How to Gift Wrap with Toodles Noodles

If you are like me, my gift wrapping skills are not that great, I usually settle for a nice bag to put my presents in. Lucky for us the talented Liora, who designs and makes her own gift wrap, shares her amazing gift wrapping skills with us. Just follow along step by step below.

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(Post written by Amber at Elite16, photos by Michelle at Studio:Weir)

Gift Wrapping 101:
  1. Pick out your paper. Liora used her confetti, follow the arrow and New Zealand floral paper for this DIY.
  2. A pair of scissors
  3. Gift tags
  4. Tape
  5. Ribbon or twine
  6. Imagination and patience and maybe some music for inspiration
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Confetti paper tutorial

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To make this package stand out Liora created an extra fold on top. A perfect place to put your gift tag.

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The finished product. Add your ribbon and a gift tag and you have a package almost too pretty to open!
With her New Zealand flora paper tutorial, Liora added a pop of color, by adding a red piece of fabric on top of the paper. TN-58

New Zealand flora tutorial: see the steps below on how to make your gift stand out

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just add a fun gift tag with some ribbon or twine and show off your gift wrapping skills
Follow the Arrow: This tutorial is my favorite. I am a big fan of this playful pattern and check out the whole gift wrap kit here. Those fun arrows on top are cupcake toppers.
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Use an extra strip of paper to create a place holder for your gift tags and adornments

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Add your cupcake toppers by creating a notch in the paper for showing them off 

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You may not want to open up these packages. They just look too good!
Now you should be a gift wrapping expert. With some fun paper, some cool accessories and a bit of imagination you can create packages that really stand out. A big thanks to Liora for sharing her wrapping skills. If you love her paper she also has lots of other goodies in her shop: tote bags, tea towels, note cards and more. She also has a fun blog.
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Your finished product. Now you are an official expert gift wrapper. Show them off!

Weekly Roundup 9 August

Toodles Noodles // Weekly roundup 9 August Last week I received a very lovely gift in the post that had so much thought into the wrapping - it reinvigorated me and brought an enormous smile to my face! Receiving a gift is always welcomed, but when the giver puts so much thought and effort into wrapping it - it takes the gift up to a whole other level! It goes to show that the giver put in a lot of thought and time into picking that gift for YOU. With that in mind and the fact that I'm gearing up for the Holiday Season (yes, can you believe it?!) and my next expo I've done some searching for fun gift wrapping ideas. It's all about creating a smile at the end of the day, and if that can be accomplished by putting a cookie into a little brown bag with some ribbon instead of on a serviette I'm all for it! Happy Friday everyone and have a fantastic weekend full of smiles!
  1. Little Ink based in Auckland have a fantastic array of gift wrap and baking accessories.
  2. Knot & Bow, located in New York, are known for their fun stickers and bakers twine.
  3. [Shameless plug] Toodles Noodles gift wrap off-set printed in New Zealand on kraft paper.
  4. Ink Kit have an amazing collection ranging from glittered pencils to sequinned ribbon!
  5. Studio Carta, located in Boston originally from Rome, have the most exquisite ribbon collection.
  6. Olive Manna have a great collection of packaging and home-ware products.
  7. Anastasia Marie is one clever cookie, make sure to follow her instagram.

Weekly Roundup 17 May

Toodles Noodles // Weekly roundup May17Happy Friday everyone! A big thank you to everyone who has left some lovely feedback in regards to our six year anniversary in New Zealand! Not to mention our a belated Toodles Noodles birthday celebration, so happy to see people using the 15% off 'KIWILOVE' sale currently on at the shop! It's so amazing to see our wee shop growing so much lately! We are nearly at 12o0 likes on Facebook, have 2540 admires and over 300 sales on Etsy, almost 1200 followers on Pinterest and it just keeps growing everyday! Thank you again so much for all your support and this dream wouldn't be possible without you! Now, I know it's turning winter in New Zealand but that doesn't mean we can't participate in the current, my favourite, trend - Nautical. The amount of striped clothing that exists in my closet is a bit out of control but that's because I have always been a big fan of anything and everything nautical. You might even agree with me after viewing this beautiful Nautical themed roundup! Have a great weekend everyone and hope you have some fun plans!
  1. These pencils are only part of the amazing nautical collection over on Pei-Design.
  2. New Paddleball set by Sunny Life is a must have beach accessory.
  3. This scarf made from cashmere, cotton, angora and merino wool blend sounds perfectly warm.
  4. There is no denying I've always wanted a pair of these amazing boots.
  5. Thomas Paul has some amazing items, including this pillow.
  6. Giving a nautical themed gift? Why not wrap it in our nautical wrapping paper!
  7. Sloane Ranger has a lovely wide range of nautical themed items, including this fun clutch.