Hello, holiday issue of Sweet Paul! The newest issue of the online magazine is filled with wonderful eye candy, yummy recipes, and plenty of crafts that you can make for the holidays, and I was completely inspired by the fun gift wrap ideas found in the It’s a Wrap feature. The materials used to create the wrappings are everyday items like white paper, buttons (love that button box!), cupcake liners, and decorative masking tape, so you won’t have to go to the far ends of the Earth to find what you need to create pretty packages like these.

Happy weekend, everyone! And if you’re headed out into the crowds today or over the weekend to do some holiday shopping, then be safe. It can get crazy out there during holiday shopping season!

photos by Frances Janisch; styling by Paul Lowe