Tuesday, 7 October 2008

Christmas presents



I have been busy making 24 Christmas presents for the 12 days of Christmas swap on CC Swaps yahoo group.

I won't spoil the surprise for the recipients by posting pictures of what I made, but I was so pleased with the way they looked when I'd finished wrapping them (never my strong point LOL) that I thought I'd share that here.

For the smaller presents, I sprayed mulberry or silk papers with colourwash sprays, and for the larger flatter gifts, I crumpled brown paper up then sprayed each sheet with 3 colours of Radiant Rain. A quick handmade tag and tied it all up with soem interesting balck yarn to add drama. I hope the recipients realise that the wrapping is part of the gift, to be used in their art!
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3 comments:

  1. Carol7 October 2008 at 23:12

    Love the papers. Would never have guessed it started off as brown bags. I hope I'm in your group!!!

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  2. Creatively Lisa11 October 2008 at 11:36

    I just found your blog while blog surfing and wanted to leave you a comment thanking you. I love that you described each background and materials you used. It makes it easier for a novice like me to learn new tricks. I love your work and plan on checking back often.

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  3. Zeborah Loray11 November 2008 at 23:01

    Must spray paper for christmas wrappings.
    Must remember.

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