down time

Apologies to my lovely readers- I currently have no interenet connection. And apparently wont have any until th 27th Decmeber *aarrrh!*. Some confusion between our new and old service providers has left us internet-less. My lovely neighbour has offered her services to check messages, but i wont post on the blog until I'm up and running again.
Have a lovely Christmas everyone!
 

Krafty Red Christmas

I love all things kraft!

Lots of krafty inspiration resides in the lovely stores on Etsy.  Here I have created a treasurey list of some of my favourite 'Krafty Red Christmas' finds. I hope you enoy.

You can see my tresury list here if you like.

Christmas Gift Wrap

Christmas brings out the best of everything!

I have found some absolutely lovely gift wrap ( or wrapping paper to some) recently and just had to share. I'm not a traditional green and gold type of gal, so these gift wraps are just that little bit different.

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I just couldn't help myself. I had to add a few bird print gift wraps. I've always been a bird lover.

Gone are the days when you could only buy traditional gift wrap- being red, green or gold. There is such a choice of wrapping now to cater to anyone's theme. Be it traditional, modern, geometric, vintage or natural, you're such to find a gift wrap to suit you!

Wrapping Kit

What a lovely idea!

Beautiful gift wrap wrapping kits as gifts. An excellent idea I now have in mind for a special friend.

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Last minute Christmas gift ideas!

Cookie In A Jar.

What a brilliant idea! An economical gift that not only looks great, is fun to do too. But why have I never heard of this phenomenon before?

After having a look around good 'ol Google, I have found many excellent versions of the 'cookie in a jar'.


Don't these look just divine!

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 The last is not Christmas related, but I thought looked great. A good idea for a 'girls night in' party or similiar.

I have a few last minute gifts to do, so making these would be perfect.  I'll post my attempt at giving it a go in the next day or so.

Stay tuned.....

Christmas Tag Printables

I'm in love with all the lovely Christmas tags that are hiding in so many lovely blogs.

I just had to share these two tag sets, as they are so different from your traditional red, green and gold type. Which is why i like them so much.

Discovered over at the creature comforts blog, they are a free download. Yippee!!

Source: creaturecomfortsblog.com via Lucie on Pinterest

Source: creaturecomfortsblog.com via Yvette on Pinterest

More DIY Gift Tags

As I am now in the stages of wrapping up all of my Christmas goodies, I'm on the hunt for unique gift tags.

I found these pretty feather gift tags over at 'love vs design'. They are just that little bit different- so i like them! What do you think?

Source: lovevsdesign.com via Xianna on Pinterest

DIY Gift Tags

I'm always on the lookout for new and wonderful ways to wrap and decorate that special gift.

I stumbled upon this idea from A pair of Pears for DIY clay monogramed tags and ornaments that is truely brilliant. It looks quite easy to do, and one that the children would enjoy helping out with.

Source: apairofpears.com via Desi on Pinterest

To make these tags the exact same way, you'll need the 'letterpress cookie cutter set'. The letterpress cookie cutter set is readily available. If your here in Australia, I found this seller to be the cheapest for the set. Alternatively, you could make them using  kids play dough alphabet cutters or any other cookie cutters.

Happy gift tag making!!