Gifting It Up

Like I said in an earlier post, Meryl, Martin, and I are doing hand made or personal gifts this year. Here are some of the things I've done. Nothing special but it's been fun so far.

Packaging: Front

Packaging: Back with initials 

Inside gifts: Postcards and delicates wrapped in tissue paper

Mix Tape Vol 1

View of the song selection

Brooches with gold edges

Magnets from my hand designs

And lastly I made my hand designs into brooches too

Wrapping It Up

It's that time of year... Christmas. Not my favourite, but hey. Friends of mine, Meryl and Martin, decided we should get a bit crafty this year and make each other gifts instead of buying them. Anyway, I decided to make my own packaging too: I used my stamps from my end of year project and tested them out on tissue paper and cheap brown paper bags. I think they look rather rad and its definitely more interesting than regular Christmas wrapping paper. Hope they like it. 

Handy Stamps

I had to create an item, sort of like a product, that I would hypothetically give away if I were to promote myself as an illustrator. I made rubber stamps. It was honestly one of the most stressful experiences ever, but that's mostly because I chose to trust the wrong company to produce them. Anyways they came out okay in the end and I can't wait to get them back so I can ink up any and every surface I see.