More Creative Gift Wrap

After my last post, I remembered another time I needed to get creative in my gift wrapping.  My grandson was having his first birthday party.  I had bought him a very large stuffed animal and I did not have a box large enough.  I looked around my house and found a plastic toy chest I no longer needed.  Since his party theme was Super Wings, I just added some wings and a few details.  I love that the natural shape of the chest looks like a smile!  

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I was asked to make some boxes for decorations at the party, so this was what I came up with.  The "suitcase" was something I had created as a craft for VBS.  I just wrapped a box in kraft paper and used duct tape for the straps and handle.  Either of these would have also been good for gift wrap, but they were just decorations.

On the back of the boxes I used various birthday stamps to resemble postmarks/shipping stamps.

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Keeping with the theme, here is the card I made.  I made some cloud stencils and stenciled the envelope.

 

Creative Gift Wrap

 What do you do when you don't have any wrapping paper and you are too lazy to go to the store?  You get creative, of course!  I needed to wrap gifts for a brother and sister birthday party.  I looked around to see what materials I had available and then just let the shape of the gift dictate what I did.  (The paper for both was bulletin board paper.)

This top gift was such an odd shape.  Instead of trying to wrap that handle part, I decided it looked like a nose, so I just went with it.

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This box I thought was shaped like a truck or bus.  Since she would soon be starting pre-k, I decided a school bus would be appropriate.  The number 4 represented her age at the time.

I was pleased with the final results, and they were a big hit at the party.  I also had a great time making them.  Sometimes it's a good thing when you have to think outside the (gift) box.

Batman/Superhero Party

 

Duh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh, BATMAN!

 

I had fun making this backdrop for a Batman theme birthday party for a couple of pretty special little people in my life.  This was done using bulletin board paper for the sky and buildings.  The windows were cut from various shades of yellow paper.  The Batman logo and comic action words were added later digitally.  I could have cut some photo props using my Silhouette or Cricut, but I ran out of time.  As is pretty typical for me, I didn't start on it until late in the evening and stayed up all night to finish it for the party the next morning.  That's just how I roll.

 

I think everyone had fun using it as a photo booth.  We even got the 90-year-old great-grandmother in on the fun! 

 

Two things I wish I had done -- I wish I had made it bigger (for larger groups), and I wish I had taken a picture of it with no one in it to use as a digital background.  Actually, I guess it would be quite easy to recreate on my computer.

 

There are a lot of photos here, but be sure to check out the last few.  They're my favorites!

 

 



I also made this gift bag for the Batman-wannabe guest of honor.  I cut the logo using my Silhouette machine.

 

 

Now I'll have that song in my head for days!

 





Mario Gift Bag

Two posts in one day!  Amazing!

I made this Mario gift bag for a special little boy for his 4th birthday.  He is obsessed with Mario at the moment.  I found the inspiration for my gift bag through a link on Pinterest.  (How did we ever survive without Pinterest?!)  Here is the original blog link.

I cut the various shapes on my Silhouette, but they were simple shapes that could have mostly been done with punches and/or freehand.  I used this pattern for the mustache.  I used a double layer of pop dots on the nose to give it dimension and also because I wanted to make the mustache wiggle using a homemade spring (faux Action Wobble).

Just for fun I also made a bunch of extra mustaches in three different sizes.  I applied double-sided tape to the back of each and had all the guests wear them (including the wee little ones) for a group shot. 

A special thanks to these two bloggers for helping me put a smile on a sweet little boy's face!