Virginia del Giudice of La Percalina in Buenos Aires sent us a tiny gift via a friend. The wrapping was SO wonderful, that we felt as though we had been given something mysterious, deeply special: a treasure. We took our time unwrapping it and were reminded that when a gift is wonderfully-wrapped, opening it is,…
Read MoreHoliday Wrapping Paper: Found, Made, Bought
One of our favorite times in the holidays is wrapping gifts, usually done last-minute before flying out to a party, with whatever is on hand. We have some closet space dedicated to found papers, ribbons, fat hunks of rope and interesting colored twines, a vast variety of colored tapes, salvaged boxes as well as Dollar Store shopping…
Read MoreCool Wall-Mounted Kraft Paper Dispenser
We use Kraft paper all the time for jobs around the house — as a big page to block out ideas, a drawable tablecloth, decoratable wrapping paper, table protection when doing messy projects, and desk blotter/notepad. Right now, we have the roll standing upright in our tool closet. When we need paper, we have to unroll…
Read Moreannals of gift wrap: newspaper, duct tape, string
Maria Robledo forwarded this image of a wildly-wrapped gift a friend received. Her words: Thought ud like this wrapping! Totally up our alley: newspaper, duct tape, string. Perfect! Related posts: diy stamped gift wrap (from erasers + potatoes) gift: endlessly useful furoshiki cloth…you can even wear it reader improv: ny times illustrated wrapping paper an artwork…
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