Not a Gift Wrap Example But a Gift Example

This Christmas I wanted to give my brother a slightly different gift. I found some amazing wooden 'reindeer' table scatters in neon colours from Paperchase and I had an idea to use these on a photo frame. 

To put some context on this, my brother is known to some as 'Moose' and, in my option the 'reindeer' looked less like reindeer and more like moose. While not particularly sentimental, I thought a framed picture of my brother, his son and my dad that they had taken on holiday may be a nice memento.

I picked up a plain wooden photo frame from Clas Olsen and used a mix of all purpose glue and superglue on the 'reindeer'. It was very quick and simple. Plus, I think my brother liked it!

'REINDEER' PHOTO FRAME

Brown Paper for Christmas?!

My other theme this year has been brown paper. It is easy to use and there are lots of opportunities to accessorise.

Brown paper isn't for everyone as it is not very Christmassy. I would like to have done some printing and ink stamping onto brown paper but I didn't really have the right stamps.

Below are a range of the ideas I used this year.

HELLO KITTY STICKERS (Michaels)

CRAFT PAPER & MINI PEG (Craft paper - Hobbycraft, Peg - Paperchase, Tag - Tiger)

FELT BIRD CUT-OUT & WOODEN LETTERS (Felt bird - Tiger, Wooden letters - eBay)

RIBBON & FELT STAR TABLE SCATTERS (Paperchase)

TWINE & CINNAMON STICKS (Tiger)

FELT REINDEER PEGS (Paperchase)

Candy Stripes

I'm not a big fan of Christmas colours in general. My usual theme is either gold or silver with an accent such as teal or lilac. This year, however, it have embraced what Americans call 'candy stripes' - red & white stripes.

During my recent holiday I found some red & white striped wax paper which set me off on this path. I recently also found a large roll of paper in IKEA which has allowed me to to do lots of wrapping in this theme!

Below are a range of presents with different accents or accessories.

MINI REINDEER PEGS (Paperchase)

FELT TREE TABLE SCATTERS (Paper Source)

POM POM WREATH TAG (Pom poms & pegs - Hobbycraft)

WASHI TAPE & BOW

FELT TREE DECORATION (Paperchase)

FELT TREE DECORATION (Tiger)

FELT BIRD CUT-OUT (Tiger)

MINI JINGLE BELLS (Paperchase)