Christmas is almost here! If you're doing some last minute shopping and wrapping, here's an easy eco-friendly idea. Use new or vintage tea towels to bundle up your presents. I found these 2nd hand beauties at a flea market but your local Goodwill probably has a few up for grabs too. They double as a second gift and there is no waste. Vintage scarves work great too. For a fancier look you can tie them together with a pretty hair tie or add a pin, hair clip etc. I've gone low cost here and just used some yarn to tie them together. For the tags I photocopied some old images onto regular colored construction paper.
Monday, December 22, 2008
Sunday, December 21, 2008
Holly-day cards
My dog Holly has been the constant character in my Christmas cards for most of her 11 years. This year she got dressed up and added her mug to our white (trash) Christmas card. We forgot the cigarette to hang out of her mouth the day of the actual shoot but it's there in spirit. I also forgot to hang the wreath so that got added to the photo as did the Merry Christmas above the neon Austin. I'm a big fan of personalized cards any time of year and this concept could easily be adapted to birthday cards too. You can create your own by taking a photo anywhere that has the town name in it's sign. Just cover up anything that doesn't work with clipart/ the happy birthday sign etc. City Limit signs are always good. Oh- and I added the lyrics to Robert Earl Keen's Merry Christmas from the family on the inside of our card. If you don't know the fabulous REK- check him out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P37xPiRz1sg
Cheers & happy, happy holly-daze to y'all!
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