Hello,
Peg & Shel with you today. We are so happy to share a few gift and wrapping ideas with you. This time of year we are always looking for an easy gift to take to out host/hostess and friends, so let us share with you some quick and easy ideas.
We are using L736 Leafy Doodle Border, S708 Leaf and Clover Prints and L422 Herbs stencils. StencilGirl® carries many leaves, flowers and nature stencils. Did you know you can shop by category? It is so convenient.
Peg Robinson's Gifts, Tags, Bags, and a Dispenser
In the picture above and in my video, I'll show you how I created gift bags, a decorative journal to gift in a bag, a pleasing gift tag and a decorated soap or cream dispenser. I chose to work with Archival inks and Gina K Glitter paste. Isn't that green shimmer lovely?
The bags are inexpensive sandwich bags in a kraft brown paper and a wax paper much like glassine.
The tag can be used to adorn homemade flavored vinegar or oils recycling old wine bottles. You can purchase soap and lotion dispensers at the discount store and decorate them with glitter paste and stencils.
Did I mention the decorated sandwich bags are great wrappers for gifting stencils to your crafty friends?
Shel's Wrapping Gifts Up!
For the November Gift It/Grid It theme I focused on up-cycling beautifully stenciled gift packaging using the three stencils.
For the first one I used spray inks and the Leafy Doodle Border stencil to make my own gift wrapping paper our of craft paper that comes in ordered boxes as packaging. Iused the same stencil & spray to make a belly band and tag for the package.
The second project was created with a used box that some essential oils came in. As it was just plain craft colored box I stenciled it using some acrylic paints with the Leaf and Clover prints stencil.
I like this stencil because you can use the designs on top of each other to add highlight or shadow with different colored paint. This box can be used again and again and doesn't have to be wrapped.
I made a matching tag to tie on the ribbon.
For the final gift packaging project I used a paper sack from the grocery store produce area with oranges in it. I used a regular dye based ink pad and the Herbs Stencil to cover the bag in stenciled rosemary leaves. Then I used a piece of cardstock to create a topper for the bag to keep it closed. You can also use the stenciled topper as a tag to write a greeting or the to/from information.
I hope you found my stenciled packaging upcycling ideas fun and useful and give them a try this gift giving season.
The second project was created with a used box that some essential oils came in. As it was just plain craft colored box I stenciled it using some acrylic paints with the Leaf and Clover prints stencil.
I like this stencil because you can use the designs on top of each other to add highlight or shadow with different colored paint. This box can be used again and again and doesn't have to be wrapped.
I made a matching tag to tie on the ribbon.
For the final gift packaging project I used a paper sack from the grocery store produce area with oranges in it. I used a regular dye based ink pad and the Herbs Stencil to cover the bag in stenciled rosemary leaves. Then I used a piece of cardstock to create a topper for the bag to keep it closed. You can also use the stenciled topper as a tag to write a greeting or the to/from information.
I hope you found my stenciled packaging upcycling ideas fun and useful and give them a try this gift giving season.
Well, we hope this helps you with your last-minute gifts this season. Thanks for checking us out and a big thanks from Shel and Peg at StencilGirlTalk.
Enjoy the holidays.
Peg & Shel
Stencils used:
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| Leaf & Clover Prints 6" x6" Stencil by Jennifer Evans |
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| Leafy Doodle Border 9" x 12" Stencil by Valerie Sjodin |
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| Herbs Stencil 9" x 12" by Jessica Sporn |
Great ideas - thanks!
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