Not when you wrap it in a pretty way!
Admit it. You love gift cards! The ability to get cash in a tiny card that slips in your wallet and lets you shop guilt-free? If you feel badly giving gift cards, though, because you think they’re not thoughtful, I’ve thought a few ways to wrap your gift card with thoughtfulness and prettiness.
Here are my ideas, this week on SweetHome.
I love Christmas gift wrap as much as the next girl. OK maybe more. Every year I buy rolls of wrap only to go into my storage locker and find brand new rolls that I bought last year, in the post-Christmas crazy sales, because I was excited to have new wrap for the following year.
And I may have a slight obsession with the gift wrap from Target, but it is so pretty and so inexpensive. It also comes in like Great Wall of China length, so unless you have 83 relatives to buy gifts for you will never finish a roll in one year.
Anyway, if you`re not like me and don`t have an obsession with gift wrap and have finished allyour shopping only to discover you`re out of gift wrap and cannot bear to enter another store and stand in another line, well then, I have the perfect solution on how to wrap your gifts so they look festive and pretty. And all you need is white paper.
Get all the easy-to-follow instructions right here.
When I get press releases at work, they often come with some sort of accoutrement — and this week was no exception, when I received a bag full of smooth black rocks, I think, to illustrate that a new spa was now offering hot stone massages. Instead of simply tossing the stones in the trash (what else could I do with them — perform my own hot stone massage at home?), I decided to upcycle them into this project for my blog on SweetHome! For a sushi soiree or Thai-inspired dinner party, these stones are not only chopsticks rests, but unique place cards — and they’re reusable, too!
I’m not implying that you need to then make your own sushi. I don’t. (Oh big surprise, I know!). Instead, I spread the love by ordering from the cute little place across the street, which delivers. I’m so lazy! Whatever.
What You’ll Need
Directions
1. Make sure stones are clean and dry.
2. Using a penny or pencil, apply rub-on transfer letter or letter sticker to stone in the name of each guest.
3. Position the letter slightly off-centre so it’s visible when you rest the chopsticks on top.
4. Place stone on a bamboo placemat and add an Asian-style napkin to complete the look.
Tip: To reuse stones, use an erase to remove the rub-on transfer or gently peel off sticker, being careful not to scratch the stone. Wash, dry, and it’s ready for your next party!
