that's a wrap

I found some paper cocktail napkins that read "Gather Together, Give Thanks, Drink Wine." So I thought they would be cute wrapped up with a tiny bottle of wine.  These would be perfect with a big bottle of wine for a hostess gift or wrapped individually, as I did, for favors or small gifts for your guests and/or friends.  Today I will be cleaning, cooking and setting my table in preparation for tomorrow.  I have so much to be thankful for.  I hope that you all have a wonderful day tomorrow and that it is filled with delicious food and that you are surrounded by all those that you love. 

that's a wrap

Last weekend was our local country fair.  Some friends let us park at their aunt's house which was SO helpful.  To thank her aunt and uncle we brought a bottle of wine that I wrapped in a bandanna and tied a "moo-chas gracias" tag to the top with some raffia.

We also brought a bunch of snacks..... apple tart, baked brie and some of these tiny caramel apples.  Yum!  They would look adorable with white lollipop sticks and paper flags attached to the top too.  I may do that for Halloween!  Here's what we brought last year!

goblin grog

Going to a Halloween party this weekend?  Why not bring a bottle of goblin grog as a fun hostess gift!  I found these stickers in the Martha Stewart Halloween section at Michael's.  Attach the sticker to any bottle of wine and you have a thoughtful, easy, and cute gift. 

alice in wonderland basket

I was commissioned to make a gift basket for one of the teachers at my daughter's school who recently had a death in her family.  I was asked to incorporate tea, wine, and flowers- all of her favorite things.  I found inspiration from the mother/daughter "Alice in Wonderland" themed tea party that the teachers had organized at school last week.  I found an over sized b&w tea cup with a picture of Alice on it and put a red rose plant inside.  I tucked in a silver spoon (garden marker) with "rose garden" stamped on it.  After some searching I was able to find a bottle of wine from CA that had a "queen of hearts" label.  Since they don't sell it here in Connecticut. I had to have it shipped. I think it was worth it!  I wrapped some ginger peach tea and chocolate biscotti and added tags that read "drink me" and "eat me."  I also put some tiny stuffed mice in for her "Cheshire cat."  To finish it off I stuck in a pink flamingo and wrapped it all in cellophane.  I attached a card in the shape of a crown and wrote "queen of" and inside the word "our" and four red hearts representing the four people who were giving this basket to their friend. This was a very fun basket to make and I hope that it brought some comfort to the recipient knowing that she is the queen of all of our hearts.

Bottle of Red....

Here is a photo of one of the gift baskets that went out of the studio this month. Inside an old wine crate I put a mini barrel of Red Truck wine, two chalkboard wine glasses, and some festive paper cocktail napkins. In keeping with the theme I also tucked in a red truck t-shirt.