Author Archives: Anastasia Marie

About Anastasia Marie

Hello, I’m Anastasia Marie Mikailenko. I’m a designer + crafter based in the Portland, Oregon metro area. My friends call me Stacey, so you are most welcome to as well. I’m the wife to a fella named Jimmy and mama to little Henry. Anastasia Marie is a stationery + design studio that began in 2010. It originally began only as a custom design service, but has then evolved to include customizable stationery and packaging supplies in my online shop. Anastasia Marie continues to specialize in the custom handmade, which includes paper layered cards, wall art, garlands, and toppers—as well as wedding and social stationery, working with brides and small businesses to bring their life’s stories and dreams into their paper goods. Oh hey, you can even tour my studio on my blog! This blog is where I share my latest projects, new shop items, palettes to inspire your everyday, DIY projects, occasional personal bits, and my most favorite of all: gift wrapping in all its forms. Thanks for stopping by!

A Summer Evening

July 21, 2015

Filed Under : Personal

I love summer. It has been incredibly hot and dry this year so we’ve been spending more time indoors than summers gone by but on the cooler days, we venture outdoors (as we should) and Henry can never get enough. He’s grown to love berry picking (thank goodness both grandmas have berries in their backyards), flower picking, bug discovering, and the like — but what he loves most of all is water. Just not the getting soaked part. It’s adorable to watch him get excited about simple things that we grown ups have long since forgotten.

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Gift Wrap: Itty Flag

July 9, 2015

Filed Under : Gift Wrap + Packaging - Paper Projects

gift wrap: itty flag // by ANASTASIA MARIE

This gift wrap idea is for you glitter lovers. To recreate this look, you’ll need the following supplies:

White wrapping paper
Chunky glitter (shown in iridescent)
Glitter tape (shown in lavender)
Wood pick

Double-sided tape
ModPodge (for paper)
Foam brush
Scissors
X-acto knife

As usual, start by wrapping your gift in the wrapping paper and seal with the double-sided tape. Using your foam brush, spread the glue in a wave like swooshes across the paper. Cover in the glitter, let sit for a bit, and then shake off the excess.

Cut a length of the glitter tape and fold over the wood pick. Trim the edge if you’re like for an extra touch. Take your knife and carefully cut two slits into the top of the wrapped gift. Use the knife’s edge to guide the flag pick through both slits, going under first and then over. And you’re done!

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