tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8968803817110676732.post6504183986058977002..comments2024-01-02T02:32:33.534-05:00Comments on The Magpie's Fancy: Simple GiftsGigi Thibodeauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15326335927273800932noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8968803817110676732.post-79276440360673571902011-12-07T15:58:39.042-05:002011-12-07T15:58:39.042-05:00Gift wrapping is one of my favorite things. There...Gift wrapping is one of my favorite things. There is just something wonderful about unwrapping a box instead of digging into a bag. We make lots of presents in my classroom. One of my favorite things is teaching my students to wrap them. Big fun.Relyn Lawsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01389583730002062714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8968803817110676732.post-41805607449671693002011-12-06T10:00:30.583-05:002011-12-06T10:00:30.583-05:00oh man, but i love this. the sheer lushness of th...oh man, but i love this. the sheer lushness of that simplicity cannot be beat. and i LOVE those votives! i would never ever light them. :)d smith kaich joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13450581639610967780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8968803817110676732.post-50161413600677230302011-12-06T02:25:20.708-05:002011-12-06T02:25:20.708-05:00I love your ideas for Christmas decorating ideas w...I love your ideas for Christmas decorating ideas was searching the net and I came across your wonderful blog, congratulations and Merry Christmas from Spain.Julian | sofas pielhttp://www.decorpiel.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8968803817110676732.post-52777809283334122442011-12-01T19:17:13.246-05:002011-12-01T19:17:13.246-05:00such pretty gifts! i was (sometimes still am) my m...such pretty gifts! i was (sometimes still am) my mother's official gift wrapper too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8968803817110676732.post-58443771563636596422011-12-01T15:20:54.834-05:002011-12-01T15:20:54.834-05:00Anyone would love to receive a gift so beautifully...Anyone would love to receive a gift so beautifully wrapped for them! They are charming Gigi!<br /><br />I always have good intentions of wrapping beautifully but I am such a procrastinator that I usually end up doing something in a rush:) I do have memories of many years of wrapping all my mother and father's gifts with my sister ...usually on Christmas Eve:)GailOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09556665956317683667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8968803817110676732.post-86233436999700449202011-11-30T21:37:43.917-05:002011-11-30T21:37:43.917-05:00YOur photography is beautiful and I love your gift...YOur photography is beautiful and I love your giftwrap approach. It was actually my goal to do brown and white paper this year. Would love to find the string. I know I am going to enjoy adding your blog to my favorites to follow.shari @ Swinging on a Star Creationshttp://www.swingingonastarcreations.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8968803817110676732.post-18536934425912128502011-11-30T19:40:29.296-05:002011-11-30T19:40:29.296-05:00...brown paper packages tied up with string... me ......brown paper packages tied up with string... me too!<br /><br />I love giving gifts... I love wrapping them... I love the picture you share of you as a little girl imagining that you were a department store gift wrapper. <br /><br />(Sneaky mom....)Brenda @ Its A Beautiful Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02955486477303938670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8968803817110676732.post-75016749127877182982011-11-30T16:48:17.168-05:002011-11-30T16:48:17.168-05:00I love your ideas for gift wrapping. I bought som...I love your ideas for gift wrapping. I bought some red and white twine last year and I am going to use it with brown paper for my gifts just as you suggested. I am a first time visitor to your blog and really enjoyed it!Sunday Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13148090705938196599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8968803817110676732.post-48993573909856270472011-11-30T09:31:45.829-05:002011-11-30T09:31:45.829-05:00Such thought and beautiful simplicity Gigi. Your f...Such thought and beautiful simplicity Gigi. Your friends must just wait to receive a gift from you. Lovely. XOA Gift Wrapped Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07205794177017599676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8968803817110676732.post-91103867753283820512011-11-30T06:54:06.454-05:002011-11-30T06:54:06.454-05:00*swoon*...your wrapping photos are a treat for the...*swoon*...your wrapping photos are a treat for the eyes, Gigi--pure eye candy! I use brown paper a lot for wrapping. I can get a white variant too, which is especially lovely at Christmas with candy cane twine or ribbon. I like simple wrapping best, I suppose. We made an English-style Christmas cake, and been "feeding" it cognac for some weeks now--can't wait to taste! I bake a good bit usually. But you will be shocked to know that I'm really not a very Christmasy person. I do winter Solstice more. I'm a bit of a pagan. ;o) LOVE those pine cone candles...very sweet. Happy Days making ready for the holidays, my friend ((HUGS))Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09179096002434748927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8968803817110676732.post-86010510730325375912011-11-30T06:15:55.179-05:002011-11-30T06:15:55.179-05:00Hi Gigi,
Well, I know from experience, how beautif...Hi Gigi,<br />Well, I know from experience, how beautifully you wrap your gifts. When I won your giveaway a couple of years ago, it was so gorgeously wrapped that I didn't want to open it !!<br />We have always wrapped our presents with great care and try to make the wrapping as good as the gift inside. My sister and I have always loved wrapping our gifts and, like you, all wrapping paper is saved and used again as well as the ribbons etc !! It's a bit of a family tradition.<br />Your gifts look beautiful and the gifts themselves are so thoughtful.<br />It's the most wonderful time of the year. XXXXJacqueline @ HOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06154045482594773377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8968803817110676732.post-82162304548989295322011-11-30T03:02:28.326-05:002011-11-30T03:02:28.326-05:00Thank you for sharing.Thank you for sharing.dikviprealhttp://bb-exporting.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8968803817110676732.post-47317535777227937162011-11-30T00:25:32.527-05:002011-11-30T00:25:32.527-05:00Your gifts look particularly lovely Gigi.... and s...Your gifts look particularly lovely Gigi.... and so thoughtful, which is the most important part... xvvicki archerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07847183975086900816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8968803817110676732.post-64000250604639773152011-11-29T21:43:37.335-05:002011-11-29T21:43:37.335-05:00I love the organic look of the leaves and pinecone...I love the organic look of the leaves and pinecones with the brown paper. I'd love to have you link up to my Wednesday Wrap Party going on now! Warm Hugs,Bettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11771274057090968119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8968803817110676732.post-13143914635844972702011-11-29T21:38:54.990-05:002011-11-29T21:38:54.990-05:00I have never thought of using baker's twine fo...I have never thought of using baker's twine for ribbon. I love it!<br /><br />Several years ago someone I love was unable to buy presents on the scale that he normally did. But he had quite an enviable collection of beautiful and useful things which, to the near-teary-eyed surprise of the recipients (including me), he gave out for Christmas gifts. It is probably my most memorable Christmas ever.<br /><br />Merry Christmastime to you!<br /><br />-KeriIvy Cladhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03307765640404949525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8968803817110676732.post-73678841400302770812011-11-29T21:24:05.073-05:002011-11-29T21:24:05.073-05:00Just beautiful Gigi..you have given me some great ...Just beautiful Gigi..you have given me some great ideas!<br />xxxdebra@dustjackethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02397055465607649038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8968803817110676732.post-91462624987407382312011-11-29T20:30:45.230-05:002011-11-29T20:30:45.230-05:00Love brown butcher paper for wrapping gifts and th...Love brown butcher paper for wrapping gifts and then decorating with pretty ribbons. This year my family are getting nice socks with something special tucked inside. Not sure how they will be wrapped. Also making many of my gifts this year with either fused glass or small framed pictures in glass and wrapped and soldered in copper foil.Marilyn Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13115440271615593122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8968803817110676732.post-19325160876268815382011-11-29T20:29:11.223-05:002011-11-29T20:29:11.223-05:00Dearest Gigi,
You should have labeled your post: ...Dearest Gigi,<br /><br />You should have labeled your post: Eco-Friendly! Lots of people could learn from you for recycling things and still creating the most lovely gifts ever.<br />Enjoy this season and I compliment you for the way you handle it. We've never done gift giving for Christmas as St. Nicholas on December 5th and 6th was our day...<br />Love to you,<br /><br />MarietteMariette's Back to Basicshttp://mariettesbacktobasics.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8968803817110676732.post-36528267054091043712011-11-29T19:36:01.233-05:002011-11-29T19:36:01.233-05:00I, too use brown paper with the candy cane twine -...I, too use brown paper with the candy cane twine - it's simply beautiful! I also reuse gift bags and fabric boxes that I keep for the next year if the recipient doesn't want to keep it themselves. Wonderful post and gorgeous photos as usual, Gigi! xxoo :)Cathihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13514685526355525209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8968803817110676732.post-20177954554869740392011-11-29T18:21:54.241-05:002011-11-29T18:21:54.241-05:00You have given us all a gift with these beautiful ...You have given us all a gift with these beautiful gift images. Your creativity shames me -I just use boring Xmas paper and leave it at that...the shame. And we are a family who carefully unwraps and doesn't tear wrapping too. Might be time to lift my game I think. Will have to look out for baker's twine...can't recall ever seeing it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8968803817110676732.post-45744425774397606562011-11-29T18:11:36.486-05:002011-11-29T18:11:36.486-05:00I love "brown paper packages tied up with str...I love "brown paper packages tied up with string" ... as the song said, they are one of my favorite things! The mulberry leaves and small extra gift add such a nice touch.Pat @ Mille Fiori Favoritihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08922525910685129822noreply@blogger.com