More shots from the recent satellite media tour. My friend and prop stylist Vanessa Boer did such a wonderful job taking projects from my book "Simply Green Giving" and created props for the set that really took my breath away. If you read this blog often, you know I've talked about chopping a sleeve off an old workshirt and using it to wrap a bottle of wine. How gorgeous are these shirt-sleeve wrapped bottles of wine that Vanessa did?
And here Vanessa took my idea of reusing an Altoid mint tin into a gift card holder and used very intricate and Japanese-looking paper to cover the boxes. It's hard to tell from the photos, but if you look closely at the boxes, she did a careful and exquisitely perfect job covering the top, sides and bottom of the tins. They look like shiny jewelry boxes instead. If I received one of these boxes with the gift card inside, I may be tempted to like the gift box better!
Great idea!!
Thank you
Posted by: Estercity | December 19, 2007 at 06:37 AM
I love and plan to steal both of these ideas for next year. Thanks.
Posted by: Recovergirl | December 19, 2007 at 10:12 AM
I've been reading your blog for a few months now and just love it! It's awesome to see a crafty and creative guy do his thing! =)
Happy Holidays!!!
Posted by: Eugy | December 19, 2007 at 12:30 PM
Thank you so much for the sleeve idea for wine - I think I have just the right shirt in mind...
Posted by: Emily | December 19, 2007 at 02:39 PM
I am planning to use your idea for the Wine Sleeve this year. Thanks for sharing.
Posted by: feli | December 19, 2007 at 08:58 PM
The shirt sleeve gift bag is an awesome idea... it leads me to wonder, What are you doing with all those sleeveless shirts? I'm thinking dusting clothes, but one can only have so many of those... Oxford cotton would probably be great for hand-drying glassware too--no lint.
Posted by: Amy | December 20, 2007 at 09:42 AM
I love the boxes!
Kissies
Posted by: Silvia | January 12, 2008 at 01:24 PM