Eco Project: Paper Strips

If you have a small gift to wrap, you don't need any conventional accessories to wrap it in a fun way. To cover this small box, I just used a plain sheet of printer paper. To create ribbons, I took a few scraps of colored construction paper and cut them into long, thin strips. Then I gathered a few and held them together in a row with a piece of tape at the end. I taped that end to the bottom of the gift and wrapped the rest around, taping the other side. I repeated for another, overlapping strand. The gift looked nice after this stage, but I decided to add a little extra by wrapping thicker, shorter strips of paper around a pencil and then sliding the edges underneath the thiner, taped strips. They look like whimsical antlers to me.

What's great about this project is that you can use old magazines, calendars, or other re-purposed paper and it will look good. It's also useful if you only have a tiny swatch of your favorite gift wrap left but you don't want to toss it. Just cut it into strips and tape it everywhere, that's what I always say.

Happy weekend! More gift wrapping ideas next week.

We Interupt Eco Week to Bring You....

....the most exciting prints in a Target collaboration since Orla Kiely. Please people, just watch the advert.



I can't wait for Liberty of London.

Eco Inspiration

Happy weekend, everyone! I wanted to give you a sneak peak of what's to come starting Monday. I really enjoyed our theme of shimmery things, so next week I'll be posting tips that will help you to wrap in an environment-friendly way.

This gift wrapped with fabric is brought to us by Design Sponge. Love the homemade tag; rubber stamps are marvelous.

I also love the idea of wrapping with a cloth, bandanna or new dish towel that the recipient can use. Image from Babazeka.


And finally, you know I'm not a fan of newspaper. But seriously, if you can make it look this cool with a rosette, I'll let it slide. This time. Thanks, Paper Crave.

See you in a few days for Green Week!

Farewell to a Week of Shiny Things

To close out metallics week, I wanted to include something I have been lusting over for the past year. Behold the Martha Stewart Glitter Set:

Anyone who could think up a legitimate excuse for all that sparkle is my hero.

Printspiration

Firstly, I must express my gratitude to those of you who commented on the gift guides. They were kind of a pain to make and I appreciate your feedback. For anyone here now, go to the gift guides and let me know what you think!

Anywho, how was your V-Day? I celebrated mine at the MoMA with my boyfriend and it was delightful. Since the Tim Burton exhibit was sold out (yet again, [god, I need to just get a membership]), we spent most our time on the architecture and design floor, per usual. While enjoyable, this is always a practice in futility for us to be among the most interesting yet unattainable furniture.

I saw some fun textiles that inspired me to search for more geometric gift wrap:

Lucky for the MoMA there are velvet ropes and glass casings everywhere, or else I'd have stolen all these and hung them on my walls.

PS, I'm feeling super lazy--I think it's the weather, or the long weekend--but if you have questions about the designers of these just ask in the comments.