Category: Holidays

Shopping Bag Wrap

This trendy design is inexpensive to create and the cinnamon gives the gift a nice holiday scent. Now that Thanksgiving is over, it’s a good time to start gathering items to wrap your holiday gifts. I remember the days when I would spend $80 to $100 on decorative wrapping paper… Read more

Extra Button and Yarn Gift Wrap

Use those extra buttons you have laying around the house to create a fun, whimsical yarn gift wrap design.  I wrapped the gift in double-layered crinkled tissue, threaded the buttons onto textured yarn and wrapped the yarn around the box in a random pattern.  I tied the yarn in a… Read more

Reusing Recycled Gift Wrap

Now that the gift giving Holidays are over, considering saving some used gift wrap and and ribbon to repurpose for the future. I love wrapping gifts with recycled gift wrap and reused items…I think it makes them more stylish and interesting. Here’s how to refresh crumpled gift wrap or ribbon… Read more

Gift Wrap Ideas

Here is my Holiday gift wrap ideas segment from WBAL. Even though Christmas is over, I have techniques that you can use all year including New Year’s! Please Subscribe to my YouTube Channel I upload new DIY videos every week!… Read more

Last Minute Gift Wrap Ideas

For all of you last minute gift wrappers (like me) I will be on WBAL TV on air live at 9:40 am Sunday. I will show how to disguise gifts (like these), use household items to create beautiful gift wrap and how to make gorgeous, unique gift wrapped presents! Please… Read more

New Year’s Time Capsule

Happy New Year! This new year, consider making a time capsule. Create a list that includes current events in your life, your state of mind, favorite things at this moment in time and resolutions for the upcoming year. Gather photos and items of interest and put it all in a… Read more

Ideas for Hosting out of Town Guests

I was asked to host a segment on ideas for hosting out of town guests for the holidays on Good Morning Washington on ABC 7 and News Channel 8. Some of the products I will be discussing will help make your guests more comfortable and welcome in your home. Please… Read more

Happy New Year!

Whether you are getting all dressed up and hitting the town or ringing in the New Year at home with low key celebration, I hope you have an amazing and safe New Year’s Eve! Tonight, I will reflect on the past year and look forward to the journey I will… Read more

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