We were meeting up with friends for New Year's Eve celebrations (dinner and fireworks - yep we are the ultimate party animals LOL) and I decided to make all the girls (my friends have daughters, I have the only boys) a little new year present.
A quick check in blog land led me to this and after downloading and printing the calendar (a cool freebie) I just trimmed, punched a hole in the corner, threaded them onto a ring and put a little ribbon for decoration.
A basic topper was made with clip art and printed onto scraps of card stock. I put the calendar into a cellophane bag, stapled on the topper and...instant present!
The lighting in the following photos is insanely bad, but you can use your imagination!!
Not the sort of thing that would get my boys all excited, but the girlies were happy :)
awesome idea, great packaging....awesome friend you are!
Posted by: Monika Wright | January 16, 2011 at 02:25 AM
So clever and so cute. You always come up with the greatest ideas.
Libby
Posted by: Libby | January 16, 2011 at 08:48 PM
Re: [the midnight scrapper] Libby submitted a comment to a quick and easy new year gift...
Thanks Libby, you know sometimes I just have to get my girly on (not often, but sometimes LOL)
Posted by: jody [gonggirl] | January 16, 2011 at 09:40 PM
ooooh, this is lovely! And, you are the queen of little girl gifts. I think mamas of only boys are especially good at little girl gifts!
Been thinking of all you Aussies with the flooding... hope things are safe and dry.
Posted by: elizabeth | January 17, 2011 at 04:12 AM
they look so sweet and beautifully packaged...
Posted by: Kathy | January 17, 2011 at 10:03 AM
what a great find and a sweet gift!
Posted by: jengee | January 20, 2011 at 08:37 AM