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

Love It. Craft It.

We have been working on stock 

and display ideas like crazy,

for holiday market season.

This coming weekend, you can find us at

Love It. Craft It. at Heritage Hall on

Main St. in Vancouver. 

The market runs from 11:00am to 6:00pm on 

Saturday November 14th, 2015.

Here are some sneak peeks as to what to expect from us.  

 

Tiny Treasures

I love to include vintage items in our Christmas decor.

Sometimes they are decorations or serving-ware that has been passed down and other times they are trinkets that have been found.

These tiny spoons were found in a box of souvenir spoons that I had acquired last year. 

I was actually going to sell them as a set but my boys didn't want to part with them. They are perfect for stirring hot chocolate and eating marshmallows.

Maybe one day, they will become a piece of Christmas magic that the boys will want for themselves.

-Amanda

Pinterest Win

 Have you seen those hilarious pictures of people's attempts to recreate crafts and recipes from Pinterest, the ones that end with disastrous results?

Often with the hashtag #pinterestfail, or the title 'Nailed It'.

Well today I am not going to show you a fail, but in fact a win!

Pinterest inspiration.

 

   My result.

I deviated from the instructions slightly and embellished my snowflakes with three extra points. I also made two different sizes as I wanted to fill and add balance to my almost nine foot wide fireplace. I am quite pleased with the result and best of all, the boys love them! These would also look really great hung in the window.

Here is the link for the instructions.

-Amanda