Holiday Gift Wrap Inspiration, Part 3

Now that you’ve selected your holiday cards, it’s time to turn our attention back to one of my favorite subjects – gift wrap!  Last week I rounded up a few of my favorite wrapping paper sources (here and here), and today I’ve got a few more to share.  And since I adore ribbon any time of year, I had to include a round up of my favorite ribbons and twines for the holiday season!

Clockwise from top left: Washi tape gift wrap via Wishy Washy (we’ll have more washi tape gift wrap ideas next week!); Gift tag by Hooray Design Co.; Kid Icarus; Field Guide Design; Dutch Door Press; Dear Hancock; Chevron gift tag by One Plus One Design

Clockwise from top left: Angela Liguori cotton ribbon; Twine and green velvet ribbon from Anthropologie; Fa La La ribbon from Paloma’s Nest; Airmail twine from Bespoke Letterpress; Custom calligraphy cotton ribbon from Paperfinger; Yarn and gray velvet ribbon from Anthropologie 

Check back soon for a bit more holiday gift wrap inspiration (gift tags!)

{images via their respective sources}

2011 Holiday Card Round Up, Part 12

With only a couple more weeks before Christmas, we’re wrapping up this year’s holiday card coverage with one final round up!  I’ve had the pleasure of featuring some truly stunning holiday cards over the past few weeks (you can check out previous round up installments right here), and I’m still in awe of the incredible variety of holiday card designs available this year!  Here are a few more beautiful examples, just in case you’re still on the hunt for a few more holiday cards this year…

Scout’s Honor Co.

Richie Design

The Hungry Workshop

Palmetto Press

Sparrow’s Nest Script

Wishbone Letterpress

The Beautiful Project

 

Sideshow Press

Porridge Papers

Julia’s Poppies

Vintage gold foil holiday cards from Hunter’s Hideaway

Citron Pressé

Pressbound

Dear Lola

Concrete Lace

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2011 Holiday Card Round Up, Part 10

We’re coming up on the end of this year’s holiday card round ups, but if you still haven’t made your decision there’s definitely no shortage of awesome holiday cards to choose from!  I have two holiday card round ups to share with you today, each full of beautiful cards.  And just in case you missed them, you can find the previous round ups right here!

Rob Ryan

One Lantern

 

Dear Hancock

Yoke

Pepper Press NY

 

Greenwich Letterpress

Paisley Tree Press

One Plus One Design

 

Ruby Press (left); Shortgrass Designs (right)

Inkprint Letterpress

Dingbat Press

The Wheatfield

Check back soon for a few more holiday cards!

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*Paisley Tree Press is one of my fab­u­lous spon­sors; for more on my edi­to­r­ial poli­cies please click here.

{happy weekend!}

Happy Friday everyone!  This weekend I’m looking forward to breaking out the holiday decorations and putting up our Christmas tree, and to helping my Mom celebrate her birthday on Sunday.  Plus, my Dad and step-mom are in Mexico this weekend to attend a wedding, and my 70 year-old Dad got to use his passport for the very first time!  Yay Dad!  We’ve also been dying to see the new Muppets movie.  Have any of you seen it?  But in the meantime…

…a few links for your weekend!

This week on Oh So Beautiful Paper:

On a personal note, if you follow me on twitter or instagram, you may have seen that we recently welcomed a foster cat, Simon, into our home.  We’ve been working with an organization called Homeward Trails over the last couple of weeks (through our friend Leah, the talented photographer who took the photos below) to rescue a few homeless cats in our neighborhood.  We think Simon was abandoned by his previous owners; he’s incredibly social and was living with a colony of cats in an alley.  When we first met Simon he practically jumped into our arms, and now that he’s indoors he loves nothing more than to curl up in someone’s lap and rub his head on their chin.  He’s incredibly well-behaved, affectionate, and playful.  We’re hoping to find a home for him soon to make room for a couple of other needy cats before it gets really cold.  So if any readers in the Mid-Atlantic area are looking to adopt a cat – please consider Simon!

There are an estimated 50,000 stray and feral cats here in Washington, DC.  Some of the stray alley cats are some of the sweetest cats you’ll ever meet and it breaks my heart to think about these cats trying to brave the winter outdoors.  If you’re not looking to adopt, but have a spare room or even a basement, please consider fostering rescue animals.  You can also donate to Homeward Trails here to help cover medical costs for rescued cats and dogs.

We’ve got an awesome cocktail recipe coming up a bit later this afternoon, but otherwise that’s it for me this week!  I hope you all have a wonderful weekend, and I’ll see you back here on Monday! xoxo

Photo Credits: Camelia via With This Nest, Simon’s photos by Studio Juno

2011 Holiday Card Round Up, Part 8

As promised, I’m back with some more beautiful holiday cards!  This time we’re focusing on some vintage-inspired holiday card designs.  With delicate patterns, flourishes, and pretty fonts, these vintage-inspired designs are perfect for the sparkle of the holiday season.

Colleen Ellse

Steel Petal Press

 

Sugarcube Press

a.favorite

 

Starshaped Press

Pup and Pony Press

Wiley Valentine

 

Old School Stationers

Sweet Letter Press

For the Love of Press

 

Regas NY

Hour of Nine

Blush Design Studio

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*Starshaped Press and Wiley Valentine are some of my fab­u­lous spon­sors; for more on my edi­to­r­ial poli­cies please click here.