I hope that the brand new 12 months is off to an important begin for you! However earlier than the glow of the vacations fades utterly, this is my annual look again at papery issues given and acquired throughout the festive season.
I take pleasure in wrapping presents and particularly like tying on a hand-crafted paper decoration as slightly one thing further. This time round it meant using the folded paper wreaths that I featured as a how-to in my earlier publish, in addition to trendy quilled snowflakes (tutorial).
This kraft wrapping paper with gold foil patterns that I ordered from Amazon turned out to be very nice… sturdy, however straightforward to fold, and the spruce organdy ribbon, additionally from Amazon, was nice to work with too… no fraying ends. The peerlessly hand lettered Merry Christmas reward tags have been from Etsy store Franky and J Designs… all the pieces I’ve ever ordered from store proprietor Karla is high notch.
Our tree was a tiny one this 12 months… consider it or not, there are greater than thirty ornaments on it, however in taking a look at this pic I see I might have added extra (even the hippo planter is giving it the aspect eye, ha). See should you can spot my German paper bells, quilled snowflakes, Pennsylvania German folded paper stars, a himmeli, a quilled angel (comparable), origami diamonds, and quilling comb ornaments (hyperlinks are tutorials).
I put a quilled decoration inside a few of my Christmas playing cards from The Paper Frenzy as slightly shock. They have been made with 1/8-inch quilling strips and guarded by a bubble wrap layer, however weren’t so thick that they required extra postage.
This inexperienced and silver quilled decoration shone brightly on the tree. Quilled Creations metallic edge strips are a pleasure to make use of.
Particular playing cards acquired included this watercolor Christmas tree painted by certainly one of our daughters-in-law – so fairly!
And this has nothing to do with paper, however I can not assist but additionally present you a gift given to fairly just a few family and friends that was a success… a waxed amaryllis bulb. All you do is put it in a vibrant location and watch it develop and bloom – now that is my sort of winter gardening!
A quilling good friend in Ohio, Laurie Bortolotto, despatched this cute card with a quilled string of lights and a wreath product of quilled and punched components. She’s a whiz at creating framed customized quilled wedding ceremony invites too, so get in contact with me in case you are in want of a particular reward and would love her contact information.
The 2023 White Home vacation card is a pop up of the Grand Corridor, designed by Chris Hankinson. He additionally created the 2013 card that featured the White Home exterior.
A particular reward acquired was this watercolor painted by a good friend. It is of a restaurant the place we take pleasure in going with him and his spouse. Handmade presents are merely one of the best!
And now a take a look at gentle as a feather paper jewellery that I gifted to family and friends… one other annual custom round right here. The highest row necklace and earrings are from Etsy store Mayumi Origami, the blue Erica dangle earrings are from Biju Jewelry, and the floral earrings are from Monday Morning Press… all of those retailers have been featured on the weblog this previous 12 months.
Natalie Itinov of Biju Jewelry not solely makes colourful paper jewellery, however she creates the intelligent slider containers that maintain it completely too.
And lastly, a pair of silver edge white quilled earrings that I made for a good friend in California. She’s a kind of fortunate girls whose hair has turned a surprising silvery white so I belief they appear as nice on her as I am picturing in my thoughts’s eye. Here is my earring tutorial if you want to make some too.
Pleased New Yr!
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