What to do with all my calligraphy practice sheets?
Wrap presents and make make tiny envelopes of course.
Hand drawn gift wrap
This box can be recycled for future gift wrapping or used as a treasure box. I used a combination of water color pencils and Zentangle to create the pattern. I developed this Zentangle pattern but will have to save sharing the method for a future post.
Orion wrapped in the moon
For my friend Orion's bday it seemed appropriate to use the moon wrap I bought at the Neiman Marcus/Target pop-up last December in NYC. The wrap is by Rodarte. That's right, designer paper.
To add to the theme I made some galaxy stationary with my new white ink I recently bought for calligraphy experiments.
You can make a galaxy on any dark paper with a paint brush and some white paint or, in the case of this project, white ink. Dip the brush and then fan the bristles with your thumb towards your paper. Whallah; Jackson Pollock. Don't forget to spray in a sink or on a drop cloth.
This was my first time trying out white ink with my calligraphy dip pin.
Patriotic presents
Happy 4th of July!
Red, white, and blue (and pink).
Blue and white polka-dot flower made by me with crepe paper.
White and cyan polka-dot wrapping paper is from San Francisco Center for the Book. Pink bird wrap is by Hello Lucky.
Post pop-up wrap-up
Mothers day weekend I had two events at my favorite SF store; Arch! I sold various letterpress ephemera and cat toys that I've been making lately. I was available to help folks wrap last minute mothers day gifts and share wrapping tips and inspiration.
A whole cabinet filled with cat toys.
Catnip piñatas!
A week before my event I had my kid in the candy store moment when I went on a mini-shopping spree in Arch to find fun things to wrap with. I wanted to give people inspiration for wrapping with unique materials. I love a pretty wrapping paper and ribbon but I love to find alternatives to traditional wrapping elements or find humorous ways to make a present special. Arch used my wraps as inspiration to gather more fun wrapping elements from the store into a display.
I used my masking tape ribbon technique on a zippered pouch to show that the wrapping can be part of the gift.
The wings on this package are called Shwings and were designed to give your shoes wings.
This wrap is a paint chip chart + rubber bands as ribbon. Arch had plenty paint charts so we were able to give some rolls away to peeps who stopped by.
I wrapped some mothers day jewelry in a pack of confetti I had for sale.
We had a crafting table for folks to make gift tags and play with one of my favorite materials; washi tape. Because I love working with patterns I also brought some vintage wall paper scraps.
Top: My materials example. Bottom Right: Tags by my friend Heather! Bottom Left: Tag by a Potrero Hill neighbor.
Thanks Arch!
