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lack of natural light made it almost imossible to take good photos today, so excuse the poor quality!)I really enjoy giving my friends and family personal presents which have been thoughtful wrapped and decorated, but in a simple and natural way. Using brown paper, kraft paper, wax paper, I`m just adding finishing touches as twigs, cones, sticks of cinnamon, berries and dried fruit. Specially dried fruit as lemon, orange and grapefruit works really well. I think that looks beautiful on top of a gift.
How to dry slices of orange, lemon and grapefruit for decoration :
Dry oranges for decoration by slicing them about a half a centimetre thick and softly squeeze out as much of the juice as possible. Try not to squeeze and misshape the slices. Place the slices on a cookie sheet and leave for about 4 - 6 hours at between 80 -100 degrees to dry. ( Keep the oven door slightly ajar for air circulation )
~ It looks beautiful and the wonderful scent makes your home smell amazing also.
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Modern CountryI also use natural twine, jute, wool and straw as ribbon. I thought about using strings of handwoven linen also. These whole anise seeds were actually meant as a subtle flavour for my favourite cake, but I think they look pretty cute on top of these small gifts for my mother. Looks like christmas stars..
How do you like to wrap your gifts ?
~ Aina ~