...used stickers instead of tape...so much prettier...
the tag is a remnant of torn muslin...the image of my noel bird composition was added with a bit of iron-on transfer paper...just print out your image with a ink jet printer onto the paper and iron it on...its that simple...
Last gift...I constructed an "envelope"...since the paper was heavy duty, I knew that it would hold up to the sewing machine...
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| oh look...someone is getting a copy of Inspirational Quotes Illustrated! |
After sewing the sides, I used my pinking shears to add a decorative edge...
To secure the flap of the envelope, I punched a hole in the body of the envelope (with a cutting board in between so I wouldn't punch through the back of the envelope) with my awl and then inserted a paper fastener...
Likewise, I punched a hole in the edge of the flap, threaded a length of string and then secured the flap by wrapping the string around the paper fastener...a quartet of french postage stamps in holiday reds and greens add the final flourish...
Festive gifts...a treat for the eyes before opening...
Linking up with Funky Junk Interiors Party Junk...its not too late to be inspired for the holidays...
