These days, I know I wouldn't make it a day as a department store gift wrapper because I am not too excited by sparkly ribbons and flashy paper. I tend toward the simple. For years, I have wrapped most packages in brown kraft paper. When my kids were small, we would decorate the paper with their drawings. One year, after a way too ambitious apple picking day, we used the very small ones (gathered by very small hands), cut in half as stamps to decorate the paper. With a sharpie, I added a few green leaves and black seeds to their stamps and we called it good.
Today, I am wrapping a gift for my daughter. She lives too far away. I miss her. She misses us and the desert. This video came out this year and it is wonderful.
I highly recommend it to anyone who loves the desert or is curious about the desert. I have already bought 3 copies and I imagine I will buy more. Take a moment to watch the trailer.
I decided to wrap her present in kraft paper stamped with images of a tortoise.
We have desert tortoises that hang out around here and I know she will like this. I stamped with more intent than I usually do.
I liked the idea of lining up the images rather than the randomness I usually use.
I should have placed the present a little differently on the paper but then it left me with the perfect place for the ribbon.
Then I switched to twine. You can't beat "brown paper packages tied up with string".
I just have to give you a peek at my roll of paper. After years of picking it up here and there, I finally committed to a huge roll. It makes me happy to have it at my disposal for everything. I can't get over how often I use it. I bought my roll and the dispenser at papermart.com.
Love their ribbon too.
11 comments:
this is a sweet post, I wonder if I can find this dvd, will try...I use brown paper, newspaper, cloth, etc but usually lean toward binding string instead of ribbon, I love this gift wrap! I'm sure your daughter will love both it and your dvd, it is awful to miss a loved one....
such beautiful thoughts behind your post, loved reading every bit of it and the thought and process.
You are an old soul and I like that about you.
I, too, miss my daughter who has lived way too far away for many years. This month she has moved 2/3 of the way closer, but it's still a long drive. Now that I have a grandson, it seems even farther! Miss being in regular contact with you.
What a great gift!
What a wonderful post, Barbara! So happy to see you here. :-D
such a sweet post on so many levels~
Dearest Barbara,
Wishing you both a very Happy Anniversary!
Hugs from a wet-wet Georgia,
Mariette
Such a loving and beautiful post, Barbara. Warms my heart. I must get that video, will put Pat on the search. So happy to see you blogging.
oxoxox Pam
What a perfect gift, and something that I think I'd like to see too. Beautiful wrapping, beautiful story. I'm sure she will love it. :)
One of my daughters moved away last year, and I didn't know until she was gone what a difference her absence would make. We are big users of brown paper, too, so I love seeing your embellishment.
your profile photo is just amazing.
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