Valentine's Diy No. 1: Cute Packaging Past Times Scout's Laurels Co.
Monday, 23 January 2012
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Guest post service past times Annemarie Buckley of Scout's Honor Co.
Today we're kicking off our Valentine's DIY serial - where I've asked a few of my favourite artists, bloggers in addition to stylists to create some fun DIY's for our readers! I can't facial expression to part them amongst you lot in addition to start off is this cute packaging persuasion from Annemarie Buckley of Scout's Honor Co. (a newly launched stationery studio based inwards Vermont). Be certain to banking venture check out her online shop, (if you lot haven't already), she makes the most adorable cards, prints in addition to gift tags! Thank you lot Annemarie!
Every solar daytime is well-nigh chocolate for me. So when Valentine's Day rolls around, it's less of an excuse to swallow chocolate (who needs an excuse?) in addition to to a greater extent than of a lead chances to clothing upward my favorite treats. It's all well-nigh custom packaging in addition to wrapping. Dig roughly your leftover vacation supplies... there's outpouring to live on some crimson gift twine or ribbon that tin dismiss easily build the switch to V-day. I constitute this gingham newspaper in addition to ribbon inwards my ain stash.
Supplies:
Hot chocolate mix in addition to chocolate bars (I used my local fave, Lake Champlain Chocolates, but whatsoever build or size of bar volition work).
Spice jar
Mini metallic scoop (I constitute mine at the grocery store but this 1 is similar).
Mini cards
Envelope sleeves
Heart punch
Wrapping paper
Ribbon or twine
Scissors
Tape
First, assemble your favorite hot chocolate mix in addition to chocolate bars. For the hot chocolate, I saw this drinking glass spice jounce at the grocery store in addition to persuasion it was a perfect size for gifts. Scoop inwards the mix, add together a foursquare of wrapping newspaper over the top, in addition to secure amongst a ribbon. Include a mini scoop amongst the gift if you lot would like.
For the chocolate bars, pare off the exterior label (keep the inner foil layer on there). Cut a slice of wrapping newspaper to the same size equally the label. Wrap, tape, in addition to add together a ribbon. For bars that exercise non bring the inner foil (like my mid-sized one), simply twine over the master label. I made uncomplicated cards using a pump punch, crimson bill of fare stock, in addition to kraft envelope sleeves. These gifts could live on groovy for marriage ceremony favors equally well, specially if at that topographic point is a chocolate maker unique to the expanse or if it's a wintertime marriage ceremony (hot chocolate is 1 favor I would non move out behind!).
Scout's Honor Co. is a stationery studio based inwards Burlington, Vermont. Founded past times Annemarie Buckley, Scout's Honor Co. specializes inwards illustration, manus type, & custom blueprint for weddings, events, & other social correspondence. All operate is printed locally inwards Vermont.
Today we're kicking off our Valentine's DIY serial - where I've asked a few of my favourite artists, bloggers in addition to stylists to create some fun DIY's for our readers! I can't facial expression to part them amongst you lot in addition to start off is this cute packaging persuasion from Annemarie Buckley of Scout's Honor Co. (a newly launched stationery studio based inwards Vermont). Be certain to banking venture check out her online shop, (if you lot haven't already), she makes the most adorable cards, prints in addition to gift tags! Thank you lot Annemarie!
Every solar daytime is well-nigh chocolate for me. So when Valentine's Day rolls around, it's less of an excuse to swallow chocolate (who needs an excuse?) in addition to to a greater extent than of a lead chances to clothing upward my favorite treats. It's all well-nigh custom packaging in addition to wrapping. Dig roughly your leftover vacation supplies... there's outpouring to live on some crimson gift twine or ribbon that tin dismiss easily build the switch to V-day. I constitute this gingham newspaper in addition to ribbon inwards my ain stash.
Supplies:
Hot chocolate mix in addition to chocolate bars (I used my local fave, Lake Champlain Chocolates, but whatsoever build or size of bar volition work).
Spice jar
Mini metallic scoop (I constitute mine at the grocery store but this 1 is similar).
Mini cards
Envelope sleeves
Heart punch
Wrapping paper
Ribbon or twine
Scissors
Tape
First, assemble your favorite hot chocolate mix in addition to chocolate bars. For the hot chocolate, I saw this drinking glass spice jounce at the grocery store in addition to persuasion it was a perfect size for gifts. Scoop inwards the mix, add together a foursquare of wrapping newspaper over the top, in addition to secure amongst a ribbon. Include a mini scoop amongst the gift if you lot would like.
For the chocolate bars, pare off the exterior label (keep the inner foil layer on there). Cut a slice of wrapping newspaper to the same size equally the label. Wrap, tape, in addition to add together a ribbon. For bars that exercise non bring the inner foil (like my mid-sized one), simply twine over the master label. I made uncomplicated cards using a pump punch, crimson bill of fare stock, in addition to kraft envelope sleeves. These gifts could live on groovy for marriage ceremony favors equally well, specially if at that topographic point is a chocolate maker unique to the expanse or if it's a wintertime marriage ceremony (hot chocolate is 1 favor I would non move out behind!).
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Scout's Honor Co. is a stationery studio based inwards Burlington, Vermont. Founded past times Annemarie Buckley, Scout's Honor Co. specializes inwards illustration, manus type, & custom blueprint for weddings, events, & other social correspondence. All operate is printed locally inwards Vermont.