holiday guide: the wrapping

leading up to that most special of days - christmas, of course! - i thought i'd share ideas i find for gifts, wrapping, decorations, and all of the little details involved in making a wonderful holiday season. 

so i  learned quickly this year that the wrapping is a great way to keep my pledge to support independent and handmade artists.  there are many special paper good supply stores on etsy and independent websites, some of which you'll find below.  

"six inch ribbon curls, honey."

"that's impossible."

"SIX.  inches."

-elf

 {l: scrapbits on etsy, r: rue magazine extras}

{l: paloma's nest r: petits details on etsy}

 {handmade paper tags on packages via design*sponge}

 {old brooches on packages via design*sponge}

 {add a teeny bit of greenery via design*sponge}

{a hint of glitter via knot and bow on etsy}

{a white (and cream) christmas from grey likes weddings via style me pretty}

this year i decided to go with simple brown kraft paper, and then use twine, glittery ribbon, and handmade gift tags to dress them up.  i admit to not being done with the wrapping yet (there's still time!), but here's my work-in-progress:

{my 2010 wrapping supplies}

{a finished package for c}

diane's favorite online 

paper goods/wrapping supply stores

olive manna

knot & bow

caramelos

petits details

in haus press

the twinery

primele

the creative place

brown paper packages tied up with string: these are a few of my favorite things. . .
 
xo. di.

*all images not identified above are from my personal collection