brown paper packages tied up with string

same song second verse of decorating with teenage critics.

the conversation went something like this:

hey mom

would you rather us decorate the tree with all the fun ornaments
& you can wrap the presents all matchy matchy

or

we can decorate the tree with your  plain gold and silvery ornaments

but wrap the presents all fun & funky

good grief

hopefully we compromised

i splurged & purchased some super funky glitter wrap

which let me warn you here

is NOT for the faint of heart wrapper.

after i ponied up the cash for one roll

the sales lady at paper source tells me i need double stick tape.

no problem, i've got double stick tape.

to which she replies

but do you have this super duper strong double stick tape?

at $5 a roll no less

good grief again

the final presentation is quite spectacular

& will certainly score you some cool points from loved ones

who don't mind a little glittery goodness

glittered letters actually stocking tags from walmart

 ornament from pam garrison

gold ribbon martha stewart



anthropologie's fantastic gift boxes

glittered polka dot ribbon from michael's

ornament hotglued onto package, think it's from target

i printed off nametags & little sayings and then added glitter around the edges

i reuse these each year

little joyeux noel gift tag from etsy, can't remember the shop. sorry

 glittered leaves & such from target

 joyeux noel postcards from cavalini

gold ribbon bows from target

several years ago i made ornaments from vintage family photos.

i printed the black/white images & adhered them to one sided sticky felt

then added glitter around the remaining edges

hung them from red & white gingham ribbon

covered the entire tree with them

& had it in my dining room

loved the look .

just haven't repeated that.

now i use some as gift tags.

the little boy is my dad :)

i also have a large collection of vintage cards & valentines.

many of which i  printed into tagsize, added glitter and used on packages.

i try to use images that look simliar to my girls when they were little.

this one is for emi



for years i procrastinated & held off to wrap

everything

all at once

on christmas eve

gasp!

the last few years i've tried to wrap as i shop.

that affords me time to be a little creative

sometimes the wrapping is just a fun as the actual gift.

especially for someone who's love language is gifts.

& just for the record

the "fun" ornaments are always on the tree

despite what those girlies may lead you to believe

:)