Sunday, August 16, 2009

Chartreuse & Tiffany

This photo has been in my file for awhile. It was a re-colourized photo I saw on a stylish blog called A Room Somewhere. Every time I looked at it it made me want to wrap..........so today I wrapped. As it turned out (as I never know where I am heading when I embark on a inspiration gift wrap) I wrapped up just about every technique I know all in one little package. I used custom gift wrap paper, a Tiffany box re-gift , decorative labels, layered ribbon, satin bows and a unique embellishment. It's a build-a-gift post and you are going to have to get all the way to the bottom to see the final result.


I started with the one work sheet I have of this custom Chartreuse damask paper that is standing by for a custom run. I love the colour chartreuse and have come to the realization that the only way I am going to get one is to print it myself. The same applies to coral, another fabulous colour to wrap.



My friend brought me over a Tiffany sun glass box for a logo box regift post and it happened to be the perfect size so I didn't have to cut my sample sheet. Even better it was the right colour. Though I do keep my blog wrapping samples intact if possible, this one will be unwrapped for a number of reasons. Too bad, I did love how this turned out.


By now you know when re-gifting a store box as I often do for personal gifts, you are sort of obligated to cover the logo. Just a reminder. Unless there is a piece of sparkly Tiffany inside, better to take the box style in another direction. I used a pale aqua decorative sticker with a simple calligraphy text which I will show you re-gifted in another post this week. But for today and because I have been somewhat remiss in my posting schedule I decided to go for a fully-embellished gift wrap. Gift wrapping can actually be quite therapeutic.

Chartreuse goes with any, and I mean any colour known to the human eye. You can click here to read my original post on Chartreuse and why it has that unique ability. As a gift wrap base colour it is deliciously adaptive to any direction you want to take it. I wanted to capture that gorgeous colour combination seen in the interior photo so I rolled out two varying widths of an imported double face satin ribbon. They are simply cut and taped to the underside with double-sided tape. This is easy, easy and a technique anyone can do. You can stop here, this understated presentation (I know my version of understated is a bit skewed) is ready to gift just as you see it.

Once you start layering and taping ribbon, sometimes it's hard to stop. The impulse is to add another width, another colour, another texture. And you should, that's the fun of this technique as anybody can do it. Imagine this with a another layer of shocking pink, a narrow black, a lovely lavender, so many colours and so many looks. It is an effective way to use up shorter ribbon lengths, especially on petite boxes. But that's not what I am doing here..........I need a ribbon knot and have a few more steps to go.



As you saw, I brought this satin ribbon under the existing layers and then tied the bow to the far left so the ribbon tails drape over the side. I always knot my first length of ribbon and then use another length for a bow. It is way too difficult to knot and bow at the same time and I have more control on the final size and position. There is nothing better than a good quality double face satin for bows, it sits wonderfully, has the most beautiful lustre and is worth every penny.

Yes, a single bow is certainly enough. So why am doubling up on this bow and adding another? And why does this package at this point look a bit lopsided? Isn't this a bit of ribbon overkill? It would be (even I can see that) but I need a bit more ribbon volume for it's final embellishment.



Isn't this just the best embellishment? I found this in my jewellery and accessory drawer and it is a muted chartreuse........no wonder I bought it! I think I wore it once years ago and think it looks much better on this package than it did hanging on me somehow. I have no memory of how I wore this. It has both a pin and clip on the back so I simply clipped it to my voluminous bow. It has been sitting on my studio desk for awhile and if I hadn't been here when my friend was wrapping (she has full access to my supplies) it would have disappeared. I don't think I slapped her hand as she reached for it......but almost. It is obviously a hair or clothing pin so keep your sale-and-clearance eyes open for these type of accessories. When used for gift wrapping, it makes for a gorgeous embellishment. Two gifts in one.

Don't forget..........You still have time to enter the Thank You Giveaway. Click here to enter. The response has been wonderful and I am so looking forward to picking the three winners sometime this week.




Top photo from blog A Room Somewhere/All other photos by Sande Chase ~ A Gift Wrapped Life

32 comments:

  1. Fabulous, darling! I adore Chartreuse, it really is the color that makes every other color look divine. Love your package, you are the queen of the stylish wrap!
    xo Lidy

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  2. I would never have thought to add a pin as a package embellishment and yet it fits so nicely with this wrapping that you did! I appreciate your showing how you wrapped this; I'd like to do some creative wrapping this year for the holidays, so I'll be keeping this post in mind.

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  3. Sande-Gorgeous colors and I love the flower pin.

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  4. that is soooo gorgeous! your comment about covering the logo made me think of a funny story: one of my mothers in law stayed in a very fancy suite in vegas. she brought back the very fancy toiletries and put them into our christmas stockings. my spoiled sister in law got very excited when she saw the little turquoise box tied with a white satin ribbon. instead of a bauble from tiffany's, she got a free soap. it was better than watching someone have their hopes dashed on antiques roadshow! btw, i love that you reuse boxes: so eco-friendly!

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  5. Oh my gosh, I think your gift wrapping would be present enough. I just love how you layer and the colours you use and textures. Just beautiful.
    xoxo

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  6. 'Tis gorgeous!

    I was intrigued to learn that the clipping of that beautiful room was your muse for a wrapping idea.

    Certain articles in beautiful magazines will set my hands and imagination going, but I don't think I ever thought about using my cutouts from magazines as springboards for wrapping ideas. Thanks for the great idea! I'll be much more aware.

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  7. Just found your blog, and I never imagined a person could be so talented wrapping gifts!!!
    Amazing, honestly.
    Best
    Chukker

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  8. so so lovely...those colors are amazing together...you have done it again and have inspired me beyond words! Happy week to you!

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  9. I love this. Seriously love it. I think it's my favorite that you have done. Bravo

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  10. Sande~
    What Beautiful photos you are taking! You are a real photograper with that new camera of yours~ This color combo is absolutly amazing! I am loving the velvet and the writing on Tiffany & Co. box!
    XO's

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  11. A beautiful package Sande - I have always been a lover of chartreuse especially with lavender...xv

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  12. Simply stunning. I feel like a broken record. I am so repetitive when it comes to my comments here. Of course it is true, that everything you touch turns to gold. This is one of my faves!!!
    pve

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  13. Chartreuse is one of my favorite colors! It seems to make everything pop. Your packages are exquisite. I don't think I would be able to open one, they are so beautiful.
    Lovely post.

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  14. Your creativity amazes me, Sande! You never fail to come up with one gorgeous combo after another. XO

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  15. I love it! That gift wrap is gorgeous and I do hope you'll end up selling it on your site. And you're so right: chautreuse DOES go with everything (and it's absolutely stunning with Tiffany blue).

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  16. As always Sande, you leave me speechless. You are the Queen of color...just love how you mix these colors together. Oooo and I Love your chartreuse pin! It finishes of your piece so lovely!

    Xox's
    ~Miss Kris~

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  17. Brilliant - you are. Colour combination is fabulous - and I love that floral pin, what a great touch.

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  18. I love the damask paper...and surely hope you have it in several color choices in your soon-to-be opened gift wrap room!

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  19. WOW!!! Your gift is simply too pretty to open.

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  20. Hi Sande. (Thanks for your visit). Love chartreuse! Years ago I used to fill gleaming new pint sized paint cans with silver tissue and truffles, and wrap them with silky chartreuse ribbon. Love how your decor photo is the perfect prelude to your lovely gift wrap...wonderful.

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  21. I LOVE these colors and the packing is fabulous!

    This is my first visit & I'm really enjoying your blog. I'll hope you'll stop by mine sometime and say hi :)

    Jenny

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  22. I want to win that giveaway so bad. This is gorgeous.

    xoxox

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  23. Love the embellishment, Sande. And chartreuse is a favorite - especially when it is silk.
    Catherine

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  24. Okay, Sande, I hate to admit it, but I don't know how to tie a double bow...Shameful, I know. I request a Double Bow for Dummies post!
    I see the huge turnout for your giveaway-but I am not surprised at all by the huge interest!
    Oh...and if you only knew how much this post relates to me...and what I've been up to...I've missed you! Hope all is well in La La Lovely Land!

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  25. Two of my favorite colors! I could receive an empty box you wrapped and I would be happy as a lark. xoxo

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  26. Yet more wonderful gift wrapping ideas. When will the new shop open? I am eager to purchase the "Gift wrap" box for a friend of mine. I missed her birthday this year and must send her something special.
    Regards,
    Amada

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  27. Gorgeous Sande. I thought of you quite often in Savannah & Charleston: so many treasures in the antique shops to adorn packages. I picked up a glorious handful of vintage mercury ornaments for my holiday packages & silver baby spoons too. I'm going to use them for shower gifts.

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  28. Wow this is the world of how to do it right! A gift wrapped with that much TLC better be just as fabulous inside that's for sure!
    Beautiful site you have here!

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  29. Where has chartreuse been all my life? Is it me, or is looking at this lovely color and package filling your day with joy? I am absolutely in love with this gift wrapping, and that flower completely gives it that extra pizzazz! Great job Sande! I want to say it's my favorite design, but you always surprise me. Thanks for sharing this, it is a gift in itself!

    Lulu.

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  30. absolutely wonderful. what an incredibly beautiful combination.

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  31. This is so gorgeous! I am going to try to mimic this for a friends birthday gift..its almost too pretty to open! Stop by..doing a great giveaway, ends Sunday.
    www.theenchantedhome.blogspot.com

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