Gift Wrapping

Recycle a Ribbon Spool Into a Gift Box

April 25, 2012

Mother’s Day is on May 13th. That is less than 3 weeks away. Earth Day was three day ago. To celebrate each I made a gift box in honor of my mom using recycled materials– empty ribbon spools that I normally would have thrown in the trash. My mom is no longer here on on [...]

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How To Organize Gift Wrap

March 30, 2012

I finished Part 1 of 3 sections on the “Creative Wall” in my Studioffice that I have been working on. It is a place to organize giftwrap. Before making this organizer I had all my giftwrap stuffed into a planter style urn. Not a good system – as it ruined the paper. Now all my [...]

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How to Make a Tissue Paper Flower Valentine Gift Box

February 6, 2012

I was going to entitle this post – How to make a G-Rated Victoria’s Secret gift, but that would be a little misleading since it isn’t an actual gift from Victoria’s Secret - just a re-use of their pretty boxes. I am also going to show you how to make a super easy tissue paper [...]

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Re-Invent the Gift Bag

April 22, 2011

It is almost May and everyone knows that means Spring, the start of being outdoors more, and flower bed design. It also is the start of the gift giving season – Easter, Mother’s and Father’s day, graduations, and weddings. To make giving a gift a bit easier, but still in eye-catching style I have come [...]

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Guest Post: Christine@Great Oak Circle

April 13, 2011

Hey ya’ll! Hope this finds you happy and healthy and enjoying a wonderful sunny day! I just love reading Diane’s blog every week, and I am so excited to be enjoying it today with you! I love to give gifts, I blog about it often:), and I think presentation is everything! Don’t you agree? I [...]

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How To Make a Petite Gift Box for Your Valentine

January 21, 2011

You have heard of the old adage that good things come in small packages, right? Do you like to give little surprises to your family and friends? Then you might like to make a few of these… Friends and family share movies, lunches and life’s big events. Friends and family are there when you need a [...]

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Last Minute Wrapping? Do it in Style – Simply!

December 22, 2010

2 days and it is Christmas! Have you got everything wrapped? Do you dread having to wrap present after present that you left until the last minute. If it has become a stressful chore, it is now time to make it easy, fun, and stylish. I like to wrap, but don’t want it to take forever. [...]

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My Go-To Autumn Hostess Gift

October 3, 2010

It has been a glorious autumn weekend here and I have been out enjoying every minute of it. I went back to work last Monday after being on a 6 week medical leave. It was hard!!! Even though I wasn’t feeling great when I was home, I was still home – enjoying puttering around, nesting, [...]

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How to Make a Barbie Shoe Bracelet and Giftbag

July 29, 2010

How to Make a charm bracelet using Barbie Shoes and How to make a gift bag that looks like a clutch

I celebrated my birthday not too long ago, but I was not the only one celebrating that day. Someone very close to me was also turning a year older, although she is officially in the record books - 5 minutes older than me! She is my twin sister, Carol. She is the one on the right, I am [...]

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Trash into Gift Giving Treasure

July 19, 2010

I am collector of throw-away” stuff”. Not junk, but honest to goodness – discards. My friends and family know to give me their throw-aways, which are different than cast-offs. Cast-offs are unwanted items like furniture and lamps. Throw-aways are bits and pieces of packaging, parts of items – stuff that seems useless once it’s original purpose is complete. Throw-aways [...]