Simple Gesture to Make a Christmas Present Special

This holiday season I wanted to make something special for my customers on Les Bijoux de Siany.  While staying on a low budget, I know rightaway that, following my nature, it should be something crafty and DIY. Thus, was born a rustic red christmas tree on top of (my) handwriting.

You've probably guessed how to do this, but I'll just share anyway. Ready? Go.  You need an old eraser that you don't wish to use anymore, a cutter, a red inkpad, and a green pen.

On the old eraser draw a simple design you like, it can be a chrismas tree (like mine), snowflakes, mistletoes, santa's hat, socks, or candy cane.  I don't recommend cat, dog, or parkeets though, I know you might love your dog or cat very much, but then the receiver of your christmas present might not know that it's actually a christmas gift. If you insist on having an animal, reindeers might work better.

Then cut off the sides and dip it in the inkpad. Mine is red but you can definitely do whichever color you'd like. Green is perhaps also nice, since most of the christmas trees are green :) 

Here's the detail photo maybe it'd help you to see how it is cut. 

I use a cutter, but if you have a carver at home it might work better, your design might be more detail and prettier than just a simple triangle tree. 

So what do I do with it? 

I stamp it on any paper, cut them, and wrote "Joyeux Noel" to make sure the message delivered. 

Then I hole-punch the corner and attached it on the package. 

Like this! 

Like it? Do you do something special on packing your holiday gift? I'd like to know. 

What I do Before Christmas

I've abandoned you.  I miss sharing the unimportant detail through my blog, but the holiday rush stops me from daydreaming.  I've been so preoccupied I haven't even plan to decorate my home for Christmas. So sad. 

I have so many things I want to tell you about. Two weeks ago I visited the Pinacothèque de Paris and so much in awe of the work delivered by Van Gogh in Japan and Hiroshige.  My Husband fell in love to the Japanese artist and dedicate one of his Pinterest board on his work.  Please wait more if you desire to read what I think about this amazing japanese artist. 

So now you know what I do before christmas, is to make sure every package arrive safely. I cross my finger it does. Here goes the photo of the mr postman's bike here in Paris. I know that the postman in the US use little car to deliver the mails, but here in Paris we prefer a more ecologique act of delivering the mail, but I'd love to imagine one of my package delivered into your door by a handsome (or beautiful) postman (or woman) and it can only make your day that day :) 

I gotta go, but if you still miss me (I hope you do) I capture the images I adore here on instagram. Bisous.