May 4, 2010

What to do when you run out of wrapping paper

I was faced with the dilemma the other day of not having any wrapping paper for the purse I had made for my sister-in-law.  I had found some Christmas paper and had thought of just turning it to the "wrong" side and doing something creative that way.  But then I remembered that my daughter LOVES tape and had used all the tape that I owned... even the duct tape!!

But I had tissue paper and this old shoe box... So I took the purple tissue paper and just glued it to the box.  I used 2 layers so you wouldn't be able to see the box design.  I then found these old cut out letters I had that were also purple and spelled her name on the top.  I think it came out pretty cute!



4 comments:

  1. Sooo cute!!! What are the letters made of? I was thinking about trying to come up with creative gift wrap for mother's day and writing a post about it, too! :) When are you giving her the gift?

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  2. they are made of chipboard -- you can find them in a box together with a theme of colors/texture/patterns at most craft places.
    She got the present this weekend when the kids went to Lockhart.

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  3. Sooo.....how excited was she when she opened it??? I'm sure she adored it. She's a very lucky girl to get such an amazing present!

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