Wrapping Presents......

Bows and Tassels...

One of the Tasks on the List of things to do in order to complete the Mother's Bedroom in the Secret Christmas House, Dear Readers, is Wrapping Presents! There is supposed to be a stack of them tucked into the corner under the eaves behind the beautifully upholstered Wing Chair! I am sure you will think it silly that I was Surprised at how slow a process this was! The kit comes with a series of wooden "boxes" to wrap and includes a selection of tiny printed wrapping paper.

Here you can see the papers and a couple of the "boxes" in various stages of wrapping. 

(The gold foil is my own addition... I wanted a "shiny" paper as well!)

I started with the largest boxes.... 

assuming they would be easier to master 

the techniques of wrapping teeny tiny gifts!

And then I started on a smaller one.... 

you can see it here glued to the corner of one of the papers.

I decided not to wrap the bottoms of the "boxes" 

to save paper and trouble!

Here it is "wrapped"!

And then I decided I wanted to see 

how it would look tied with ribbon.....

I am using the same "gold-lamme" threads that I showed you last week.... 

I discovered that I could make them curl like real ribbons 

by running them carefully across my fingernail!

Which makes it easier to glue the "loops" to make a bow!

And while I was waiting for the glue to dry....

I also added a tassel to the Dining Room cupboard doorknob....

 

 because it just looked too bare without it!

(This is just a raveled end of knotted thread...) 

And testing it in the Dining Room....

And then I glued both it and the sideboard in place!

(I know, this is a shocking amount of progress!)

And when the "tiny" present was finally done gluing....

I put it on the chair in the Sitting Room..... 

and suddenly it doesn't look quite so tiny!

But I think it adds a lovely spot of color to this room!

And then, Dear Readers, 

I decided I needed to make a (large) small basket...

Using the wire edge of some gold mesh ribbon...

 glued to some card and then cut apart....

And painted a dark brown burnt umber.

Here I am testing it in the Mother's Bedroom.... 

it will nestle under the eaves in the back corner.

Of course, it will have spare blankets in it... 

because these Old Houses never have enough storage closets!

 I am very pleased with how it turned out, 

even though it will not be very visible 

when the chair and gifts are placed in front of it.....

(But I will know it is there!)

Here the stack of gifts has been added....

I put a gold foil wrapped one on top for added sparkle!

Then I glued the chair and footstool in place!

 

 

I only managed to get a few presents wrapped, Dear Readers,

 

 And only tied one with a Ribbon Bow....

But I do think those Bows and Tassels 

 are worth the trouble!