The box I used is my new favorite gift box, the empty kraft boxes that house the document tabs we use at my office. One day about a dozen boxes were sitting by the trash can in office services. I asked if I could take them. Now half a dozen boxes are stored under my desk.
Before they were safely folded and placed in the box, I wrapped some brown tissue paper around them. This is actually reused tissue paper from a Piperlime shipment. I couldn't throw away pristine tissue paper! I kept the paper closed with an aqua sticker from the Martha Stewart Crafts line.
Another Martha sticker, one that was actually meant to be a food or recipe label, was used as a gift tag and covered a spot where someone had wrote on the otherwise clean box. All these stickers come in so handy and were a gift from the Boyfriend. I knew I found "the one" when he went to Michaels and bought me craft supplies for an anniversary gift one year.
Trying to keep it green, I just tied a piece of coordinating ribbon from my stash around the box for decoration and wrapping. This ribbon was actually leftover from Leigh Ann's wedding almost two years ago!
Here is a shot of the presents on the table at the bridal shower. The bride's color was aqua and the theme was "A Summer Picnic" therefore the gingham paper and red accents.
(credit, the amazing Heather Ryan Photography)
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