Showing posts with label Holiday gifts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Holiday gifts. Show all posts

Sunday, August 24, 2014

Gift wraps and packaging

Wrapping gifts is one of most happiest activity during festive holidays or birthdays. It gives me immense joy thinking how the person receiving will feel when he/ she opens it with anticipation. Like me I am sure many people love the feeling of opening the wrapping and packaging to peek/ know what's inside. The gift doesn't matter the feeling behind it matters. If the gift is hand wrapped with lot of consideration to design and decoration it makes the gift so special. I seldom of keep the gift wrapping- whether is the lovely wrapping paper, pretty box or the gift topper . I keep them nicely folded in a big paper bag where I collect all of them. Some I have for years. I have forgotten what gift was inside but I love to reminisce  the sentiment with which it was specially sought and gift wrapped ( keeping in mind what would like )



I am always on lookout for easy but stunning ideas for adding the extra zing to the gift wraps. I found these gorgeous flowers which can be made at home in few minutes. 


Lia Griffith has beautiful detailed tutorial about how to make flowers which you can use for gift wrapping or for making a wreath or any DIY project you can come up with. The tutorial for the beautiful long stemmed paper rose with metallic paper can be found here. 


Another stunner from the immensely talented lady. These flowers are made of tissue paper. Its hard to believe , isn't it? The simple pain tissue paper that we use and throw without bothering to look at it can become something so beautiful!! You can find the tutorial here !! 

The lovely Lia Griffith has tutorials for many more flowers and that's not all she has craft tutorials, creative inspirations and free printables for holidays, kids, parties , decor and weddings. You will find food recipes as well !!!

All the image are from Lia Griffith. Subject to copyright. 


Thursday, December 16, 2010

Gifts for tea lovers!!!

                            This post is on demand. Finding gifts for your loved ones can be a happy as well as stressful task!! One of my friend who is going home for holidays wants to buy something which her family members would love as well!! They all are tea lovers..Honestly I am in the same boat!! So I found some great gifts which all tea lovers young and old would like.

                                                                                                                                                                                                   Courtesy:Susibell

Let's start with a cup of hot steaming tea.. I love this tea set and table setting amazing!! These doilies are pretty aren't they! 

Ok before we start ...Wanna know some facts about tea??

                                                                                                                                                                               Courtesy: 24.media.tumblr

That's not all!! It helps you combat with allergies as well.. Ashley at Design Sponge has some really great DIY tips for avoiding allergies with different types of tea.. Click here to see those tips!


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Courtesy: Woman's day

Some more DIY home remedies for allergies at Woman's day!!


Ok enough of these remedy teas ..let's get something very creative tea variations!!! Something you can make/bake for loved ones.....




                                                                                                                                                                               Courtesy: Sprinkle Bakes

I am totally loving these chocolate chai cups !!! I found this on Heather's  blog Sprinkle bakes. She is super creative and experimental baker and dessert maker. Her blog is full of inspiring and beautifully photographed baking and sugar craft tutorials and recipes!!! Click here to  get step by step instructions to make this lovely chocolate cup and the chai latte whipped creme recipe!!!! A perfect treat for a tea lover who also has a sweet tooth!


 How about doing some tea inspired creative project ..
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    





                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             courtesy: Linna Xu

Get inspired by this creative and unique book-  Tasseology, the ancient art of tea leaf reading, including a history, instructions on how to perform readings and a symbol guide. Interesting!! It is beautifully conceptualized by Linna Xu. Check her portfolio here!!




How about prints of something related to tea.. 


                                                                                                                                                                                 Courtesy: Laura Miss
A pretty tea pot print from a lovely Etsy shop- Laura miss.
                                                                                                                                                  

                                                                                                                               Courtesy:FredFlare

Submarine tea infuser .. How cute is that!! It would be a perfect cute gift for a tea lover..It is available here!!!


                                                                                                             Courtesy: Bettina.M
Tea inspired cushions .. How cute!! these are from Bettina's super cute art blog! She sells these on her shop here!!

Now the one below I am not sure is for sale yet .. This design won 3th prize in the "Beyond Silver" competition by designboom! The designer is Pablo Matteoda.

                                                                                                                      Courtesy:  Designboom

Its Sharky tea infuser.. You can see of Pablo's work on his blog!! I think it can make a cool gift for a young man who loves tea:)

How about tea towels..

       Available at and pic courtesy: Ericas

Eco friendly tea cup..


Available at and pic courtesy: Mocha

Make something yourselves.. Handmade gifts are highly appreciated always!!


                                                                                      Courtesy: Martha Stewart

Make this pretty customized tea sachets and gift box yourselves. Click here to get all the instructions from Martha.



Check out the  book below from Womans weekly- High Tea..It has recipes to yummy cakes, scones, pastries which you can bake for your tea loving loved ones!!!





All these is making me feel like curling up with a cup of tea and a nice book!!!! 





Tuesday, November 30, 2010

2011 Calendar..


A few days back I visited the museum to see the painting exhibition of renowned artist Cheong Soo Pieng at the Singapore Art Museum..The paintings were enchanting!! What I loved about the paintings were elongated limbs and torso, almond-shaped faces which are signature of his masterpieces!! 

painting
I really loved his style and incorporated it in my new sketches :) Now my ladies have almond shaped faces and big eyes as well!!



I made a few more sketchs.. then digitally painted them . Last week I sat down every evening  to I put them all together..  I finally by Sunday I had made my very first 2011 Calendar!! Yipee!!

2011 calendar

 All the paintings are associted with the months.. For example.. Polka dot French hens in April for Easter.. Ganesha for Ganesh Chaturthi in September..and so on..



Here's a sneak peak of the front page of the Calendar..



 I think they would make a pretty Christmas/new year gift!!

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