Guest post: Two Shades of Pink

I recently found a new-to-me blog, Two Shades of Pink. Jessica’s beautiful wrapping ideas took my breath away, so I invited her to come over and share some of her beautiful ideas.

Hey there Shabby Creek Cottage Readers!  I am just waaaaay excited to be here today and I am even more excited to meet all of YOU! When Gina asked me to guest post, I was OVER THE TOP HONORED!  Still am. :) I just adore her fabulously, awe inspiring blog! So let me introduce myself...

My name is Jessica and I blog over at Two Shades of Pink.  It's my little spot to share crafts that fulfill my love of fabric, yarn, paper, parties, packaging, tablescapes, decor, and just about anything creative! Whew.  I got a little winded just typing all that.

Today I am here to show you some packaging ideas similar to the ones I have been blogging about for the Christmas season. I just adore pretty packaging, don't you? It makes a gift that much more special. And I came up with the ones I have today specifically for wonderful YOU.

First up is one of my all time craft loves...yarn. I love working with it and you know what? I don't knit or crochet even a little bit. But I wish I did. This happy yarn flower is made just like a pom pom but you don't give it a haircut.  Just wrap the yarn around spread fingers (like jazz hands...and if you understand that geek speak then we'll be besties for always) about 30 times.  Slide the wrapped yarn off your fingers and tie a knot around the middle.  Then kind of fluff out the loops and hot glue a fabric button to the center. 

How much do I adore this Rudolph-esqe Bag?

I guess it depicts Rudolph all grown up after the bullying and problem years. 

I found some clip art I liked and using image editing software, I made the image a silhouette, played with the color balance and saturation (I liked this color blue), and added tiny little polka dots. I then sized, printed and cut it out and glued it to a simple white bag. Since I don't have a fancy schmancy cutting machine (I hope, I hope, I hope it will be under the tree), I went old school.

Scissors.  I am talking scissors, friends.

You can even print out the image on your bag.  Just set your printer to the bags dimensions and print.  My cheapo printer won't let me.  Boo.

To embellish, I used a red button for the nose and tied the top closed with some red ribbon. The doily is used as a filler and when punching a hole in the bag, I punched the bag and doily together and threaded the ribbon through both to keep the doily from sliding inside the bag.

I think this one is my favorite. I covered this one with red and white cupcake liners using a glue stick. EASY PEASY! To flatten them, I used a warm iron and spritzed them with water to prevent burning them.  I love how they are randomly placed to look like big, fancy polka dots! The tie is a blue, felt ribbon.

I love the whimsy of this white spray painted cookie tin.  Here, I used a cupcake liner again in the center. It is wrapped with a pom pom tie using blue baker's twine that was needle threaded with mini pom poms. The lollipop is made from the blue twine as well. To make the lollipop,  I cut a 2 inch circle from card stock with a paper punch and spiraled the twine from the center while securing it with glue. After it dried, I glued the circle to an actual lollipop stick.

This cutie topper is made from shredded paper filler! Again, I used a 2 inch circle of card stock as the base.  I attached double sided tape and in a sunburst formation, began attaching the strips of paper to form a circle. Once full, I trimmed it, glued it to a 4 inch doily and topped it off with a button.

This cracker style wrapped package is actually a paper towel roll! A great way to wrap smaller items and keep 'em guessing!  Think candy, small toys, kitchen utensils, scarves, ties, jewelry, and CRAFT SUPPLIES! I just wrapped the tube with tissue paper and tied off each end with yarn filling the ends with the shredded filler.  Three little pom poms sit happily on top. :)

I have a thing for pockets and putting them on a gift is a little unexpected but oh so fun!  It is perfect for shirt boxes.  I wrapped an extra piece of wrapping paper around the box while folding it in half to strengthen it. Using double sided tape, I attached a ribbon to the top of the pocket. The pocket is great for cards or other embellishments like this sparkly snowflake.

The festive, mini bunting  wrapped around the top is made from baker's twine, red felt, craft lace, and tissue paper. A perfect finish!

This was so much fun! I hope you like all the red and blue packaging ideas.  I have lots more over on the blog so come take a peek and get some last minute inspiration. Thank you so much for letting me share and please stop by anytime to say hello.  I would loooooove to meet you.  And Gina, I can't thank you enough for having me here today.  This place is just so lovely.

Merry Christmas and Happy Hugs my friends!

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Simply beautiful! I’m crushin’ on that red & aqua combo. Thanks so much to Jessica for stopping by! See ya later for the home tour – hurray!