Wanda Wen

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Paper Ornaments

December 5th, 2009
Paper Ornament Crafty by Lisa at The Red Thread

Paper Ornament Craft by Lisa at The Red Thread

I’m always on the lookout for creative ways to reuse left over materials. Lisa from The Red Thread featured a holiday tutorial on making ornaments out of paper scraps with your kids. It’s perfect for using up some of our never ending paper bits and pieces and spending some quality family time together making memories!

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Nature’s Inspiration

October 20th, 2009
Nature's Inspiration

Nature's Inspiration

The holidays are upon us and I naturally start thinking of gift wrapping.  I have forever been inspired by nature. Somehow, a touch of Mother Nature is all it takes for one to feel centered and at peace inside.  I encourage you to scour your immediate environment for uncommon wrapping materials – your closets, your kitchen cabinets, your stashes of fabric, your garden, your office supply room at work.  In this photo, I have used a green bark paper for the bottom gift, and a tea-stained piece of cheesecloth surrounds to gift at top.  A sprig from a peppercorn tree graces the top secured by multiple wraps of a skinny gold twine (available at beading or sewing shops).  Take a walk around your neighborhood and you are bound to find a great assortment of nature’s treasures.

For all you gift wrap lovers, stay tuned for my first book, The Art of Gift Wrapping, debuting April 2010, published and distributed by PotterCraft/Random House.  This book is a visually stunning and tantalizing, inspiring, resourceful how-to on the art of gift wrapping.  The photography was done by my dear friend Jules Bianchi, www.julesbianchi.com, and who also is available to shoot cool family portraits!

I welcome you to visit me at www.soolip.com and www.soolip.blogspot.com.

And remember ……. live each day with beauty and inspiration.

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