We got together with Bob and Bette on New Year's Eve and did a gift exchange. Bev was visiting from Erie so it was an especially fun evening. I got them a large basket of goodies from Homegoods. This had all sorts of delicious delectables. Cheeses and crackers and olives and chocolate - you name it; it was in there.
As I was walking through the store, I also found this 2' long French whip. Now that's a whisk. I couldn't resist giving this as a gift. The problem was to find a way to present it. I wasn't going to just wrap paper around it. Finding a box turned out to be a project in futility. What to do?
So, I bought some greenery. Some sparkly, frosted greenery. You can't have enough sparkly, frosted greenery at Christmas for me.
And a few seconds later, BAM! Present ready to present! Believe me, there is a 2' whisk behind that shock of greenery.
Now all that was needed was to put the basket of goodies and the whisk in a gift bag and wait for them to arrive. It was a fun gift to give and made for lively and interesting conversation; which became livelier and more interesting as the evening progressed and empty wine bottles started to rattle.
There are a multitude of ways to present gifts outside of the traditional gift wrapped box.
As I was walking through the store, I also found this 2' long French whip. Now that's a whisk. I couldn't resist giving this as a gift. The problem was to find a way to present it. I wasn't going to just wrap paper around it. Finding a box turned out to be a project in futility. What to do?
And then it hit me. A cylindrical wine gift box!! That would work. Well, almost. The whisk fit in the opening perfectly, but I wasn't going to present it to them like this.
And a few seconds later, BAM! Present ready to present! Believe me, there is a 2' whisk behind that shock of greenery.
Now all that was needed was to put the basket of goodies and the whisk in a gift bag and wait for them to arrive. It was a fun gift to give and made for lively and interesting conversation; which became livelier and more interesting as the evening progressed and empty wine bottles started to rattle.
There are a multitude of ways to present gifts outside of the traditional gift wrapped box.
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