Something at Which I'm Good!

As promised in my last blog.

 Here's a hint:

YES!

I am a great gift wrapper!

This, my latest, is for

Miss Emily Marie Oliver and Mr. John Deaso!

Of course, I gift wrap just like I do everything else.

Meticulously, painstakingly, and taking foreverly!

If I leave a package sitting on my counter,

I tweak the bow every time I walk by--

approximately 762 times.

Yes, it has been tweaked to death by the time

it is presented and opened.

Here are some samples of my Christmas packages:

(They may look a little boring because all 

absolutely must fit the color scheme,

but of course!)

Now this next masterpiece is a birthday gift--

something very special for one of the girls.

But darned if I can remember what it was!

Its bow is actually orange ribbon on beautiful 

stained glass design paper.

I got a deal on orange ribbon!

Speaking of ribbon, that has become a problem.

I am beholdin' to Susan for my knowledge of

how to make my bows.

Many years ago there was a small shop at

North Hills Mall

which sold ribbon and matching bows which they made.

Sus boldly asked them how to make the bows,

while I cowered in fear that they would say,

"Well, why would we reveal that to you?!"

But they didn't and they did--and very nicely.

The ribbon they used was flimsy and inexpensive,

(cheep, cheep)

but widely available at the time.

All of a sudden I realized it had disappeared

from the market.

So, what does one do in that case?

One Googles "cheap paper-like ribbon!"

I ordered several colors--but not orange!

I realize that most folks have switched to lovely

bags and tissue for their gifts, 

but I still like hearing, "Oh, that's a Mimi bow."

Or, "We know who this one's from!"

 

It's something I enjoy, until

Chrismas Eve when I still have unwrapped presents!

At that point, you might find me going

for the sack of stick-on bows!