Canada AM design expert Karl Lohnes shares some quick, easy and inventive tips to wrap standard holiday hostess gifts.
Candles:
- Turn a candle's box into a photo box using photo corners and laser-print photos to cover each side.
Bottles:
- For an easy and interesting twist, place a bottle of Baileys in a hurricane vase and fill it with nuts. A nutcracker can accompany the gift.
Cookies:
- You'll give your or hostess two beautiful gifts in one when you present them with a $5 vintage soup tureen filled with delicious cookies.
Flowers:
- For a fresh twist, take a florist-prepared holiday bouquet and wrap it with a chunky knit scarf. Then display the flowers in a vintage trophy bowl.
Source credits:
Candle, Windsor Forrest, from Crabtree and Evelyn.
Large voluminous vase, Pottery Barn.
Grinch tree, Fresh Floral Creations.