stevetoearth
Happy Mother's Day! 2009
I believe that gifts are more fun to receive if they are presented well, and that doesn't mean expensive.
I recently gave a gift to my nephew, Michael. It consisted of a plain brown paper bag embellished with his name on the side. I drew and colored his name with a set of markers one afternoon while I waited for the electricity to be restored after a particularly close lightning strike brought the local grid to its knees.
Personalizing the sack didn't take long ... it gave the packaging a very personal touch ... and the hand drawn design was completely unique. The result? A one-of-a-kind gift that was presented well.
There are, however, appropriate times to splurge. Mother's Day comes to mind, so this year my Mother received this package. The paper is an Italian Florentine Print called Arabella. The white base is beautifully patterned in an array of bright colors exquisitely enhanced with metallic gold. Layers of gold and blue ribbon ... satins and sheers ... added texture, structure and an elegant bow.
Tucked inside was a selection of handmade cold process soaps and body butters that I purchased online from Magic Hands Workshop on Etsy. A special gift for a very special lady.
I think this paper looks incredibly sophisticated, elegant and expensive, but it actually cost me only $3.80 for a 27" x 39" sheet. After wrapping this gift, I still have enough paper to wrap a couple of CDs. Cool!
And the ribbon? I buy rolls when they're on sale, so this was already on hand. If you plan it right, you can give a gift that looks like a million bucks even though it's actually quite affordable.
My mother would still love me like crazy if I had wrapped this in a newspaper, but I wanted to give her something as special as she is to me, and I think she knows that I gave this one my best effort.
Wrap something up special for your mother. Then photograph it and upload it to your Flickr account. That way she can be reminded that she's special every day.
Happy Mother's Day! Happy Everyday!
~s
Happy Mother's Day! 2009
I believe that gifts are more fun to receive if they are presented well, and that doesn't mean expensive.
I recently gave a gift to my nephew, Michael. It consisted of a plain brown paper bag embellished with his name on the side. I drew and colored his name with a set of markers one afternoon while I waited for the electricity to be restored after a particularly close lightning strike brought the local grid to its knees.
Personalizing the sack didn't take long ... it gave the packaging a very personal touch ... and the hand drawn design was completely unique. The result? A one-of-a-kind gift that was presented well.
There are, however, appropriate times to splurge. Mother's Day comes to mind, so this year my Mother received this package. The paper is an Italian Florentine Print called Arabella. The white base is beautifully patterned in an array of bright colors exquisitely enhanced with metallic gold. Layers of gold and blue ribbon ... satins and sheers ... added texture, structure and an elegant bow.
Tucked inside was a selection of handmade cold process soaps and body butters that I purchased online from Magic Hands Workshop on Etsy. A special gift for a very special lady.
I think this paper looks incredibly sophisticated, elegant and expensive, but it actually cost me only $3.80 for a 27" x 39" sheet. After wrapping this gift, I still have enough paper to wrap a couple of CDs. Cool!
And the ribbon? I buy rolls when they're on sale, so this was already on hand. If you plan it right, you can give a gift that looks like a million bucks even though it's actually quite affordable.
My mother would still love me like crazy if I had wrapped this in a newspaper, but I wanted to give her something as special as she is to me, and I think she knows that I gave this one my best effort.
Wrap something up special for your mother. Then photograph it and upload it to your Flickr account. That way she can be reminded that she's special every day.
Happy Mother's Day! Happy Everyday!
~s