Scribble Picnic. . . . . . . .Gift Wrap

What's in the bag?

I enjoy giving gifts, or presents as we always called them in England back in the day. 

Of course I also like receiving them, but in all honestly giving them is more

special for me. . . . . . . and wrapping them has been a lifelong pleasure.

I've always loved wrapping gifts with beautiful papers, ribbons and tags since

 I was a child when Hallmark suddenly added those items to their card offerings.

They appeared in England when I was in my early teens, and I spent a lot of my

 pocket money purchasing gift wrap paper, curling ribbon and other trimmings. 

I recall my family and friends enjoying my efforts and saying things such as,

 "Oh, this package is just too pretty to open", then their curiosity got the best

 of them and they pulled off the wrapping, usually saving just the ribbon.

However I have to admit that when 'gift bags' arrived and offered another way

to share a present for a special occasion, I jumped on the bandwagon right 

away. When it comes to wrapping an unboxed item of an awkward shape or

size, or several small things which could just be gently swathed in tissue paper

and tucked into the bag together, the gift bag is a godsend in more ways 

than one. It also survives destruction on opening which allows it to be

 recycled with fresh tissue paper and a new tag if necessary.

A Christmas gift bag - I wonder what it will hold!

Scribble Picnic theme this week is 'gift wrap'.
I turned a photo of a gift bag into a sketch via PicMonkey
 then added back color with my watercolor pencils . . . . . . . .and
 then suddenly realized it's less than six weeks until Christmas!

Do visit Scribble Picnic today - there should be some pretty 
packaged gifts awaiting.