HAPPY BIRTHDAY T.!

I really enjoyed preparing this package for T. I bought the wrapping paper form Target and the ribbon from Joann.

I wanted to make a pretty bow so I found some instructions on www.marthastewart.com . It took me a white to figure it out, and at the end it did not look anything like theirs but it wasn't too bad. I guess it's going to take some practice :)

HAPPY VALENTINE'S!

This is a gift that my sister prepared for Valentine's day. I thought it was ver creative to tie the ribbon like a tie... Happy Valentine's Day everybody!!!

BIRTHDAY GIFT

Last week was Esmer Seker's birthday. I wanted wanted to coordinate the gift with the wrapping. It ended up to be a very girly package :) I used scrapbook paper to wrap it and some embelishements that I've got from Joann.

SOME TIPS...

I'd like to share some tips I found online...

- Wind leftover over crepe paper around the package again and again, overlapping slightly, until the package is covered.
- Recycle yarn to replace ribbons. This is particularly appropriate for hand-crafted gifts.
- Your leftover shelf liner, with or without adhesive backing, is a clever container cover. Best of all, the sticky kind, such as Contact, means you don't need any tape!
- Gift-wrapping tip: "Invisible" tape isn't really invisible, so use double-stick tape instead.
- In addition to ribbon in all its varieties—satin, French-wired, acetate moiré, lace, Mylar, metallic, cloth, and so forth—many other objects make creative tyings. These include colorful shoelaces, artificial rope pearls, leather strips, vinyl cording, jump rope, strips of netting, paper streamers, paper twist, raffia, hemp rope, twine, and yarn.
- For added interest, embellish your gifts with baubles, fresh or dried flowers, small toys, balloons, knickknacks, ornaments, trinkets, or potpourri sachets.
- A bag of potpourri inside a package makes a sensory treat. Scented candles and fresh flower petals would also be scent-sational inside wrapped gift packages.

YARN TO REPLACE RIBBONS

I recently received a comment in my blog from Joann's Marketing Specialist and I thought it was a very good idea that I should make an entry about it. Yes, it is about using yarn in place of ribbons. You could make a few fluffy pom-poms or tassels to embellish your tissue-paper wrapped gift.

Another way to use yarn is to use a burlap as a wrapping papper, and then to cross-stitch the ends together with a yarn needle and a length of yarn.

RIBBONS

During my search on the internet for wrapping paper, I came across with SaveOnCrafts website. It's a very good source for craft supplies and they have very colorful ribbons! Their prices and shipping fees also seem reasonable compare to other sites.

WELCOME!

I recently visited a Joann store during my sister's visit and fell in love with all the ribbons, stickers and scrapbook papers. Since I don't have enough time to work on a scrapbook, I've decided to concentrate on gift wrapping.

I will be posting gift wrapping ideas, links for decorative paper and ribbon stores, book names etc. Welcome and enjoy!