Posts Tagged ‘gift wrapping’
Organising your craft room
Since a child I have loved messing around with crafts and materials and have always had a special place to store everything. Buttons in jars, paper in drawers and decorations in used boxes. In my early days it was a plastic bucket that had been used for toys, Which I could easily rummage through when…
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Wax Seals with Bakers Twine and Ribbon
In my gift wrapping career there is one particular trend that I have always been fond of and that is good old Brown Paper. I love it so much that I have based my whole ribbon collection around it and find the subtle brown colour a great canvas to work from. Brown Kraft Paper is…
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Dyeing your own ribbon
For many years when my clothes have started to look a bit shabby, I have popped them in the washing machine with a sachet of machine dye and have been delighted with the results. I have often looked at black coffee, black tea and beetroot juice and thought I would take the plunge this week…
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Appear on ITV with Gino and Mel
Would you like to appear on ‘Let’s do Lunch’ with Gino and Mel? ITV are looking for the fastest gift wrappers in the UK to come on the show Apply by 3rd August by sending us an email to ruth.breading@itv.com. T&Cs at itv.com/terms
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A summer photo shoot
I was utterly delighted when photographer Lyndsey James wanted to pop over to do a feature at the Haberdashery Closet. Her photography workshops caught my eye earlier on in the year as they are designed for anyone who creates or sells small products who want to showcase their work with eye-catching landscape photography. I couldn’t wait…
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Making a Pom Pom with Bakers Twine
Have a go at this fun and easy to do Pom Pom gift wrapping. All you need is your wrapped gift and a roll of Bakers Twine. I love the fresh texture of Bakers Twine and I am often asked how I use it in my gift wrapping projects. This easy step by step idea…
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Luxury Gift Wrapping in Paris
I have always been a huge fan of Dior perfume and have often gazed at their displays and windows filled with luxurious bags and couture fashion Several years ago I landed a dream job and headed out to Milan on my first assignment. I travelled throughout Europe working in their boutiques gift wrapping for their…
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Christmas Gift Wrapping Projects
Christmas was very exciting this year with lots of new clients and projects, with some booking a year in advance! Late November I did a gift wrapping service for Ralph Lauren at their Bond Street flagship store, and ended up spending some of my wages on Christmas presents during their Charity evening. Their windows were…
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Wrapping at the Country Living Fair
13 years ago I decided to take the huge plunge and book a small stand at the Country Living Spring Fair. At the time I had a small business working from the kitchen table and my first fair not only cost a months work, but terrified me as I was only used to exhibiting my…
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The New Haberdashery Closet is Open!
This morning we were proud to open the shiny new Haberdashery Closet here at the studio. Here’s me cutting a huge purple ribbon to officially open the doors! I arrived on site really early to do the last minute preparation including sweeping the car park and washing the doors! Customers started arriving at the…
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