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Here at Garnish, we believe that gift baskets need not be boring. Long gone are the days of packaged cheese, crackers and cocktail franks! Garnish is the perfect blank canvas to bring out your inner crafty. Cyd, from The Sweetest Occasion is getting her gift basket on…just check out her blog post here.
photo from Cyd Converse of The Sweetest Occasion
Cyd used our kraft wine box as a blank canvas for her creations. Using some simple craft items like stamps, washi tape and ribbons, she created one of a kind gifts for everyone on her list. Be sure to check out the full blog post here for more details on the how-to. Thanks Cyd for showing us how you Garnish!
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For more gift basket ideas, check out Kris of Young Married Chic on the Today Show last week. She used Garnish to create some very unique gift baskets!
Categories: Bright Ideas!,DIY,Garnish Pal's,Gifts,Packaging
Tags: kraft wine box
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Today’s holiday treat is a fun one. We were inspired by the fun little spatula that we found at Target that was less than $2. Next we found some holiday duct tape in our stash. You can find these patterned duct tapes everywhere now, and they are a fun way to personalize your Garnishes!
We used this recipe for gingerbread mix and put some inside our small gable box (inside a bag of course!) printing out the baking instructions on a card. We wrapped the duct tape around the box, slid in the spatula and tied it all up with some red and white bakery twine. Wouldn’t this be a fun teacher gift? How about leaving it inside your mailbox for a sweet surprise for your mail carrier? Either way, it’s sure to put a smile on someone’s face this holiday season.
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Categories: Bright Ideas!,Christmas,DIY,Gifts,Holiday Ideas,Packaging
Tags: small gable box
First of all, we want to send out a whole bunch of Garnish good vibes to our friends who had to brave Hurricane Sandy. We hope you are all safe and sound. We know there was A LOT of devastation on the east coast and our thoughts are with you 
Now, on to something a bit more cheery…and easy to do (we love that!). It’s tape. We know…you’re thinking we’ve lost our minds, but the new (or old…we might be late to the tape craze) paper tapes or “washi” tapes are all kinds of awesome.
We know there are some super fun patterns out there, but we found our tape at Target, which also means it was inexpensive. We loved the simple dots and lines and thought it was perfect for our Garnishes. We used it on our cutlery and coffee clutch, but you could add it to just about any one of our Garnishes. How cute would it be to add to our glassine or cello bags with your holiday baking tucked inside? (Did we just say Holiday? Yep, we’re going there folks!) What we really like about this tape, is that it peels of easily, so if you screw up putting it on, you don’t damage anything. Cute and goof proof? That’s our kind stuff!
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Tags: cellophane bag, coffee clutch, glassine bags, wooden cutlery
Sometimes it’s so simple to add a personal touch to your Garnishes. With some help from the Easter aisle at Target, we turned our ordinary berry baskets into some Easter fun!
We used some glitter paint to personalize these berry baskets, but you can use stamps, stickers or even some markers. We found a bunch of Easter goodies…how cute are those pinwheels? And get this, that grass in the baskets is edible! Garnish is a blank canvas, just waiting for you to use your imagination.
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Tags: wood pint berry boxes
We mentioned it on our Facebook page, but we are so excited, we wanted to share on our blog as well. Our Garnish berry baskets were featured in a fantastic DIY in the April issue of Martha Stewart Living!
How adorable are these bunny carts? And they look very simple to make. If you don’t have the current issue, here is a link for the how-to from Martha’s website. Easter is right around the corner…so time to start thinking bunnies, eggs and all things chocolate!
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Categories: DIY,Easter,Garnish Pal's
Tags: wooden berry basket
This is our final experiment with chalkboard paint, and we think it turned out great. Here we used our to go cups and coffee clutches.
You could paint up a bunch of coffee cuffs and leave them in the cupboard. When you want to leave a special message for someone, just slide one on. And being able to put your name on one of our to go cups will never leave you guessing….which one is mine? You could use some painters tape to create cool shapes for your chalkboard paint, but we choose to leave some rough edges to ours. Remember, this is only a sampling, you’re only limited by your imagination. Chalkboard paint would work great on any of our paper products…the french fry scoop, our boxes and what about the berry baskets! Have fun and create some moments!
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Tags: coffee clutch, french fry scoop, white coffee cups with lids, white rectangular box, wood pint berry boxes
Here is another quick and easy project to do with chalkboard paint. How about painting the lids for our no soup for you containers?
Not only is this is a great idea for labeling food at the buffet, but our containers aren’t just for food. You could store craft supplies, office supplies, contain all those hair elastics and clips. And with a label on top, you will always know what’s inside!
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We are inspired by chalkboard paint this week…so we’re going to have some fun ideas to share with you. Our first idea is super easy, and very quick to do. What about adding some chalkboard paint to our wooden cutlery?
We painted two coats of chalkboard paint onto these forks. Then all you need is a little imagination, and we know our Garnish customers have lots of that! You could write some fun sayings or someone’s name. And you don’t always have to go for black…chalkboard paint comes in all kinds of fun colors now. We happened to use the Martha Stewart brand from Michael’s, but most any craft store carries chalkboard paint now. Here is a tip, if you wet the chalk a bit, it makes it a little smoother to write on the paint.
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Valentine’s Day just isn’t about chocolates. We happen to know someone who loves jelly beans, another person who loves cotton candy and another who loves popcorn. Well, we’ve got a fun way to serve up that last item…add some color, perfect for your sweetheart!
How fun is this pink and red popcorn? It’s so easy to make, and takes no time at all. We served it up in our clear acetate boxes, or you could scoop it out of a bowl with one of our wooden cones. It’s just the thing for your child to bring to their classmates, or to leave some on a few desks at the office. Do you want to make some? Here’s how….
- Pop one bag of microwave popcorn (plain is best)
- In a sauce pan melt 1/2c. butter, 1/3c. brown sugar and 3tbsp of light corn syrup
- Once that is melted add on package of Jello, whichever color you like, stir until combined
- Pour mixture over popcorn and stir it up
- Finally, spread out onto a foil lined baking sheet that has been sprayed with non stick cooking spray (we figured that one out the hard way!), and bake in a 300F oven for 10 mins.
- Let cool and enjoy!
You can choose a color to suit your favorite sports team or holiday. How about red, white and blue for 4th of July, or green for St. Patrick’s Day.
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Categories: Bright Ideas!,DIY,Holiday Ideas,Packaging
Tags: clear acetate box, wood paper cone
The holiday season means it is time for lots of fun drinks and cocktails. And, it is the only time of year you find eggnog. We came up with a unique way to serve this festive drink…our plastic milk bottles.
How cute would these be on Christmas morning? All it took was some red felt, glue dots and a pair of scissors. We love to use felt because it doesn’t fray on the edges. Just snip two cuts on the side to slide in your straw. And you don’t have to limit this to eggnog…you could make up some mimosas for holiday brunch, or apple cider for a skating party. What’s your favorite holiday cocktail?
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Categories: Bright Ideas!,Christmas,DIY,Holiday Ideas
Tags: paper straw, plastic milk bottle
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