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I love Christmas! I also love decorations. I don't have any. Because I spend all my money on shoes, which are actually decoration if you think hard enough about it.
However, if I did decide to put funds into a new investment, I would get some Santa Stuff!
These cute little suckers are $2.49 for 10 from Ikea! How cute. The good news is they are cheap, bad news is you have to live near an Ikea to get them. Ikea- come to Indiana. Please. Or simply offer everything online. Thanks.
You know what else is important during the holidays? Gift wrapping. So many people spend so much time buying gifts, then they hand it to you all blah looking. Lame. It can be the crappiest gift on earth, ie. can o' nuts, but if you make it pretty someone will feel loved! In Japan, you might hear someone say, "what is a package if it shows no feeling." Well, I'm not Japanese, but I'm with em'.
I had my own gift wrapping company last year... "Santa's Little Helper." That was funny. Boy am I naive.
Moving right along. Here are some thoughts on making a gift special on a budget.
- get a big roll of brown builders paper (you can get 3ft x 300ft for $11.99-it will last forever). Also, you can buy most solid colors on large rolls for less expensive than decorative rolls. Plus, you can spruce em' up with colorful ribbon & bows.
- use a sharp contrasting ribbon, twine, or string, ie. red, gold, or green... or go for it- use any color you would like just because it's the holiday's doesn't mean you can't use pink or aqua. (Target has an amazing selection of ribbon) Btw, I suggest fabric ribbon.
- now, add something special! An ornament, a bell, dried flowers, a candy cane! You could even print your tags with the recipients names on them... cute.
And voila! Your gift will intrigue someone to wonder what's inside.
My advice for the day. Put some thought into it.
1 comment:
does this mean you're not gift wrapping this year??? i was counting on you doing mine this christmas!
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