Mother's Day gift wrapping: All Wrapped Up By Alice

Nice gift wrap is a lovely finishing touch to make any present extra special. Here at Bird's Yard we have our very own gift wrapping expert who's here to help you wrap the perfect present! Zoe from All Wrapped Up By Alice has created an easy to follow tutorial to make sure that your presents are always look their best and show that extra bit of love.

And with Mother's Day soon approaching (15th March) it's great timing too...

Materials you'll need...

• wrapping paper
• co-ordinating tag
• ribbon/string
• scissors
• sticky tape

And Zoe has one more suggestion if you have an odd shaped gift:

"The most important thing to remember is we're after crisp edges and neat corners. If you've chosen a gift for your mum that is an irregular shape, you might want to consider placing it in a box with some shredded tissue, before attempting to wrap it!"
  

The steps...

There are 8 simple steps to wrapping the gift - all of which can be found in handy You Tube videos over on Zoe's blog

1. measure your paper
2. cut your paper
3. start wrapping
4. finish wrapping
5. measure your ribbon
6. tie your ribbon
7. create a bow
8. add the tag

And of course, once you know the basics you can experiment with the details trying different ribbons, colour combinations and extra details.

If you'd like a go at wrapping a present expertly now Zoe's show you how, you'll find a range of wrapping paper in Bird's Yard, including some hand printed by Zoe herself...

All Wrapped Up by Alice has seconds quality wrapping paper at just £1 a sheet in Bird's Yard

All Zoe's gift wrap is printed by hand in Sheffield

Or, if gift wrapping just isn't your thing, Zoe has a selection of gift bags and boxes available too...

Gift boxes with filling, tag and seal. All Wrapped Up By Alice. £2.50

DIY Decoupage Heart

If you saw our recent window display for Valentine's Day, you'll have seen a variety of hearts hanging in there. These were all made by designers who sell in the shop to show you their different styles and skills, as well as showing our love for independent makers! 

Over on her own blog, Zoe (the talent behind All Wrapped Up By Alice) showed her readers how she created her heart and how you can make one too. They'd make great decorations for parties, or smaller versions would be lovely unique decorations for your home - like this one Zoe made for herself using postage stamps...

All Wrapped Up By Alice's own postage stamp heart

Hearts hanging in Bird's Yard's window

If you're inspired to get creative and make one of your own then head over to All Wrapped Up By Alice to discover how you can turn this...

...into a beautiful decoration like this...

P.S if you love Zoe's designs we still have a few roles of her seconds wrapping paper in the shop at just £1 a roll - perfect for tearing and decoupaing!