I have traits that make me "me". One of them is that I have a photographic memory for birthdays and anniversaries (the ones I want and need to remember). Some of my friends admit to relying on me to remind them about common friends' birthdays. They say they don't need a calendar, they have me :)
My other quirk is gift wrapping paper!!
My friends and even some of my neighbours know that if they have a wrapping paper crisis they can come to me. I always have something or the other available. Always!!
I have this one which is perfect for a little-man aka pre-school boy's gift with robots, gifts and balloons. A gift tag from Templetree, Bangalore with an alien space ship to go along.
This one is simple and blue (yay!) and I have these perfect little message tags/cards to go along with it (again from Templetree).
Gift bags are elegant too, with a matching or contrasting colour of tissue paper inside. Sigh! How I love those pretty gift bags stuffed with crinkly tissue paper inside (I know, I know, I am beginning to sound crazy now).
Want some tags to go along with that?
And this one is one of my favourites. It's stamps of different colours, sizes, shapes on a basic brown sheet. I love basic brown sheets coz there is so much you can do with it. And I have message cards for this one too!
This one below is the latest in my collection. Spotted it the other day and could not resist buying it. Ain't it cute? I love those tiny shoes. Perfect for that girlie gift!!
I like wrapping gifts nicely and could do it all day long. Who doesn't love a neatly nicely wrapped present? Now all I need to do is make a career out of it ;)
Happy Monday!!
I loveeeeee wrapping presents too..I could do it all day long!Once Hubby watched me wrap a present and when I finished,he said,"You really like doing that,don't you? Like it really makes you happy!" LOL!
ReplyDeleteI know, I go to my happy place when I do that :) Aren't we weird? I guess! But in a nice way ;)
DeleteThat's quite a collection you have there, Simran :-). Loved the splash of colours - inspires creativity and feeds the soul - that's what I've always maintained :-). Keep collecting :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks Gauri!! :)
DeleteI love giftwraps too. Enjoy it and keep thinking of new stuff. Love your collection.
ReplyDeleteThanks Prats!! :)
DeleteI love the one with the shoes on it...quite a collection you have there! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks AJ!! I am so proud of that one ;)
DeleteYou are giving me ideas Simz.. I always HATE the standard wrapping papers in the usual stores, and sometimes use the inside silver/gold plain sides just because of that!
ReplyDeleteLovely lovely collection you got there :).
I know Aparna, I used to turn them inside out too initially till I found places where I could get my kinds :) Templetree holds a stall in the Soul Sante market some times. They have some lovely paper.
DeleteI hoard too... Shhh! Lovely post. Lovelier pics.
ReplyDeleteWill keep your secret, don't worry! Thanks says the budding photographer ;)
Deleteohhhhhhhhhh pretty pretty. I make my own wrapping paper.. cos I invariably end up using all the pretty design ones for crafting sessions.
ReplyDeleteHe he, i know i do it sometimes too on brown or white paper with stamps paints and all. Sometimes even news paper :) Thats fun! I bet you do something lovely with it!!
Deletemy comments get lost! anyhow.. awesome collections.. i guess i shud also start collecting! it must b fun!
ReplyDeleteAwww! Damn blogspot :( Thanks and you bet it is fun :)
Deletehey templetree has now opened a branch close to my house..will def check them out..loved loved your collection..what a colour post on a Monday...makes the day cheerful! :-))))
ReplyDeleteThanks Uma! I love colourful Mondays than the regular blue ones :)
DeleteWow! Great collection. I collect the small cards on the wrapping papers.. have tonnes of shoeboxes full of them :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Sirisha! It takes a hoarder to recognise one ;)
Deleteoh they look so cute, I have lately taken to wrap only in newspaper... going green and all that :D
ReplyDeleteI do that too and make it all fancy and all but like I said this is one of my quirks that I shamelessly splurge on!! :) Ooh and now I am thinking of all the ways newspaper can be dressed up!!
DeleteNow that's a seriously cute collection to have...
ReplyDeleteRuth
Thanks Ruth!! :))
DeleteLove the shoe one!
ReplyDeleteI know Rohini, that one's just way too cute!!
DeleteReally! I find this an amazing habit. Loved the collection.
ReplyDeleteBiju
Hee hee, thanks Biju!!
DeleteStart a business now! I'll send you all my gifts to wrap - I am downright lousy at it ;)
ReplyDeleteOh please do!! I shall do it for free for blogger friends ;)
Deletelovely collection :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Pushpa!! :)
DeleteGreat collection and fantastic wrapping skills too!! Wish I has as much patience, I just wrap my gifts in newspaper (if the store doesn't gift wrap) or give it in newspaper bags :)) The only color is from the Templetree tags (which we bought together..hehe). Please, please, please come up with ideas to make newspaper bags more attractive and teach me :)
ReplyDeleteYes, I r'ber that was Soul Sante exhibition. I have some lovely newspaper ideas, wait lemme work on that post. Maybe by next week will put it up :)
DeleteShoes n stamps! And last wala wrap looks so professional.
ReplyDeleteShoes n stamps! And last wala wrap looks so professional.
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