Tuesday, December 7, 2010

a gift for you

I'll be the first to admit I absolutely love the look of fancy gift packaging, but who has all that extra time during the holidays?  Definitely not me.  So, I thought it would be fun to do a series of posts featuring some quick and easy packaging ideas for the holidays.  The focus of the posts will be on the packaging itself not on the goodies inside.  You could use these ideas to package up all kinds of little goodies.


First up, I'm featuring these cute little 8 oz square clear top tins.  Papertrey  Ink carries them and they are perfect for quick and easy packaging during the holidays.  I started by wrapping a piece of fine linen stitched ribbon around my tin after I filled it with some old fashioned peppermints and tying a bow on the top.  Then, I die cut a kraft tag using the Fillable Frames #9 die.  Then, I stamped the tag outline and sentiment using the Fillable Frames #9 stamp set.  Did you know the cute little images from Tiny Treats: Christmas fit perfectly within the stamped tag image?  They make such cute images for tags!  I stamped the little Santa and colored him with koh-i-nor pencils (prismacolor pencils would work great, too) and a red copic marker.  Then, I simply tied my tag and button on my bow with baker's twine.  The whole project only too maybe 5-10 minutes.

I'll be back tomorrow with another quick and easy holiday packaging idea.  Have a great day!

Niki

14 comments:

sallysbitz said...

This looks great.
I must admit I like the look of lush wrapped prezzies although I never have the time either!
But I have made a mental note to make more of an effort next year. Been browsing fellow bloggers blogs and have gathered some great inspiration, yours being one of em xx

Diane Jaquay said...

This is darling! That little Santa makes me smile every time I see him :) Can't wait to see what other packaging ideas you have to share with us!

June said...

Oh that package is SO cute. I love it all -- the ribbon, button and tag. It all goes so well together.

Cindy haffner said...

PERFECT!!! I love your bow.

Allison B said...

So stylish and fun! Love the button and tag!

Lia said...

wonderful gift Niki I love the bow with the button and the label is so pretty
hugs Lia

Laurel Beard said...

Oh I love this. I have to make some cute little packages for my son's teachers and I have a similar tin like this. What a great idea.

Kathy Martin said...

I love simple but pretty packaging too! Not only to save time, but for environmental reasons. I like to make pretty bags that can be reused.

pops x said...

This is gorgeous sweetie, so cute, big hugs pops x x x

Amy Kolling said...

This is perfect.....I mean perfect. The bow, the stamped tag, the coloring. Love it Niki!

Christina M said...

This is super cute, Niki! I love that you're going to focus on packaging, because I could use some great ideas for simple gift wrapping.

Elizabeth S. said...

This is a wonderful idea!! TFS!

Marie L said...

It looks fantastic. I love the little tag. Fantastic how you always are able to stamp the framing on the tags/labels so perfectly.
It is very cute.

Alice W. said...

love love love that tag! too cute! fabulous packaging, Niki!