OK folks, it's a wrap!

Well my dear friends, this is likely to be my last idea post before Christmas, so I hope you approve...

I haven't had great lighting of late, so with the sun's rare appearance today, I took a lot of pictures (perhaps too many?).

Today I wanted to show you what I hope you'll find to be a very pretty way to present some of your delicious baking goods in an unexpected little container we tend to just throw away....

But before I continue, I wanted to let you know that all of the paper used on this post was a generous gift from Canvas Corp. I am so thankful because this came at the perfect time. 

I'm not sure if you can tell, but this is a mandarin orange wooden box, covered in book pages and some more of the beautiful paper I received.  I have been saving those crates trying to think of what to use them for and I think this is just right...

I adore this black and white stripe cardstock paper, which I used to make this little box to put some store bought shortbread cookies inside (I speak about this here).  If you would like a tutorial of this box, I will gladly do one, but it's just a simple 12"X12" cube.  The waxed cotton cord was also in my package from Canvas Corp...I am so grateful.

 This beautiful recipe card is also
from Canvas Corp...isn't it darling?

I love how the cookies look inside their little box and the sprigs of cedar add just the right Christmas touch...

This bag was a simple brown craft bag from the dollar store and I used the same technique I speak about here to make it into a pretty cookie bag....

I think this paper is perfect for this idea. I am just smitten with it.  Do you like it?  Well let me see what I can do, as there might just be a giveaway coming up....

So my friends, this is it from me for now.  I hope you enjoyed this little idea and that I have inspired you to think outside the 'wooden box' (sorry, I just had to). 


Oh, but before I go, I have one more.  This one my kids don't appreciate because they think I'm lying to Santa....ha! 

I'm fairly certain he
has a sense of humour....

Instructions on how to use

these pens can be found here

Thank you for spending your precious time with me...


much love,

Lucy