Packaging

I'm a sucker for pretty packaging and love livening up boring post and parcels. I was recently inspired by some beautifully handwritten jiffy bags i discovered on Pinterest.

So i figured why not try it out on my next order i had to post out.

I decorated the boring plain envelope with some patterned brown tape i got a while back from Urban Outfitters and added some colour with red and orange paper tape from Target.

I like the idea of mixing up different styles of font for each line of the address. If you're stuck for fonts/lettering styles visit a free font site such as DaFont.com they have a great variety of different font styles.

This envelope is sure to stand out from the rest of the plain letters and boring bills coming through the letterbox. 

Pins & Needles

I've said this before and I'll say it again, I am addicted to Pinterest. 

I particularly love pinning imaginary outfits in my fictional Pinterest wardrobe.

Drooling over delicious recipes which usually contain excessive amounts of cheese.

And sometimes i stumble across something that is so pretty and cute it makes me want to cry....

Feel free to follow my pins.

Parcels of Pretty

Once of my Scrabble cushions packaged up and ready to head of to its new owner 

I think my favourite part of completing an order is packaging them up pretty. Everything needs to be colour coordinating and finishing off with a pretty little bow.

I love Birthdays, wrapping people's presents up and at Christmas time i am always offering to wrap my Brother's presents for him as he isn't an as much of a wrapping fan as me.
I have to have everything matching or complimenting each other. Wrapping paper, tags, ribbon, the lot has to have a pretty colour scheme to follow.
And i personally don't think you can beat some good old brown paper tied with string or bakers twine, so simple yet so pretty.

I even have my own Pinterest board dedicated to pretty packaging.

I also love decorative and washi tape. I use them for packaging but they are also great for scrapbooking and even sticking photos up on my slightly clutteres 'inspiration wall'.

There are also some great packaging DIY's along with lots of other fabulous DIY's and printables from the Creature Comforts Blog.

Instagram & Pinterest

I can't seem to remember what life was like before Instagram and Pinterest.
And thanks to my wonderful iPhone i check them both several times every single day, is that a bit sad? Im not quite sure. All i know is there are so many wonderful, colourful, funny, beautiful and insipiring things on both.
Pinterest is always giving me great crafting & diy ideas

And i am forever decorating my imaginary house *sob sob* ....

Instagram is also great fun and i feel an appropriate way to nosey into peoples lives :p
I have discovered some great talented artists, makers, bloggers and boutiques through Instagram.
If you would like to 'appropriatly nosey through my Instagram find me at lauren_e_crawford