Vintage ideas for Gift wrapping

I have had the good opportunity to share some ideas about Christmas gift wrapping for the December Christmas 2011  issue of Garden and Home magazine 

The suggestion here is to give a gift of wrapping supplies.. 

I put together some tissue paper,string, tags, ribbon, pegs,embellishments and handmade  Christmas ornaments

 

Vintage music paper covered lid, punched stars double glued onto string, vintage image on box copied from old music sheet.

   


presentation on your table..

 Christmas crackers tied up in a vintage French  napkin with pretty ribbon

another French monogrammed napkin simply with added name using a vintage style dolly peg

 wrapping a bottle

for Monsieur....

coir wrapped wine bottle:

I simply wrapped the bottle with coir starting at the bottom working my way up, securing loose ends with small nails at the bottom and top. 

 

 

Dd made stars using  vintage music paper
 de famille:....  add name to star 

I used  French vintage lace instead of ribbon, the idea being to make use of what you have available.Any lace and ribbon of your choice will look pretty for the same effect.

French word -pegs

                    

Vintage millinery - a gift in itself..

 for Mademoiselle...... vintage lace for bow

Simple white tissue paper, Vintage French lace,  hand sewn vintage button hearts..

 all of the above will be available

from  my  vintage French linen stall at the upcoming

KAMERS VOL GESKENKE event taking place

at LOURENSFORD ESTATE 25 - 29 October 2011

Colx

Yesterday was the start of the annual Agri equestrian  events.

Dd discussing Mace ( so named because of his color similar to nutmeg)  with Boyesen ,our right hand around home, events and even grooming..

  

Benhur Mace is her much loved 
18year old Welsh pony

here Dd is walking Mace with her trainer..just going through some last minute preparations..

I am happily forced to take time off from all the preparations for my upcoming brocante event... more about that next time..this week it's Dd and Mace