Comments on: Weekly Giveaway – Gift Box Studio Lolli

By: jan evans

jan evans — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 01:55:57 +0000

this a longer story but i will make it a quick it
When it was time for my grandma to the Resthome she had a backwards Christmas mind you she had 32 grandchildren
She remembered to give back to us a gift that meant alot to her and she know we all took time out to pick out the just-right-gift to give to her so that Christmas she gave back a gift we gave to her
I love this quilting grandma with all my heart it took five years for me to open my gift 1. i needed want one back from her 2. i really didn’t want Christmas to change
it did Her last name was lamb she gave back a cookie jar with a little apron on the front that reads FOR LITTLE LAMBS ONLY
her married name was lamb
now i have 4 grandkids i bake cookies for that lamb cookie jar now
I know this sounds silly but i just wanted you to know cookies and quilts go hand in hand
thanks for listenings
P.S. she had saved the orginal box for the cookie jar
24 years. she was great!

By: Nancy

Nancy — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 21:03:57 +0000

What a delightful book!!! Hmmmm…I think the most uniquely packaged gift (probably one of the most unique gifts too) was a bundle of comic strips I saved for my dad. He loved a comic strip called William about a little boy (this was a lot of years ago). He and my mother went away for two weeks and I decided I would cut the strip out each day and save it for him, but I thought it was boring to just stick them on the counter or in an envelope so I carefully taped each day to toilet tissue then rolled it back up. The day they were to arrive home, I rolled up the neatly ordered comic strips with a tiny piece of paper with the date printed on it taped above it and pinned it to the archway of the hall leading to the bedrooms. I managed to pin it in such a way that it hung down just enough to allow the roll to hang down so you had to move to out of your way, then I put another pin with a note that said “pull me first and BE CAREFUL” on it(I wasn’t smart enough to think to use the cardboard roll for support, lol). When he pulled the pin, the TT unrolled and laid out neatly on the floor to reveal the comic strips ready for him to read and catch up on. This one sticks in my mind because when he passed away in 1998, I found among his possesions an old yellowed note printed in my hand, with pin still attached that said “pull me first and BE CAREFUL”. Only then did I realize how much it had meant to him. As for the giveaway…GOOD LUCK EVERYONE

By: A. Carole Grant

A. Carole Grant — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 03:32:52 +0000

This looks so intriguing… would love this book!
Carole

By: Nepeanquilter

Nepeanquilter — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 18:32:00 +0000

I love receiving gifts in unique packages and this book looks very interesting. Perhaps it will inspire other avenues of creativity for me. It would be a great way to gift fabrics to be given to a fellow quilter.

By: sandyh50

sandyh50 — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 13:30:15 +0000

This looks great! The most unique gift box I received was from my husband and family when they wrapped a box with a ton of envelopes inside with personal letters and money from friends and family. I think I was really depressed that year and they were trying to cheer me up.

By: Chris Scheffel

Chris Scheffel — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 03:29:26 +0000

I love great boxes. I was so excited when the Smithonian put a box in as an exhibit. How many children have spent hours playing with boxes? And then again how many adults have spent hours making great boxes?

By: Donna

Donna — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 01:25:47 +0000

I helped a friend wrap a floor lamp that was fully assembled and when we got through it looked liked we wrapped up a body because we let the paper pull down from the shade. Definitely did not look like a lamp.

By: Carol R

Carol R — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 20:12:26 +0000

The most creative gift wrapping I have ever done was to disguise a radial arm saw for a friend. Our two families spend Christmas together every year. The saw came in a HUGE box, too big for just one roll of wrapping paper. So, I pieced wrapping paper together to cover it, then set the 4′ Christmas tree on top of it. The box became a table. You should have seen the look on his face after all the gifts were opened and I set the tree on the floor and told him to open the box!

By: Quilter Bridget

Quilter Bridget — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:19:23 +0000

My sister is really creative when it comes to gift wrapping. Looking back, I can remember few of the gifts, but I can remember a lot of the creative wrappings. I use the standard commercial wrapping paper with curling ribbon…self-stick bows if I’m really lazy!

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:28:29 +0000

The most creative gift I have received was this past December for my 40th birthday. My Aunt sent me a box, inside the box was a pouch, like a money bag. When I lifted up the bag, the contents ($40 in one dollar coins and $10 in quarters), spilled all over. Attached to the bottom of the bag was a note that said “Gotcha!”. The bottom of the bag was not sewn! What was really unique about the gift was that each of the 40 quarters was wrapped in tissue paper and a small photo of me throughout my life was affixed to it, starting with a mini copy of my birth announcement!