A 5 year old pencil box gets a re-purposed life.... Oh, the pleasure of gift wrapping! The joy of designing the right package for the birthday person! In this case, the birthday girl is a talented copy-writer, hence the tag "The rain in Spain... is good for the brain".
I took a used pen box and wrapped it in simple kraft paper. I was dying to use this adorable umbrella shaped that I received for Christmas - Thank you, ANA!! And for the final touch, I added some rain (I used a white gel pen) and some yarn to make the puffy clouds.
The key to success: less is more. Stay monochrome!
Click here to see my other gift wrapping posts :)
UPDATE: TA-DAAAAAAAA! I am honored to be featured at Blissful and Domestic, Candace Creations, Tales of a Trophy Wife, Flamingo Toes and Mr Shines Class. Thank you for your support :)





I LOVE this. You can wrap my presents anytime. I have never thought to do something as creatively as this! Thanks so much for sharing!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Marilyn :) I love making unique presents for the people I care about the most.
DeleteThat is adorable!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Rebekah! I'm so glad you like it :)
Deletethis is really lovely
ReplyDeleteOhh how beautiful! Those little umbrellas are adorable!
ReplyDeleteThanks. Your golden wreath is just amazing!
DeleteWhat a beautiful package. Love it.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Rosemary! Your talent is amazing!
DeleteHow fun! You could do so many different things with brown paper--and the kids would have so much fun with it as well! Great idea!
ReplyDeleteWell, the first step was the hardest... new brown paper projects just keep pouring in :)
DeleteHow creative......Thanks for linking up @CountryMommaCooks…Have a wonderful Sunday:)
ReplyDeleteThank you, Deana, for taking the time to visit :)
DeleteStopping by from the Anything Goes Linky! http://queenofsavings.com
ReplyDeleteThanks for visiting, Justine :)
DeleteSUPER cute wrapping.
ReplyDeletelove it lots!
{love} lauryn @ lovenotesbylauryn.blogspot.com
How cool! Now who wouldn't want to receive that package!! I'm your newest follower and thanks for sharing this cute idea!
ReplyDeleteThank you a lot - you can make that too!
DeleteWhat a beautiful, thoughtful wrapping job. I'll be honest, I'm a gift bags type of person, but I love how good wrapping looks.:)
ReplyDeleteShiloh
everydaygameplan.net
I'm happy you like it, Shiloh!
DeleteAh! That is super cute! Totally reusable as well :-)
ReplyDeleteps would you please consider removing your word verification please?
Oh sweet is that!!! So original...I love the little umbrellas!
ReplyDeleteThat is much too cute!! Thanks for sharing your adorable idea! Pinning it:D
ReplyDeleteMaysem @ odetoinspiration.wordpress.com
Adorable! And so simple :) love it!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Alicia!
DeleteSo cute and original. Thanks for linking up to the Share the Love Wednesday link party at Very Merry Vintage Style!
ReplyDeleteMary
Mary, thank you so much for making time to visit! You host a wonderful party :)
DeleteWhat gorgeous packaging! So simple but really effective!
ReplyDeleteThanks for linking to a Round Tuit!
Hope you have a fabulous week!
Jill @ Creating my way to Success
http://www.jembellish.blogspot.com/
The wrapping is too cute! I would love for you to visit and link up at my Linky Party via: ourdelightfulhome.blogspot.com
ReplyDeleteMrs. Delightful
Ourdelightfulhome.blogspot.com
WOW!!! I LOVE this!!! So adorable. I love the little umbrellas, rain, and clouds. Very creative.
ReplyDeleteI'm pinning this for sure. Thanks for linking up to the Take it on Tuesday blog hop!!
I couldn't be happier, Betsy:) You just made my day!
DeleteGorgeous wrapping. I love the little umbrellas. I am going to feature this on Blissful and Domestic's tonight:>
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for linking up and sharing on Blissful & Domestic.
http://blissfulanddomestic.blogspot.com/
Wow, I think I'm singing with joy! Thank you so much, Danielle!
DeleteI love all the little details! It is just soo cute:)
ReplyDeleteThank you so much :)
Deletethat is perfect! i wouldn't even want to open it, it's so cute! thanks for linking this up to tip-toe thru tuesday!
ReplyDeleteI love the sweet details in this gift wrapping. I found your lovely blog at Mrs. Hines class. Hugs
ReplyDeleteThank you, Katherine :)
DeleteThis is the cutest box that I have ever seen.
ReplyDeleteThank you for making time to visit <3
Deletehow FUN and creative!
ReplyDeleteI love this! and I 100% agree...less is more. I"m a fan of a monochromatic color scheme. Thanks for sharing your creative talent at Show & Tell.
ReplyDeleteSharon @ mrs. hines class
Thank you for your kind comment, Sharon, and for hosting :)
Deletethis is very cute! love the yarn rain clouds.
ReplyDeletetoo cute! love it.
ReplyDeleteThat is seriously darling! How cute!
ReplyDeleteFeatured this on my Facebook page...its adorable!
ReplyDeleteThank you for the feature, Janel! I'm crazy about your style :)
DeleteLove this I'm featuring it on scrappy saturdays tomorrow!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Candance, you've just made my day!!! (as I am sipping my morning coffee right now)
DeleteHoly cuteness! I love it! I'm pinning this to remember next time I have to wrap something. :) Thanks for linking up to A Pinteresting Party this week. :)
ReplyDeleteVery cute! Thank you for joining me at Home Sweet Home!
ReplyDeleteSherry
Thank you for making the time to visit, Sherry :)
DeleteOh My!! This is adorable!! I'm your newest follower-stop by for a visit!!
ReplyDeleteWow! Adorable! You did such a great job! And thanks for linking up to my place! Welcome to Wild Wednesdays at Chatty Chics! Can't wait to see what else you come up with. :)
ReplyDeleteMelody
Adorable! Thank you for sharing your creative idea at Potpourri Friday!
ReplyDeleteit's a simply beautiful gift.
ReplyDeleteThank you, I just visited your stunning boat 15 min ago :)
DeleteWowowow, that's very creative.
ReplyDeleteGolden Mardi Gras, have a great week ahead.
Thanks so much for linking up at last week's party. Congrats you were featured:http://trophyw.blogspot.com/2012/02/winner-and-features.html
ReplyDeleteBeautiful and clever packaging!!! Thank you so much for linking up to the Pretty Packages Party. The March Pretty Packages Party will begin tonight at 9:00 PM CST. Hope you'll stop by again!
ReplyDeleteSmiles!
Jami
www.blackberryvine.blogspot.com
Thank you so much, Jami, I've linked another pretty package!
DeleteThis is one of the cutest packages I've ever seen!! I love how it all looks together!! Too pretty to unwrap. :) I featured you today! http://www.flamingotoes.com/2012/03/crush-of-the-week-think-pink-features-41/
ReplyDeleteBeverly, you are the sweetest and you made my day! Thank you!!!
Deletevery creative and so crafty...beautiful :-) Visiting from MYM, hope that you can return the visit too.
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That is too cute! Wow. Now I want to wrap my presents like that.
ReplyDeleteWow, that is adorable. I think the rain clouds are my favorite part. They are sooo inventive! I'm a brand new follower and I would love a follow back at
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Thank you, I made the yarn clouds on a whim, after the box was already "finished"
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