I met so many wonderful women that first year of blogging and Lidy with French Gardenhouse is one of them. A wife and mother, she’s also an antiques dealer and a Francophile, who would be living in France, if she had her way. She also has a beautiful online shop with all things French that you will just love if you’re into French, which I know many of you are. I love it too, but don’t have a lot of it. Vintage and French is a great combination!
I visited Lidy’s blog recently and saw some absolutely gorgeous photos that I just couldn’t wait to share with you and Lidy said, go for it! I so admire beautifully wrapped packages and admit that this is not my strong suit. I tend to just get by with Christmas wrapping and don’t always go out for all the details and special touches. Truth be told, we don’t have any small children in our immediate family and have tended to cut down on buying a lot of presents over the last few years, but I sure am inspired by Lidy’s creations.
Lidy does work for Romantic Homes and created this for the magazine. You can find all the details on the way these vintage wraps are put together on Lidy’s post. Some of these are printed out on vintage paper from her computer. Clever!
The top gift has small vintage checked French ribbon, a tag, and a little sprig of red berries, the bottom gift just has red satin ribbon wrapped around the sides so that none of the beautiful graphic is covered.
Simple craft paper, vintage elements.
All are unique and pretty using simple things like brown craft paper and sheet music.
Vintage ornaments and sprigs of greenery add so much too.
Lidy is even lucky enough to have her own wrapping station outside her house in this cute little garden house. Now wouldn’t you love to have this in your backyard?
With all of this at your fingertips, we could all wrap some pretty packages, couldn’t we?
So, how are YOU at wrapping memorable gifts? Are you like me and take the short cut by grabbing a gift bag or do you do a marvelous job using unique elements to wrap up those special packages with creativity and love?
I wish I was better at this one, but the truth is I’m not!
The Southern Accents giveaway winner is lucky #50: Brenda who wrote this:
So great!!! I have my husband looking to see how far it is to Cullman Al. Must GO!!! Southern Accents here I come.
Congrats, Brenda! You’ll have to let me know what you get.
Beautiful!!! Wow – those are so fantastic! And her wrapping room is just heaven!!
Gorgeous packages, perhaps they’re even more beautiful than the gift itself!
I love to visit Lidy’s blog. She is so creative. The wrappings are gorgeous and the wrapping station …. AMAZING!
Thanks for sharing more of her creativity!
Happy Monday to you dear Rhoda..
I have to admit, Rhoda, that I really paid attention to my gift wrapping last Christmas. I got lots of compliments and I think everyone felt special as I did each one differently. It may be the same paper, but the tags, bows or embellishments were all different. I really enjoyed it, too! It may have taken a few more minutes per gift, but I think it was well worth doing.
Oh my goodness, to have a wrapping studio like that is very dreamy 🙂 I love wrapping presents, now if I only had a wrapping paper studio!
Hope you had a wonderful thanksgiving!
XO
Kristin
Thanks so much, Rhoda, for sharing the giftwrapping ideas. It’s so easy and fun to take what you have at home and use it creatively to adorn your packages. You are a dear!
ps. the wrapping station turns back into a little garden house after the holidays. It’s a little house that wears many hats.
xoxo Lidy
Such beautiful wrapping…I love Lidy’s idea to use sheet music….xv
Hi Rhoda,
Wouldn’t you just love love love to have a wrapping center. I think it is gorgeous. Just as all the wrapping ideas!
Yvonne
Rhoda, I always love visiting Lidy’s blog. I am trying to put more effort into wrapping gifts this year. Wrapping is one of my least favorite things to do so normally I just take the easy route.
xo,
Sherry
Would LOVE to have a wrapping staion/room like this one! What a dream! I don’t wrap so beautifully anymore cause as you said there are no little ones and few gifts to give. This year maybe I will put more effort into it as we ahve my daughters new in-laws to buy for now!!!! Thanks for the inspiration!!!!
So many darling ideas. I LOVE wrapping. That was actually my very first job. I had forgotten that. Thanks for the fun photos.
Thanks Rhoda! I cant wait to see yours too 🙂
Thank you for sharing the inspiring ideas for wrapping gifts. My sister is great at doing a special job of wrapping. Maybe I can do better from now on. I also went over to visit French Garden House.
Such pretty ideas. I wrap most of the gifts with regular paper, but a few special ones I dress to the nines… there are some great ideas here!