My Nan came to stay over the Easter period and it was really lovely to see her. While she was here it was her birthday. My mother bought a crime fiction book, a Baylis and Harding bath set and a box of Bassett’s sweets for her.
I wrapped these gifts with lots of care, making the designs interesting and special. I used a premium flower wrapping paper from The Card Factory Shop. I used the leftovers to make a wonderful 3d gift tag for another gift.
I used white tissue paper and recycled thick pink ribbon to decorate the Bassetts liquorice allsorts. I enjoyed this gift wrap project and wanted to make an impression with my designs.
I treated my Mother to a selection of goodies for Mothers Day. Firstly I went into Primark and bought her some cotton rich socks for £3.00, four mini nail polishes at £2.00 and a pack of two scrunchies at £1.00.
Later I visited Amazon.co.uk and bought Good Food Soup book as my mother has really been interested in making different kinds of soup so thought it would be a thoughtful gift. I made my own key ring with a photograph I had taken. I bought a blank key ring on Amazon.
The Mums Book of Glamour was a fun buy and a great idea for Mothers Day. It can be bought at most book stores but I picked it up at The Works online for £1.99 (+P&P).
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used a theme of vintage and pastel colours in the wrapping paper design. I used a premium tissue paper, old sheet music paper and magazine pages to develop this theme. To finish the look I added recycled ribbons from chocolate boxes etc. They were pink, white and purple in colour.
I bought my brother a Nivea men tub of mini bath treats which was in the valentines section in Home Bargains It didn't have any obvious valentines associations and was a bargain at £1.99. Also in the home bargains valentines section were chocolates and I picked up an after eight chocs set for £1.99.
My brother is quite hard to buy for but I had a good browse on Amazon.co.uk and bought two DVDs Source Code and A-team. In addition I picked up an extraordinary chickens mini photo book because he keeps chickens in the garden.
I used an assortment of wrapping paper included a plain brown paper which I stamped using a happy birthday stamp and a teal green ink pad.
