Architectural salvage

If having a Palladian villa or an architectural masterpiece by Inigo Jones is not an option.... but you want to treat yourself or your friends to the illusion of the real thing, just have a look on  http://www.panteek.com/index.htm
Then go to : Vitruvius Britannicus Architectural Prints 1715
and create your own fabulous gift wrapping.

It has architectural drawings galore and lots of other stuff .
I have some architectural prints that I made myself, which hang in the study..like this one..

with a detail here..

But to be honest, you really can't have enough of a good thing !
To get yourself some fabulous gift wrapping, print off some architectural prints in colour ( it will give you a nice old fashioned yellow/ green print  like an old faded drawing )  and you are ready to roll and to get going with your wrapping.

I was on a business-course/ workshop for three days this week and my lovely neighbour had kindly looked after my doggies, so I wanted to give her a nice thank-you present and decided on some self made plums in wodka....

Next you need a small cardboard box, and some bubble wrap..cat-food boxes are usually pretty good..

then pack the jar in the box like so....

.then make sure the box is all sello-taped up, and place it on the first architectural drawing sheet you want to use .Make sure that the architectural drawing fits the box and the drawing itself creates a " front" on the box..

Here you will see what I mean- you want to aim to get the front like this..

Next, fold it up neatly at the corners..

And on the rectangle that you get to the side, cut an floor-plan from one of your copies of drawings and glue it on ...

.. and do the same with the other side as well.

Then, use a nice ribbon..like this one from East of India ( you can buy them here ) for instance..

Then wrap it round the box and do up in a bow..this is the top of the present..

I added a small bunch of dried lavender ( own garden) ..

and wrap this in some cellophane ..

.. and add it to the box in your giftbag

I had another thing to wrap, as my neighbour is an real Agatha Christie affectionado ..

and this was also wrapped in an architectural drawing....which made it look like this...

Overall,pretty simple and great fun- so give it a go !!!

Happy crafting and have  great weekend!!
XOXO
Bea