Gift Wrapping Fun

I love to get creative with gift-wrapping 

no matter what the occasion. 

This holiday market season, I stuck with neutral colors for my market displays 

and chose some papers that reflected this palette. 

I mixed some of my products and some natural and recycled materials as well.

 

 This striped paper and patterned paper are both from HomeSense and cost $4.99 per roll. 

Some natural twine, some eucalyptus 

and a stamped silver spoon 

add some nice texture and shine to the box.

 

 

 This 'Je T'aime' spoon is tied to the gift with 

a scrap of leather. 

Look around your home to find some 

different materials to recycle; 

maybe some denim, velvet or wool.

 

 These two gifts are adorned with vintage chandelier crystals of different shapes. So pretty!

The sparkles and tiny letters in the above photo; and the sheet music paper and 

LOVE letters are from Brick & Mortar Living 

in New Westminster.

 Want in on a secret? 

This kraft paper is actually from a large roll of 

Builder's Paper made from 100% recycled paper 

available at Home Depot. 

A 36" roll of 167 feet is $18.47 and is sure to last a long time! My kids love to make large murals with this paper 

and I like to use it for gift-wrapping 

or to protect the table when painting. 

We are on our third year of using the same roll.

The paper is adorned with an one of our vintage hand-crocheted ornaments. These were made from a vintage blanket and are adorned with Swarovski crystals.

Hope this inspired you to get creative, save some money and add some interesting materials to your gift-wrapping.

-Amanda

Mixing Vintage & New

I love to switch up my displays and 

colour palettes with every season of markets.

While out seeking colour inspiration last month, 

I discovered I was really drawn to a combination of white, cream, and mixed metals.

While this gave me a direction for my upcoming markets, it also inspired me to show you how 

you can mix new and vintage to create 

affordable one of a kind gift combinations. 

The items that I purchased are from HomeSense 

and I paired them with the hand-stamped, 

vintage silverware gifts that I make.

 First up is this marble and wood charcuterie board 

with a leather strap. 

I paired it with one of my best-sellers, 

the "Spread Joy" vintage spreader. 

The board is $7.99 and the spreader is $19.

I love the deep, round shape and the texture 

 on both this coffee mug and bowl. 

I paired the mug with a petite demitasse spoon 

that reads "Go Away", 

the perfect stamped saying for before 

you have had that first cup of coffee. 

The spoon is $19 and the mug is $3.99.

The bowl cost $4.99 and I combined it 

with another one of my best-sellers, 

the "Cereal Killer" spoon at $19.

 If coffee isn't your recipient's cup of tea ;),

how about a pretty tea cup and saucer 

and "Tea Time" teaspoon.

The cup and saucer are gold rimmed 

and cost $8.99, while the teaspoon 

with a pattern 

that dates back to 1901, is $19.

 For the dessert-lover, 

I combined the "Sweet Tooth" fork at $19 

and a sparkly footed dessert plate at $9.99.

 These marble coasters with a chevron print have 

a beautiful subtle sparkle. 

I am going to use them at my markets to add 

a little bit of height to display some of my silverware.  

Here I paired them with a vintage silver goblet 

that holds a succulent and a flattened spoon 

that reads "Peace Love Garden". 

The coasters cost $9.99 and the spoon is $19.

Finally, for your friend who likes to entertain, these double-sided paper coasters are lots of fun 

when paired with a decanter tag or two. 

The coasters cost $7.99 and the decanter tags which are made from vintage silverware of course, are $22 each.

The tags look so good on a vintage decanter and help bring some great style to a bar cart.

I always have customers asking for gifting ideas so I hope this helped inspire you a little.  I think you can have lots of fun mixing new and vintage, 

and you don't need to spend a lot of money to create a meaningful gift. 

Just choose something that reflects the personality and interests of your recipient. 

I have a great selection of hand-stamped sayings for everyone on your shopping list.

Visit my Etsy Shop to see more.

-Amanda

ps This post is not sponsored in any way, just me having fun.

Holiday Markets 2016

Here are the events where you will find me 

in person this holiday season. 

More details under the 'Events' heading.

Hope to see you there!

-Amanda