Decorating your own wrapping paper…
Here is a step by step of how I decorated the wrapping paper for Christmas this year. It was simple but a bit time consuming. I think one average sized gift (like the one with the Christmas tree drawing on it, took me about 20 minutes.
If you enjoy wrapping your presents differently, you can also check out this crafty idea which I did a couple of Christmases ago.
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How I wrapped up Christmas
Feeling very creative this week, and with all my Christmas shopping done (with a week to go I give myself a pat on the back), I decided to wrap the presents differently this year. Have a look at the photos below. It is very easy, albeit time consuming. You can be as creative and elaborate as you like and make the designs and colours fit your own style. First I used plain brown kraft paper to wrap all the presents, then I drew a design on using a black permanent marker and then I coloured it all in using these absolutely amazing and favourite markers from Pebeo. These are actually fabric markers intended for silk, but I find them a dream to use on paper. Pebeo have loads of fantastic products. I also use their porcelain paint and porcelain markers for all my Easter Eggs and Christmas hanging decorations.
Check out the blog for pics of how I decorated the wrapping…
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Our Christmas Tree Advent Calendar!
Each year I make up a new advent calender for my daughter and son. They love them… possibly it’s the idea of eating a chocolate every day for two weeks that appeals. This year I was very late so I bought a whole lot of mixed choccys and made these little hanging bags filled with goodies. Nothing fancy just chocolate coins and other delicious treats. The tree is filled with them and looks gorgeous. You can make these easily.. (hmm maybe for next year) by stapling the sides together and adding a little ribbon at the top. Hanging sweets on the Christmas tree is also a Polish tradition.
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I used the Laikonik wrapping paper to make the little bags.
You can fill the bags with any delicious treats.
Wrap your friends!
Do you have friends who love paper? Why not gift them this beautiful set of Laikonik’s silk-screen printed wrapping papers. Each pack contains seven sheets and seven different coloured jute twines, each twine is three metres long. Your friends will LOVE this unique gift and will be delighted to use the paper for wrapping, scrapbooking, framing, craft anything the imagination can create!
Head over to the Laikonik Online Shop to order one today. I will send the packs directly to your friend and you can add a personal greeting which will be printed into a lovely Christmas card and attached to the gift.
And of course the papers are shipped beautifully gift wrapped in…. none other than the Laikonik wrapping paper 
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What colour is your Christmas?
I have some gorgeous new colours in my wrapping paper range. All the sheets are silk-screen printed by hand. They feature my own design which was inspired by traditional Polish folk embroidery. The sheets are a good size of 760 x 570mm appr. and they come in 7 colours: red, black, white, navy, light blue, green and pink. Delicious!
The sheets are also popularly bought for framing and displaying in a room. Check out the feature in the most recent issue of Home Beautiful magazine below..
… and pop over to the Laikonik Online Shop and order some today
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Finders Keepers in Sydney
Hi,
Come and visit Finders Keepers this Friday night 2nd December and Saturday 3rd December.
I will be there with stacks of my wrapping paper for Christmas. And of course Circle of Designers will be there also with their fashion along with lots of beautiful handcrafted items just in time for Christmas.
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Circle of Designers is a fashion label that is 100% Australian-owned, developed and created. The fashion product is ethically and sensitively produced in the human and natural perspective. Art Based fashion with eco intent.
Hope to see you there.
Kasia
Free This December!
This December 2011 I’m gifting everyone who orders a Once-A-Year Book with FREE PERSONALISATION usually charged at $20. Head over to my online shop to read all about it and place your orders. You do not have to have the baby’s details ready before the end of this month, heck, the baby doesn’t even have to be born yet! Just take avantage of the freebie and redeem your book when you’re ready, or when the baby is born.
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New gift vouchers
I have just added these easy-peasy gift vouchers to my online shop. If you’re thinking of someone that would love a Once-A-Year Book but you’d rather they choose the design, colour and their personal details, you can now send them one of these beautiful vouchers as a gift. They have no expiry date so you can send them before your friends/sisters/cousins baby is due. And you can choose which colour the voucher is printed in, I have pink, mustard, red and aqua to choose from.
Your personal greeting will be printed in the voucher so the recipient will know it’s from you. And don’t forget to take advantage of the FREE PERSONALISATION all of this December 2011. Read more in the Laikonik online shop.
Textile exhibition in Philadelphia US
A wonderful exhibition is opening on Friday 4th November in Philadelphia US. It is a collection of 25 women textile artists and designers called “By The Yard” and it is being shown at Part Time Studios in Philadelphia www.parttimestudios.com I posted my submission a couple of weeks ago and am very excited to be taking part. Below are some photos of my beautiful table cloth. I used a hemp/silk blend which I dyed yellow. The white printed designs on it were cut out of paper and silk screen printed onto the fabric. And then i finished it off with some red and yellow embroidery. I was happy with the result at the end however if I had more time I would have continued to embroider… of course! But i had to stop at some stage. I have a copy of it at home without any embroidery on it so i’ve decided to do another one slowly with lots more.
The participants in the show are an amazing group of talented women that I am proud to be sharing an exhibition space with:
Lydia Trott- www.hometerraingoods.com Philadelphia, PA
Halligan Smith- www.halligansmith.com Philadelphia, PA
Allison Nadeau- http://inkmeetspaperpress.com Charleston, SC
Sara Lee Parker- http://saraleeparker.info/ rural Georgia
Harper Poe- http://www.proudmary.org/ Charleston, SC
Claudia Mills- http://www.claudiamills.com/ Philadelphia, PA
Linea Carta- http://linea-carta.com Berkeley, CA
Cailtlin Mociun- http://mociun.com Brooklyn, NY
Chelsea Cook- http://www.chelsea-rose.net/ San Diego, CA
Megan Swanson- http://www.littleblackswan.com/ Philadelphia, PA
Kasia Jacquot- http://www.laikonik.com.au/ Sydney, Australia
Hillary Harrison- http://www.itskinshippress.com/ Louisville, Kentucky
Briana Sargent- http://www.bujutattoo.com/29546 Sandiego, CA
Shauna Alterio- http://www.somethingshidinginhere.com/ Philadelphia, PA
Julia Koral-http://www.burstingwithexcitement.blogspot.com/ Philadelphia, PA
Emily Marie Isabella- www.emilyisabella.com Minneapolis, MN
Maura Grace Ambrose- http://www.mauragrace.net/ Austin, TX
Haylie Waring- http://hayliebird.blogspot.com/ Branden, FL
Kate Thomas- http://www.ktyazoo.com/ Yazoo City, Mississippi
Pia Panaligan- http://piapanaligan.com/ Philadelphia PA
Jemma Louis Jones- http://www.frontier-magic.com/ Philadelphia, PA
Melissa Choi- www.etsy.com/shop/melissachoi Bangkok Thailand
Yi-En Chiu- Philadelphia, PA
Katie Miller- Philadelphia, PA
Tennyson Tippy- Philadelphia, PA
Peri Sokol- Philadelphia, PA
Table linens
A beautiful collection of hand silk screen printed table linens is coming soon. The range will feature the popular and unique Laikonik designs which will be printed onto a mix of hemp, hemp/organic cotton blends as well as recycled textiles such as cottons and vintage linens. The collection will be available from November 18th 2011.
