More Altered Packaging

Yesterday I shared a couple of ideas for upcycling packaging.  Things you probably have in the cupboard that you can re-use to create interesting and pretty gift wrapping.

Here's a couple more:

 The humble egg carton has been re-used by children in schools and preschools forever!  But it's also cute when dressed up for nice choccies!  I like to buy eggs laid by hens in the farm yard but while looking for them be sure to choose the most natural looking boxes too.  This one was white but I did add a coat of sealer and some white paint to pretty it up a bit more.  Be careful though, food items do absorb odours and paint-tasting chocolate is yucky and possibly poisonous!!

 This is an all-time favourite bottle shape for me.  It's flat on both sides so you can stamp on it, but because it's round, it's perfect for doilies.  This one was made using brown packing paper from my Stampin' Up! orders and I cut it out using the Large Doily Die for the Big Shot.

 You can never have too many tea-lights.  These look stunning en masse in the garden when you're entertaining.  And they're super easy to stamp using black StazOn ink.

You can't see it here, but I've even stamped the bottom so you get a nice pattern reflecting when the candle is lit.

Happy Tuesday.
I may have a couple more ideas for you tomorrow, so pop back.

Cheers
Karen

Wrapping Special Presents for Special People

Do you like to wrap your presents and make them "special" for each gift you give?  I do!  And the best thing about that is you can co-ordinate your wrapping with your cards & tags too!  Yay, love that.

Here's a really easy way to personalise your gifts using brown paper (I love to re-use the packaging paper that comes with my Stampin' Up! orders), wheels and custom-made tags.

This wheel is called Travel Journal (#126937) and can be used on it's own as I've done here, or as part of our builder wheels where you can put 2 or 3 designs together in one jumbo handle.  The tag was made by cutting a rectangle using Night of Navy cardstock with a layer of Crumb Cake, also stamped with the wheel. I hand cut the corners off - measure if you want it to be even....giggle.  Soho Subway DSP adds a bit of pattern and colour as well as the Postage stamp from Postage Due that was cut out using the Postage Punch. A clay flower makes a cute embellishment and I put a drop of So Saffron ink on it before I blended it and pressed it into the mold.  I didn't mix it thoroughly because I wanted a marbled effect.  Punch a hole in the top of the tag and add some scraps of ribbon, and ta-da you're done.

Happy wrapping!
Karen