Petite Laduree Box Re-Gift

If you are lucky enough to receive a macaron-filled Ladree box, you likely aren't going to re-gift the box but keep it for yourself. I know that, but in my case it was fun to try. I am pretty shameless about asking whoever is going to Paris to bring me back a few boxes, so I had a fabulous macaron delivery last month. Since then, these petite boxes in Laduree's striking new patterns have been sitting on my desk saying " I dare you to re-gift me!"

Once the macarons are gone, these gorgeous petite boxes would be so lovely to pass along to a special friend with a little gift inside, a bar of perfumed soap, a little candle, or lipstick and nail polish in a colour she would love to try, something thoughtful and pretty. You know, on those days when you are feeling really generous and will actually share your pretty boxes! On this first one, I wanted to show the gold embossed oval pattern that surrounds the Laduree logo so I punched a hole in the lid (yes, right through the logo), knotted the ribbon on the lid underside and pulled the duplex (2 colour) ribbon through into two loops and then held it into position with a rhinestone ring. It was that easy, so easy I can't believe I haven't thought of it before. As long as the ribbon is the same width or wider than the ring, it will hold. Keep in mind you could do this with any flat napkin ring, round, oval, or square as I showed you a few weeks back. There are some interesting textures and colours that could be used in gift wrapping. Just another option instead of a traditional bow. Laduree is well-known for their pastel packaging palette so I wanted to enhance it's feminine nature with the sparkly rhinestones. Something gold to match the embossing would work nicely too, but now that I see it I do like some sparkle on this Laduree re-gift.

For the second, more dramatic purple and black palette I had no choice but to rely on my Paris labels to cover the logo and oval outline. A girl has to do what a girl has to do. I would normally fill in the label with the recipients name but I may want to use this one for some personal gifting coming up. Surprisingly, neither box took to my wider ribbons, I tried and it just overwhelmed the pretty pattern. A dainty duplex purple ribbon tied into a bow on all four sides seemed to do the job. With this method, the recipient doesn't have to untie any ribbons (as I know women have a love/hate relationship with untying pretty ribbons) just lift off the lid to see whatever little treasure you have placed inside. Actually, both styles work that way.

All photos by Sande Chase ~ Oooh la la Cadeau

Right in front of me......

Months ago, I sent my husband and son to the city dump and had them dispose of over 100 wallpaper books from my sample library. It felt so efficient, but what was I thinking! The blue and white pattern seen in the gift above is a wallpaper sheet from one of the remaining books that I keep around, just because I couldn't quite part with every last one of them. They are lined up directly across from my computer screen, one day I looked up and had a "what did I do?" moment. I now have a wonderful, but limited collection of pattern and colour that I sometimes can't find in gift wrap. They do have pattern specifications on the back, so they aren't something I would use for paying customers, but as a personal collection they will do just fine for petite gifts. I went hunting for a ribbon that fit the mood and found this mint & blue duplex satin that I tied into a double bow. I'm not suggesting every wallpaper will work, smaller patterns seem to work best and anything too thick is hard to fold. Go hunting, a clearance roll could wrap a lot of gifts.

Here's another that I'll use for my next gifrlfriend gift in my favorite combination of pink and orange. And yes, these Paris labels are going on the website this week.

Both Photos by Sande Chase/Paris Labels at Oooh la la Cadeau