Inspiration Thursday! Christmas is coming...

Every year I look for environmentally friendly ways to wrap Christmas gifts - I'm the girl who goes around folding up the gift bags Christmas morning to use them again! One of the solutions I've found is to use storage boxes to wrap gifts. They're pretty on the outside, useful in the home and I usually get a wonderful reaction from the recipients!

Take, for example, these boxes I found from Punch Studio - the same company I talked about last week! They're beautiful and colorful, are just the right size and I can close them up with a pretty ribbon and be done. And Punch Studio makes gift bags as well.

I keep my eyes open for new designs every year and have found a lovely variety thus far!

Inspiration Thursday! Christmas is coming...

I know, I know, I don't want to hear it either. But it's coming. Whether you're ready or not, it's coming.

I'm one of those people who tries all year long to look for thoughtful Christmas gifts for friends and family. For some, I've been very successful. But as I started culling through my "Christmas gift box" the other day, I started to realize just how much I have left to do.

In an attempt to help myself AND give you some ideas, I'm going to occasionally highlight some of the pretties I find here on Inspiration Thursday.

This week, I'm going to start with and old favorite of mine, items from Punch Studio. Punch Studio is a fantastic resource for those of us who love the look of antique ephemera. It looks like they take images from old postcards, calling cards, maps and song sheets and integrate them into interesting note cards, memo books, purse pads, file folders and storage boxes. You can find Punch Studio products on Amazon.com and Barnes and Noble, among other retailers.

I love the little mini notebooks. The insides have a beautiful illustration and you can close them with the attached elastic band. And for those of you with friends and relatives who still cherish the art of writing notes (see photos above), they make wonderful note card sets!

If you're looking for something special for someone special, this might be a good way to go!