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Showing posts with label presents. Show all posts
Showing posts with label presents. Show all posts

Tuesday, 3 December 2013

DIY Gift Wrapping

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I love Christmas, and I love putting a bit of effort into wrapping my gifts. I'd happily wrap presents all day long! I've been really organised, as I am most years (yes, I'm one of those people who start their shopping in August), and I've already wrapped the majority of my presents. I try to do something a little different each year. Last year I did bows and bells and this year I've decided to use luggage tags and also make some pretty gift toppers...

I knew I wanted to add something to my luggage tags, to make them a little festive. I found this Christmas themed wax sealing kit, which include three coins - a snowman, holly and Christmas tree. I really enjoyed using this to decorate my tags, and really like the finished look.

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With the gift toppers, I attached some wooden snowflakes onto wooden pegs using strong glue, and then spray painted them silver. They dried overnight and I then attached them to the bakers twine wrapped around the gifts. My wrapping paper is just good ol' Tesco!

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I also got these really cute toadstools from our local garden centre, which I've attached to the luggage tags. I think they are so sweet!

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I'm hoping my family and friends will like how I've wrapped their gifts, and also like the fact it will be obvious which ones are mine under the tree :) How are you wrapping your presents this year?

Saturday, 21 July 2012

Birthday gifts.

I was given some amazing presents for my birthday last Saturday, and thought I would share a few of them with you. I'm still waiting on my present from my brother and sister-in-law but I'm told it's in the post on its way to me. Don't you just love it when the gifts keep coming after your birthday? ;)


Topshop bunny onesie,Zara jeggings, New Look lilac blazer [which I also have in mint], slippers, Plastic Cameras by Michelle Bates, Toy Cameras by Kevin Meredith, Mo Hayder Hanging Hill, Remington straighteners [I think my boyfriend prefers my hair straight..], Paperchase cupcake set, cake pops kit [already tried! :)], Hello Kitty pasta shapes [joke present from Ben's Mum], keyring with the meaning of my name, Yankee Vanilla Cupcake candle, Starbucks and Vue giftcards.

Wednesday, 28 December 2011

Christmas gifts.

I thought I would share some of my Christmas presents. I know I like to be nosey and see what others have got, so thought I would share some of mine! I'm so grateful to all my amazing friends and family, they know me so well. I got some really lovely things - Misfits & Outnumbered boxsets, Queen of Crafts, nail art stuff, smellies, money [always helps], pretty undies, socks, wine....but here are just a few of my favourite gifts.

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♥ Lomography Sprocket Rocket camera.
♥ Cupcake maker! One of my favourite gifts from my boyfriend. So excited to use it.
♥ More baking bits! Silicone teacup cupcake moulds, piping bag and nozzles and jumbo silicone cupcake mould!
♥ Love Heart egg cups and cosies. I got these for my bestie for her last birthday and told my boyfriend I really liked them. He took note!
♥ Topshop purse. This was on my wishlist on amazon and I love it.
♥ Fisheye lens for my Diana F+

Has anyone else done a Christmas gift post? Link me to 'em, would love to see!

Tuesday, 27 December 2011

Bloggers secret santa.

The lovely Rani organized a bloggers secret santa. I received mine about a week before Christmas, but put it straight under the tree and saved it until the 25th. I have since discovered that Laura was my secret santa - I am so chuffed with what she sent me, so thank you Laura! And I hope the person I bought for likes what they got too :)

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Love the card :)

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Laura sent me this lovely owl hottie, some pretty hairclips, barry m red glitter nail polish, socks, a cadbury chocolate star and some chocolate coins [which aren't in the photo as they have been eaten!]

I'll be back later with another Christmas gift post! For now I'm off to sort out stuff for tomorrow - back to work! Hopefully it will be nice and quiet though, and I'm on the early shift so not too bad! Hope you're all enjoying the festive period! Will leave you with today's nails - my Mum got me the bundle monster image plates for Christmas, I decided to do black stars on Models Own Tickled Pink!

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