Quick and Easy Gift Wrapping Ideas
August 4, 2009 by Katelyn Thomas
Filed under Home & Living
I love shopping for Christmas gifts. I love giving Christmas gifts to friends and family. I don’t love wrapping gifts. Having a wrapping center has made things much easier, but I still am not fond of wrapping. So, I like to keep an eye out for quick and easy gift wrapping ideas.
Here are a few ideas I’ve used in the last few years to get those presents wrapped and out the door:
Use a reusable grocery bag to hold a few items. Some of these bags are really colorful and fun and they can be used over and over after the …read more
Personalized Bows for Gifts
April 13, 2009 by Katelyn Thomas
Filed under Home & Living
I like to wrap Christmas gifts nicely because they will be on display for several weeks under the tree. Because of this, I’m always looking for great wrapping ideas, even if Christmas is still quite some time away. This weekend, I saw some lovely Easter gift baskets someone had given out with the neatest bows on them.
These bows are part decoration and part gift tag. Very clever and quite easy to make yourself. All you’ll need is some wide wired ribbon and some alphabet letter stickers. Simply place the stickers on one of the bow’s tails after it is tied …read more
fabric gift bags for birthdays?
February 10, 2008 by Chloe Findlay-Harder
Filed under Home & Living
You all know that I love making fabric gift bags for Christmas – but they’re great wrapping almost any kind of present. Fabric gift bags are a great way of using fabric that you love, bought and aren’t quite sure how to use up… I’m not sure if I want to wear a shirt out of my very bold, red oriental fan fabric – but it would sure look pretty as a bag!
You can even coordinate the fabric to the recipient’s interests
These particular ones are for my Dad, who is a musician (I’ve been hoarding the fabric …read more




