Swinging on a Star Creations by Shari Valicenti: The Gift Presentation Makes the Person Feel They ARE Special.....

Significance of the Name

My Blog’s name is a tribute to my Dad & my Husband. My Dad because he used to sing the song to me, "How 'd You Like to Swing on a Star?" It's about reaching for your dreams, you can stay where you are & be safe OR YOU CAN SWING ON STAR. Stars also refer to a difficult night just after my husband died. I was talking to him (I often do.) & said how I missed his "I Love You's". That night he gave me a dream... a gorgeous, bright blue night sky filled with thousands of stars, in the middle the stars formed an "I LOVE YOU"....such a gift on so many levels.

So "follow your own path, & don't worry about the darkness, for that is when the stars shine brightest”

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

The Gift Presentation Makes the Person Feel They ARE Special.....

In my last post ( Here ) I did a "Show 'n Tell" about a wedding gift bulb

I designed that made me think outside of the box.

Well this IS the box I designed to present it in. Ha!

The person that bought the bulb was giving it as a gift to a friend just loved it and so did the friend, THANK GOODNESS!! I always stress over these things.

Anyway this is how the gift box turned out...

I truly love doing gift wraps and table scapes, can you tell????

While I usually find these boxes at my nearby Michael's they were out and I was stressing over finding one in time. I was roaming through TJ Maxx's one day (love that place!) and saw this Halloween box.

I grabbed my trusty silver spray paint can and worked some magic

and you know how I LOVE magic!

I was contemplating how I was going to approach the rest of this when I saw this feather piece at Michaels.....inspiration struck and I was off and running!!!

I added the artwork on the sides and little glitter in some of the leaves, fun. Glitter is always fun!

I also made this draw string "sock" to put it in. I liked the zebra print to go with the zoo theme which was where the wedding was held. I am not very good in the sewing department, but I think it looked pretty good. Any advice is welcomed.

I found these at "jewels" at JoAnn Fabric and loved the idea that the draw string ends were not the same.

I'm NOT a matchey-matchey person!

I just think that after you go to all the trouble to find a special gift you just can't throw it in a paper gift bag and call it a day. If you want the person to feel special, you make it special...you put a little special touch to it that says they are special to you. It's the same as setting a lovely table...it says you cared enough to make this pretty for them, an added gift, a little show of how special you feel about them.

I hope you try your own creative version of gift wrap and see how much your friends will love it! I'd love to hear your stories....please tell all!