Wrapping Update

 Remember the Pinterest Post I did on brown paper gift wrap ideas  (Here) to give us some creative gift wrap inspirations which would save us a few Christmas pennies?  I just love gift wrapping...it would be fun to make a business out of it. Here is how some of my gift wrap creativity turned out.

I used vintage sheet music on a tag with the cut out circles from the ribbon and a 

vintage Ear Ring in the center.

 The long thin one with the green ribbon has poinsetta's cut our from another paper. 

 This is my friend Carolyn's gift....she loves all things vintage soooo it incorporates vintage lace, seam binding, vintage tinsel and vintage sheet music on the tag. This was so fun to do. I made the star too with lots of glitter.

 I love polka dots so I had to have this ribbon. The bow has a vintage ear ring in the center! I can't wait for my son and his lovely wife to receive this gift. Do you know how excited you get when you find a gift just perfect for the person/person's?

 I used the Polka Dot Ribbon again with this beautiful gold ribbon...thank-you Michaels! 

 I was pretty pleased with this...it is for my wonderful cousin who is beautiful gardener (hint). I love this ribbon combo! 

I glittered a clothes pin to keep the gift tag I made in place.

 Vintage button at the center.

I am so grateful to be able to reach out to so many positive, creative and supportive people by blogging. I appreciate all of your support, creativity and hard work we put into our blogs. It has to be a passion doesn't it? I love hearing your wonderful comments and finding so many talented bloggers. 

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to you all! Stars have a very special meaning to me as explained in my profile and the name of my blog. My Christmas stars symbolizes that we can reach for the stars, all of us if we dare... you are all Christmas Stars!

“To be a star, you must shine your own light, follow your own path, and don't worry about the darkness, for that is when the stars shine brightest”

HOPE YOU ENJOY THESE LINKS FOR GREAT INSPIRATIONS:

THE SHABBY CREEK COTTAGE
Somewhat Simple
Delightful Order
The Brambleberry Cottage
The French Cupboard
Savvy Southern Style
Romantic Home
The Common Ground

Gift Box for the Wedding Bulb

I hope everyone had a wonderful Fourth of July weekend. 

I love celebrating with family and friends. 

Don't you love these hot, hazy days and warm summer nights?   

We had sweet corn, roasted potatoes with peppers and onions, caprese salad and baby back ribs. I steam them in beer for 3+hours at 275* and rub with my favorite spice rub. Then they are all set to grill later. 

I made this gift box for the first wedding bulb I posted about, the one with the pink and green roses. This was so fun to make. Sometimes an idea or vision just floods into my head and I know exactly how it will look. That doesn't always happen believe me.

I found the plain, round box at Michaels and spray-painted it silver, let the outside dry and then did the inside. I hand painted the trailing vines down the sides and added some green glitter to the leaves. You could so easily do this yourself.

The flowers (glue gunned) and satin ribbon were also found at Michael's. I made the gift tag and added the  vintage chandelier crystal. I love adding a bit of vintage to what I do.

This post is linked to:

Somewhat Simple