It’s here! Seems we wait all year for the holidays and when they finally arrive, we are shocked at how quickly they got here. Well it’s November. It is time to put on the Thanksgiving meal. It is time to buy the presents. It’s time to get those Holiday greeting cards out in the mail.
As a busy generation, many of us thrive on the last minute. We have so much to do that it seems we are always waiting until we seem to have no time at all. It is part of the culture of the busy woman.
We all have those gifts we need at the last minute. It doesn’t mean we forgot, we just might have had the unexpected guest. The invitation to dinner, we weren’t expecting. It’s the holidays, things happen. What we need are ideas of things that we can have on hand. Quick and easy, but still have the holiday sparkle. Making these ourselves also shows even if it is a small gift, they still deserve something special this holiday season.
Décor Blocks #116829 Stampin' Up! © 2009
One quick and easy gift is Décor Blocks. I can order these for you or you can order them online at my store, along with all the supplies you will need. These MDF boxes, which are all ready to cover and decorate, would look wonderful covered with Designer Series Paper, stamped, glittered, wrapped in ribbon or even a combination of all the ideas. They are a great go to gift to have on hand.
Another great idea to have on hand is decorated bags. These would be wonderful to fill with cookies, handmade goodies or even store bought. Everything looks fabulous in a fabulous container. Whether you use a White Gift Bags or our Cellophane Bags, you can decorate them with stencils, Décor Elements™, rub-ons and stamps. Add tissue paper, cookies and tie up with ¾” Polka-Dot Grosgrain Ribbon and you have a gift that really says that you care. You can add things that aren’t baked goods as well. These wonderfully decorated bags could be filled with anything that you have in your gift storage. You could even pack them full of the supplies that you used to make the bag. If you stamped the bag to decorate it, include a new stamp and ribbon that you used. Who would love a decorated bag full of treats they can use for their last minute gifts?
Christmas Blessings Treat Box Stampin' Up! © 2009
Then there are some great Treat Boxes that Stampin’ Up has to offer. These boxes are made with heavyweight card stock. They are sturdier than a gift bag. They even come in a pretty color so you don’t have to do a thing to them to be able to use them. You can have fun with decorating them though. You can dress them up with tags and ribbons. Use all those pretty embellishments to make this treat box special. It even has a cut out handle. Then you can fill the inside with great little gifts. Things such as lotions, lip balms, all those little items you may have on hand for just that occasion.
Just because the gift you are giving is last minute, doesn’t mean it is not special. It doesn’t mean that it doesn’t have to have the sparkle of the season. Have a few of these ideas set aside for just that moment that you need them. Contact me for more ideas and questions or visit my store which is open 24/7. There are so many ways to get creative with your stamps and scrapbook supplies this holiday season!
Happy Holidays!
