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.