The countdown for Christmas has begun for my husband and I as we finish up our shopping list and plan our trip home to Nevada. Shopping was easy this year, so I plan to invest my time into the presentation of the gifts. December’s issue of Better Homes and Gardens magazine has the cutest ideas to garnish your gifts.
“Paper garnishes— from shapely flowers to ornate stamped medallions—give any gift extra impact. Nontraditional containers, such as tubes and wooden boxes wrapped with coordinating papers and trimmings, make gifts more special.”
“Prep Cut three circles, each 1/2 inch larger than the previous, from decorative paper. Fold each circle in half four times; snip the tip of each to make a small hole. Unfold to reveal the “pleated” circle. Assembly Thread the circles, largest one first, onto a wooden skewer; glue the undersides in place if needed, and leave space for a topper. Finish For the topper, glue two small shapes back-to-back over the top of the skewer. Cut the skewer even with the bottom circle so the tree stands up, or leave some length to poke through a wrapped box. Or use an adhesive dot or double sided tape to adhere to a package.”
“Flower Toppers Looped flowers are fun package toppers that double as ornaments. Cut same-size strips of decorative paper. Tape ends of individual strips together, creating looped “petals.” Adhere petals, side by side, with double-sided tape near the taped end, forming a circle. Tape or glue punched shapes to the flower’s center.”
“Stamped Medallions Create a variety of ornament-shape gift tags with one rubber stamp, two colors of ink, and a decorative punch. For a layered snowflake, left, stamp red and tan designs onto white cardstock. Cut out along different lines, and layer the pieces with glue dots. For a gift topper, right, stamp designs onto cardstock, cut out ornament shape, and layer smaller stamped cutouts on top.”
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