This blog has taken on a life of its own. It has gone in a direction entirely different from the one I intended for it to go when I started. I had wanted to talk about decorating and creative ways to make our lives more interesting and fun.
I mentioned early on that I own a gift basket service located in Easthampton Massachusetts called Laurel Mountain Basket Company and that I have a website at http://www.laurelmtbasket.com/. I had intended to talk about some of the ideas I had and some tricks I learned.
The first thing I wanted to share was how creative packaging can make a really simple gift really special. I use a locally made Bar-b-que sauce in many of my designs. It's fast becoming a local favorite and is sold in specialty food stores in the area. By wrapping the jar in a checked cloth napkin, using a piece of jute to tie it off, and sliding a Bar-b-que brush under the jute tie, we've turned a simple jar of Bar-b-que sauce into something really special that you'll be happy to give to a friend!
There are hundreds of creative ways to transform simple items into treasures.
I'm always interested in unique ways to wrap hard to wrap items. If you have some fun suggestions, let me know.
That's a wrap!
Marie
