Hello, my friends and readers!
This year has been crazy, my brand new website and blog has not been completed. The reason why there has been a lack of posts.
Delays in updating my website and my blog post so many apologies about this. I am a one woman show, thank you for your patience!
Christmas is coming far too quickly! I found out from my friends, that they find gift buying or gift wrapping Christmas presents a bit of a chore. With everything instantaneous, it’s hard to get that perfect and thoughtful gift for someone.
As a lover of art shops in general, London Graphic Centre invited me to their Christmas ‘Wrap’ battle (geddit??) to experience the joy of a creative arty Christmas.
I used my iPhone for the photos, so apologies for the quality!
We were presented with *secret* gifts to wrap, for the London Graphic Centre blog as a special giveaway.
Of course, we had a time limit. Felt like I was on The Apprentice for a bit. With lots of lovely gift wrap paper, colour and metallic markers, washi tapes, we were spoilt for choice and ideas. Normally at home, we have leftover wrapping paper from billion years ago saved up. This was an upgrade!
Acceptable nudity on a gift wrap paper
With time running out, too many ideas – myself and Hubby went with the flow of creative panic and created this…. And surprisingly, we won the title of the ‘Best wrappers in London.” You can see us holding our ‘trophy.’
Hubby and I won the London Graphic Centre Wrap Battle! With our unusual wrapping presents skills.
London Graphic Centre will be having its Christmas Fair on Saturday 10th December 2016, that will be tomorrow! If you’re around in Covent Garden, pop into the store. This is a haven of art, craft stationery supplies. Good idea for your Christmas presents and stocking fillers 🙂
There’s lots of in store workshops including notebook embossing by Leuchtturm, a gift wrap station and plenty of unique and fun gifts.
Leuchtturm notebook Embossing – Personalise your gifts with free embossing when you buy any A5 Leuchtturm notebook.
‘Build-your-own’ pop-up keyring workshop hosted by Freitag.
POSCA illustration wall – Interact and doodle on our glass wall with Posca pens.
Gift wrap station – Supported by MT Masking. Test out fresh gift wrapping concepts with a selection of tapes.
Calligraphy – Get great gift label ideas at our calligraphy demo.
Also London Graphic Centre will be giving away goody bags with every purchase over £25 on the day.
These super bags include a host of freebies such as a Pigma Micron fineliner, Mt Washi Tape, Graphik Line Marker, and much more. I couldn’t wait to test these products myself, even when I should be sleeping. Here are the results below:
Trying out the fineliners pens from different brands
I hope this wets your appetite for a Creative Christmas! Personalise your gifts. Wrap your presents in washi tape, or doing an odd architectural wrapping like me and Hubby did… Remember its the thought that counts 😉
Thank you to the London Graphic Centre for having us!
Our team effort of gift wrapping – we are the ‘Best Wrappers in London’
Gorgeous calligraphy skills by Alex Rayment
London Graphic Centre Christmas Fair
Tomorrow! Saturday 10th December, 10.30am – 6.30pm
16-18 Shelton St, London WC2H 9JL
Nearest Tube Station: Covent Garden or Leiceister Square (10 mins walk)
