Sunday Best: Wrap It! Last night I finished my Christmas Shopping and Oh Boy it was crazy out there… Now all I have left is wrapping the presents!
Today I am bringing you 20 adorable wrapping ideas to make your gifts look fabulous! Enjoy! Use fabric that you already have to wrap your presents. I have done this with burlap before and it looks beautiful! Picture source Make your own paper… I love this idea for teacher’s gifts. Their presents for their own teachers. picture source Use Paint Swatches to decorate your gifts… cheap and with endless possibilities! Picture source I love packing paper… I always have at least one roll in my house. You can get it at the Dollar Store. Personal and Cute! Picture source This one is one of my favorites… For the seamstress of your house wrap her present in an old pattern.. picture source Pom Pom Wrapping Paper… Simply adorable! Picture source picture source Recycle! Use your newspaper to wrap!
Tutorial I think this idea is super fun… make the gift the wrapper! Hand-drawn giftwrap. By Kate on November 14, 2011 Brown paper + silver pen = nice giftwrap!
It’s easy, quick and un-squashable and the designs are really simple. If you are not that confident at drawing then sketch your doodle in pencil first. Easy! This is more for grown ups than kids so i’ll post something more kid orientated later in week. DIY 52 Things I Love About You. Posted July 1, 2011 | 64 Comments Happy Friday, lovelies! We spotted a really fun, really easy DIY 52 Things I Love About You project for your boyfriend, girlfriend, spouse-to-be, husband, wife, or a friend. Read on to see this fun project + get inspired to make your own! This ’52 Things I Love About You’ craft (and images) are via Craftster (spotted here) and the supplies are easy to find: supplies o one deck of cards o binder rings o standard hole punch o scrabble tiles (just two – one for each of your initials) o printer + printer paper o scissors o glue how-to Simply type up the 52 things you love about your gift recipient, print them out onto paper, cut ‘em out, and glue ‘em on.
Images via onetomatotwo Happy Crafting! Xo, -E. Some links above to Amazon as an affiliate; however, feel free to shop wherever you wish! Like this post? Best Of: Holiday Gift Tag Printables. {Valentines day} pixel-y popup card. I‘ve been scratching my head trying to come up with a card for my hubby {AKA the non-romantic type}.
I finally decided to make this pixely popup heart card! They are really minimal (which I love) and take about 20 minutes to make (that includes the card, insert and envelope). You can even make some pixely confetti to put inside the card (if you are a big kid like me!). Full instructions and printable templates below! (BTW I remember seeing something similar in a popup book years ago.
How to 1. (If you have a cutting machine then see note at end of post!) Cut along the black lines and score the grey lines. 3. 5. 7. Edited to add: The lovely Kayla from saynotsweetanne has send me a .dfx file of the card which you can use if you have a cutting machine. Silk-Dyed Eggs {aka TIE-Dyed!}
I posted this tutorial a few years ago and it has become somewhat of a tradition to bring it back every year!
One of our family Easter traditions is dying eggs with pieces of silk. I saw a cute lady show Martha how to do it a few years ago and I ran upstairs right then to steal a tie! It’s way cooler than those cups of neon liquid that end up all over your clothes, your furniture and your hands plus it gives you an excuse to rid a man’s closet of ugly ties. Here’s the run-down: You need 100% silk for this to work. I try to find an assortment of colors and patterns.
Usually it will tell you if it’s 100% silk right on the main label of the tie, but a lot of them don’t, and if that’s the case, check that little tiny end, it’s usually hiding there.