Gifts – Page 4 – Snapshots & My Thoughts by Ailee Petrovic

Décor June 24, 2013

Rifle Paper Co. Hostess Gifts

Two of Mum’s friends threw me a wedding shower on Sunday, so I bought/made them little ‘thank you’ gifts. For my last shower, I went with a “Thanks a Latte” theme for the presents. However, for this shower, I was totally inspired by everything Rifle Paper Co, so I bought the Rosalie notepad and Gold Floral thank you card, which I paired with a muslin bag from Paper Source. I tied everything together with some of my favorite yard, added a monogram label (bought here) and added a gift card to one of our favorite (and local!) restaurants – Jonathan’s the Rub. I love this stuff so much!

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Wedding February 5, 2013

Wedding Welcome Bags

I was recently flipping through Martha Stewart Wedding’s Destination Weddings magazine when I realized I don’t know what we’re going to put in the welcome bags in our guest’s hotel rooms. Granted, we have five months to decide, but I know the time will fly by, so I’m trying to make big decisions as early as possible. For inspiration, I scoured Etsy, asked friends who had recently gotten married for ideas, and racked my brain for Napa-inspired gifts. I created an assortment of ideas below – we definitely won’t put all of these treats in there, but hopefully our guests will love their hospitality bags anyway!

coasters here // linen bags here // luggage tags here // wine bottle stopper here // wine label here

Fashion January 29, 2013

To & From Magazine

Having a hard time deciding what gift to get your loved one this Valentine’s Day? Fortunately for me, Sasha and I have decided to only exchange cards (only my favorite things in the world) this year on February 14, as my birthday comes shortly after and our bank accounts are much more focused on the house + wedding than they are on little niceties. However, that doesn’t mean that I can’t browse Valentine’s gift guides (have you seen how many choices of cards there are?), and my new favorite is to & from magazine, which is an electronic publication that compiles big blogger’s present recommendations for the different seasons of the year (i.e. Christmas, Valentine’s Day). It’s simple, gorgeous and spurs great ideas. Definitely check it out if you are in need of inspiration.

The pretty landing page

Gift guides in the food + drinks category – love, love, love

As for me, I think I’ll be leaning towards some Sugar Paper, because what guy doesn’t love a good gold leaf card? Loving this one here on vmac + cheese.