The Art Of Gifting–A Holiday Workshop

October 19, 2016

Join me for…

I’m excited to be partnering with Steve McKenzie’s this holiday, hosting a holiday gift wrap workshop, The Art of Gifting! During the workshop I’ll share fun and creative wrapping ideas to get you ready for holiday gift giving. From unique ways to use paper and ribbon, creative packaging ideas and fun embellishment tips that will give your gifts that special touch, you’ll learn all my gift wrapping secrets! I hope you’ll join me for a morning of creative inspiration and shopping.

Tickets are $15 and can be purchased through Eventbrite here.

I hope to see you there.

Best of ConfettiStyle–Creative Gift Wrap Ideas

September 6, 2016

Hello friends. I wish you could be with me as we are sailing our way to Aruba. As promised, it’s Best of ConfettiStyle week here on the blog. Today I’m sharing my passion for gift wrapping and five of the most popular gift wrap posts.

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Ribbon Tie Boxes

Paper is not always a requirement when it comes to wrapping gifts. I created these Ribbon Tie Boxes in a flash and boy have they gotten lots of love on Pinterest. You can find the set of nesting boxes at the Container Store and all of the ribbon came from my favorite ribbon source, May Arts.

Full tutorial here.

Flower Band Gift Wrap

This Flower Band giftwrap project was inspired by a cake design I spotted on Pinterest. I use a variety of faux flowers and made a beautiful flower wrap for a plain white gift box. If you’re looking for a creative way to wrap a gift for a wedding or baby shower, this idea is great.

Full tutorial here.

Signature Colors

Way back in 2012 I wrote a blog post about wrapping gifts in my signature colors. Much like Tiffany & Co. I have a signature wrap. My go-to colors are red and hot pink and I’m always looking for wrapping paper and ribbon in that color combo. If you spot any, let me know.

Read the post here.

Paper Lace Bands

If you’re not a ribbon ~~hoarder~~ collector like I am, my Paper Lace Band project shows you how to make a paper wrap for gifts. I used the Fiskars Advantedge Paper Punch System and scrapbook paper to make these pretty gold paper bands.

Full tutorial here.

DIY Holiday Wrapping Crate

Last Christmas I made this DIY Holiday Wrapping Crate to hold the papers, ribbons and tags that I used to wrap our gifts. I embellished the crate with a Merry & Bright decal and added wheels so I could easily move it from room to room. The crate will get a refresh this Christmas and I’ll share it during the 2nd annual Merry & Bright Holiday Home Blog Tour I’m hosting with Kellie from Design Asylum.

Full tutorial here.

I’ll have a new gift wrap post for you later this month so stay tuned.

Anyone else share in my love of wrapping gifts?

Things I Love: French Ribbon

April 27, 2016

Amy Butler

If I won the lottery, one of my splurges would be to buy hundreds and maybe even thousands of dollars of beautiful ribbon. I adore ribbon especially if it’s intricately designed and beautifully woven.

I have several go-to shopping sources for ribbon including this one and this one , but I am thrilled to have just uncovered what might be the holy grail of beautiful French ribbon.

Renaissance Ribbons was started by Edith Minne whose love affair for French ribbon started over 20 years ago. She turned her passion into a thriving business and today the company designs, creates and supplies their goods to thousands of wholesale companies worldwide and employs 18 designers who create their patterns.

The collection of styles available from Renaissance is vast, each one just as beautiful as the next.

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Gift Wrap Inspiration: Flowers & Birds

March 28, 2016

SPRING GIFT WRAP INSPIRATION

Creative Ideas to Inspire Your Gift Giving

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One of my favorite ways to wrap gifts is using embellishments instead of, or in combination with ribbon. I love using items that add dimension and bring gift wrap to life. I have a basket full of odds and ends that I’ve picked up at clearance sales that I use when wrapping gifts. Embellishment can be anything from ornaments and jewelry to button or crafting materials. Use whatever you have to make your gift extra special.

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Gift Wrap Inspiration: Valentine’s Day Hearts & Arrows

February 8, 2016

If I had the time I would find an excuse to wrap gifts everyday. I just love a beautifully wrapped gift and always want my gift wrapping to be part of the gift giving experience.

With Valentine’s Day just a few days away, I had the perfect opportunity to get creative and wrap gifts for the favorite people in my life. I decided to keep things simple and use embellishments to add the wow factor to my gifts.

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Best Of: Top 10 Blog Post of 2015

January 5, 2016

Over the weekend I did a little review of the blog to see which post were your favorites in 2015. While some of the top post surprised me, others didn’t. As I looked at the top 10 post, I was happy to see that the things you love most are the things I love sharing most with you on the blog…design tips and decorating how-to’s, product inspiration, easy craft day’s and unique gift wrap ideas.

All of the blog topics you enjoyed most last year will continue here on the blog with even more impact. I plan to share lots more design information in my Design Guide, Product + Inspiration and Design Chat series and have some fun and easy gift wrap and DIY projects for you as well. I so appreciate the time you spend here on the blog and if there is anything new you’d like to see in 2016, just leave me a comment below.

I’m excited for what 2016 will bring but for now let’s take a look back at the Top 10 Blog Post of 2015!

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How to Style a Sectional Sofa {my most popular PIN on pinterest}

Decorative Tops of Bookcases and Armoires

Barn Lights–A Uniques Indoor Decorating Option

DIY Mug Wraps (2014) {one of my most popular Pins too!}

Decorating With Things You Love

Product + Inspiration: Hemnes Shoe Cabinet

My Christmas Theme 2015

{p.s. There’s a sneak peek of my 2016 Christmas theme over on the ConfettiStyle Instagram page}

Product + Inspiration: Gamleby Plate Shelf

Merry & Bright Holiday Home Tour–Part 1

Gift Wrap Inspiration: A New Way To Add Ribbon

Gift Wrap On Wheels: DIY Holiday Wrapping Crate

December 11, 2015

Hello friends! I hope everyone is easing into the Christmas season with joy and merriment.

This year I’ve been able to complete several DIY projects to include in my holiday decor and I’ve got fun and simple one to share with you today.

It’s no surprise that I love to wrap gifts. I love paper, ribbon and all the fun embellishments that can make wrapped gifts special and unique.

During the course of the year I keep my gift wrap rolls and supplies stored in a basket in my office. But when the holidays roll around I want to make our holiday wrapping supplies accessible for me and the hubs so I created a mobile gift wrap crate.

I picked up a wood crate at HomeGoods similar to this one. The one I found was painted grey and black.

Since I wanted the crate to be mobile I added brass casters to the base. I had the casters in the garage and they were the perfect size for this project.

Once the caster were attached I decorated the crate.

The feature element of the crate is the darling Merry & Bright vinyl decal from Welcoming Walls. Candi, the owner of the Welcoming Walls Etsy shop graciously partnered with the Merry & Bright Holiday Home Tour and sent me and the other bloggers a decal to use in a holiday project. The Merry & Bright decal was the perfect piece.

The decals are super easy to use and will work on a variety of surfaces. I placed my white decal on the center board of the crate so the decal really pops against the black background. I used a decorative paper ribbon (from another favorite Etsy shop) on the top and bottom boards and secured them in place with white thumbtacks. It will be easy to remove the paper and change the look whenever I want.

To make the crate super functional I added two short tension rods to create sections for wrapping paper rolls, tissue paper and rolls of ribbon. I added a plastic shower caddy to the side to hold gift tags, scissors and small ribbon rolls.

Including the time it took to attach the casters, this project took less than 30 minutes to complete.

Vinyl decals are such an easy way to decorate and personalize the decor around your house. Welcoming Walls has over 150 amazing decals including designs for the kitchen, inspirational quotes, children’s decal and custom door decals. And not only do you have an amazing array of designs to choose from but you can select from 12+ colors so your decal will fit your decor to a T.

I’m hoping to finish up my holiday shopping this weekend so my giftwrap crate will be getting lots of use.

Cheers to the weekend my friends~

The Art of Holiday Gift Wrapping

November 29, 2015

Since I love to wrap gifts, I thought it would be fun to share my easy formula for creating stylishly wrapped gifts. Even though it’s a pretty simple formula involving paper, ribbon, tags and a fun accent, it’s what I do with these items that turns my wrapping into an art.

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