The last remnants of snow have finally disappeared from my yard this week. I strolled around the yard and discovered tulips coming up and lilacs budding out! There are also dozens of irises peeking up too. I am so excited to see that spring really is upon us now. I planted over 100 tulip bulbs and I cannot wait to see them in full bloom!

Today I just HAD to share this personal photo we received recently. Its a shot of my husbands grandparents at the 1962 Seattle World’s Fair. How amazing do they look? Grandma looks stunning (and so chic in those sunglasses!) and Grandpa is so handsome. As soon as I saw this picture, I begged to take it home!

Continuing this weeks gift-wrap theme, today I am featuring ways to dress up a simple white package.

Its amazing how items around home can be repurposed in such unexpectedly beautiful ways. Be sure to check out Summer Watkins “how-to” photos over at Style Me Pretty.

{image credit} Grey Likes Weddings via Style Me Pretty

{image credit} Top from left: Eat Drink Chic, The Knotty Bride, Country Living, Martha Stewart

LOVE how using a simple hole punch can transform a plain white gift box (or paper ribbon) into something so unique and adorable!

{image credit} Top from left: Real Simple {1} {2} {3} {4}

Who loves receiving a pretty package? My hand is raised! I honestly get excited when I receive any type of package – in person or through the mail, from a friend or from a store – I literally squeal every time! Today’s post highlights simple ways to make someone you love squeal when they receive their own pretty package from you.

{image credit} Holly Holderman

I really like the idea of using your recipients name right on the package, as shown above. Use a laser printer, stamps or trace and then cut-out letters from decorative paper, such as old maps, sheet music or printed card stock.

{image credit} from left: The Haystack Needle, Sea Unicorn, Bugs and Fishes

Embellish your package with vintage wallpaper, paper doilies & mini clothespins (shown above in upper left). Or create a wrap-around gift tag (shown above in bottom right). Simply cut a wide strip of colored paper, attach that to your package (use double-sided tape or glue stick), then cut out  a smaller white strip, use a rectangle hole punch to create slots for your ribbon (or very thin paper strip) to slide through. Center and attach the white strip on top and voila!

Create a butterfly gift tag by downloading the PDF here.

{image credit} from top left: Ribbons & Pom Poms, Humunuku, Whisker Graphics, A Little Hut

Look for ways to recycle brown paper you may have tucked around the house already. Turn brown paper grocery bags and take out bags (the clean ones) inside out to reuse.

{image credit} from top left: Sundance Catalog, Style Canvas, A Lovely Morning, Nice Package

Alice in Wonderland is one of my all time favorite stories, and when I am looking for inspiration, I naturally draw from the things I love. I bought these great Alice inspired gift bags on etsy, and that is what really got my creative juices going for today’s post.

This theme is great for a winter wedding, but could easily be modified for anytime of year. And who says its only good for weddings? This would be awesome for a shower or dinner party too! Just imagine those adorable “drink me” tags on your cocktail glass. “Eat me” tags are also available at pinkcherrymama’s esty shop. I can just see little cupcakes adorned with those!

{image credits} drink me tags, top hat, blue Elie Saab dress, snowy iron gate, red rose, Alice in Wonderland tags, red satin heels, antique keys (my photo), burgundy Jim Hjelm dress, ruby necklace, heart-shaped tea cup

And for those of you who LOVE Alice in Wonderland as much as I do, be sure to check out the new movie trailer. It hits theaters and IMAX on March 5th!