It’s possible that I was a slightly odd child, as my ultimate fantasy at Christmas was that all the wrapping paper under the tree match. You can imagine that my mother was a bit perplexed by me…
Now that I’m an adult and buying my own wrapping paper, one of the first things I do at the beginning of the season is buy multiple rolls of the same pattern. I spend a lot of time picking the paper each year and use lots of different ribbon to dress things up.
For me this would be an ideal combo.
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So, in the grand tradition of getting back everything you dished to your parents in spades, of course Audrey wants nothing more than for every single gift to be wrapped in a different kind of paper...ideally, the most sparkly, santa-ish, green and red paper possible.
Maybe something like this could be a compromise…but somehow I doubt it.
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You know my mother is totally loving this.
All images via Martha.
6 comments:
Good luck Joslyn! Once kids get the whole Christmas thing, your ideas are pushed to the back burner for a long, long, time! I bet Bryan is loving your paper choice though!
I hear ya Jane!
And yes, the faux bois paper was a nod to my sweet husband...who doesn't really care how i decorate for christmas ;-)
Joslyn, I have always been matchy with this too. I also bought the faux bois paper in multiple rolls, and decided to combine it with a snakeskin print wrap I bought last year at Ikea, and silver and gold metallic solid wraps, with deep turquoise ribbon!
oh that sounds amazing Laura!
i am currently working on my wrapping plan 2007 where everything matches, so i am with you 100%. i went with newsprint, baker's twine, and cute little clips to hold the tags ....
jane that sounds so pretty...i love baker's twine!
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