In need of some inspiration? Here's a little gift guide! I think home-made goodies or anything home-baked would be great as well. Other options are; a great (special) wine or even a wine-tasting, a framed picture or piece of art. Just buy (or make) something special that makes her feel appreciated!
This may seem a strange subject for a blogpost right now (you know, after all the holidays) but since it is one of my goals to learn 'how to perfectly wrap a gift', I thought it would be fun to share what I've found out (and came accros on the world wide web:-).
First of all, it's obvious there are a few things you need to wrap your gift beautifully:
- the gift (never forget the present itself...);
- gift wrapping paper, but you can also use newspapers, fabric or wallpaper. Anything beautiful (that you can fold) will be perfect;
- ribbon that matches your paper and other accessories (ornaments to match the gift- or holiday theme);
- scissors;
- scotch tape, or double-sided tape is even better!
Offcourse the gift should be super awesome to avoid dissapointment after anyone opened up your carefully and beautiful created packaging. But other than that, a beautiful package is already a really nice gesture and makes someone feel special. If you want to impress someone you should make sure the wrapping paper matches the gift or (even better) the personality of the person who receives the gift. There are, for example, amazing giftpaper-books with themes like 1920's fashion, floral prints, art deco or even persian designs. But an old ground plan or anything ecological would be nice as well.
Make sure to pack strangely formed objects in a box to make it easier to gift-wrap it. Or try the packing way from the video below, that looks really beautiful as well and is not too complicated.
These two videos show the most basic ways to wrap your gift.
And this one shows how to wrap a gift that doesn't come in a square box (any different shape).
Have you ever heard of this brand before? Probably not! I came across a picture of a tie on some tumbler-pages and had to google it. QP makes beautiful accessories (mostly) for men; bow ties, wallets or one of kind items for your wedding. All items are handcrafted and the use of natural materials and different fabrics makes every item unique. For now i think they only ship to the US unfortunately, but you'll never know if they will expand in the future:) I really like these ties and wallet, I think my handsome man would too!
For more information or to shop, visit: http://qpcollections.com
It's no secret I feel great in a dress, especially in one of my little black dresses. Dress beautifully to please yourself and feel special everyday. Frame your favorite (fashion)quotes just like these, to remind yourself about that. Or give them as a gift to your best friend! These are perfect to hang in your bedroom/walk-in closet or put them on a bookshelf next to your favorite books.
De perfecte outfit en andere must-haves om heerlijk te genieten van een prachtig helder zwembad (of strand). Met een vleugje retro maar vooral ook heel veel glamour. Enjoy!
Although that should be no problem while enjoying these fine things in life. Is there anything better than a nice perfume, a fresh bouquet of Peonies, silk, cashmere, pearls and a special treat?
Welke vrouw is er nu niet weg van de (dure!) glamorous, 'bedazzled' bh die Victoria's Secret ieder jaar presenteert? Het leuke is dat er nu een zeer betaalbare variant is, easy to buy en easy to wear; zie bovenstaande beauty! The Crystal Bra is ontwikkeld door een creatief team uit Amsterdam en Londen. Zij wilden een bh ontwikkelen die iedere outfit instant glamour geeft maar ook opzichzelf te dragen is als opvaller. Et voila, The Crystal Bra is geboren.
Which woman doesn't love the (expensive!) glamorous, bedazzled bra that Victoria's Secret presents every year? The good news is, there is an affordable alternative now, easy to buy (online) and easy to wear; check out the beauty on the picture above! The crystal Bra is developed by a very creative team from Amsterdam and London. They wanted to create a bra that brings instant glamour to every outfit, but which can also be worn as a eyecatcher on it's own. Et voilá, The Crystal Bra was born!
Officieel is Valentijnsdag een dag voor geliefden, maar door alle commercialiteit is het tegenwoordig vooral een feestdag speciaal voor vrouwen gevierd met veel chocola, hartjes, romantische films en teddyberen. Iets waar je denk ik weinig man vrolijk mee maakt. Maar speciaal om deze dag te vieren nog even een super girly collage.
Happy Valentinesdag to you all! Spread the love;) -xoxo-
Officialy Valentinesday is a day for lovers, but thanks to all to the advertising nowadays it's more of a day specially for women to celebrate (something?) with lots of chocolat, hearts, romantic movies and stuffed animals. Not that we woman need a day like that but it's fun though, so especially to celebrate this day, here's a super girly post.
Dit superschattige kerst-knuffel-konijn is geweldig leuk als kinder/kraamcadeautje (want; te cute, en 100% wol dus eco-friendly) maar ook als kerstdecoratie. Zolang hij maar niet net als Flappie eindigt als kerstdiner.... ;-)
Voor meer schattige knuffels van wol zie de webshop van ForestBlue op Etsy.com of kijk bij mijn 'Happy Tuesday'-label.
