My friends know this about me. Sometimes, it takes me longer to think of the wrapping theme than thinking of a gift. Usually, the inspiration comes from random, everyday things. It can be about travel, a book I read, a dress from a rack, or a fabric swatch picked up from the floor.
For this year, the inspiration for the theme came from this dress which I wrote about last October.
This Dolce & Gabbana dress - which incidentally my sister has - became the springboard for the theme. Because a few weeks after seeing this dress, I saw this wrapper:
Isn't the similarity uncanny? This wrapper was so gorgeous that I had to use it! Problem was, most of the stores didn't have enough quantity for my requirements. The store with the most quantity was in Cebu! And I was actually willing to go there and pick it up. Thankfully, they found a way to send it here.
Now the best part of this wrapper is that it has 2 sides, so in some of the gifts, I was able to utilize both designs by adding a fold to reveal side B.
Since the predominant color palette is black and white, the ribbons echo these 2 colors. The combination of black and white ribbons give the overall look a more modern feel.
Finally, the finishing touches. I designed a botanical print card to use as tag, then found this shiny leaf from a craft store.
And voila!
This year's theme: A Botanical Christmas!
It turned out as nice as I envisioned it to be. And that's a big relief!
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