Gift Wrap: Caterpillar

June 17, 2015

Filed Under : Gift Wrap + Packaging - Paper Projects

caterpillar baby shower gift wrap by ANASTASIA MARIE

Baby shower gift wrap is just way too much fun to do. You can get as whimsical and childlike as you want and no one will bat an eye. One of my friends is going to be a mama really soon and for her baby shower, I gave her a caterpillar wrapped gift. Packaging supplies needed are listed below:

Small kraft box (or larger if you have a larger gift, of course)
White polka dotted kraft wrapping paper (the one I used is from Target)
Mint green washi tape
Green glitter string
Mint green cardstock
Dull-point toothpick

Double-sided tape
1/8″ hole punch
Sharp fine tip scissors

Wrap your boxed gift in the wrapping paper, using double-sided tape to secure the flaps. A gift always looks cleaner if you hide the tape, thus why double-sided tape is my favorite. Add the washi tape across the flaps just for decorative style. Wind the glitter string around the box several times, secure the two loose ends, and trim. Once that bit is done, cut out a fun silhouette of a caterpillar from your green cardstock. Use your hole punch to create two small holes in the center of the caterpillar. Guide the toothpick through those holes. Figure out a good placement for the caterpillar, mark where the toothpick would insert into the top of the wrapped gift, and use the fine tip scissors to poke a small hole in that place. Insert the fully assembled caterpillar and you’re done.

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Vacation, Vacation

June 12, 2015

Filed Under : Personal

So it’s been a considerable amount of time since I’ve been really active on this blog. I miss it terribly, and I’m still working on trying to come up with a way I can make it all work. There are some really amazing mamas out there who can juggle multiple kids and maintain a small business. I’m here with just one babe and all of a sudden, time just vanishes. At the end of the day, a to-do list that I could easily complete before has now become a list of things to do tomorrow. It’s frustrating. It’s challenging. There are days when I just want to throw in the towel — but then I walk into my creative space. I start dreaming and planning again. I itch to get start again and attack that to-do list. Sure, often times than not, I fail with personal deadlines and keeping things orderly, but I’m just trying to stay positive over here. Do I really want to give all this up because I haven’t learned time management well? Absolutely not! Am I going to keep striving to get where I want to get? Yes, yes, yes! My pace is definitely slower than before and that’s what bugs me. I want to achieve more in less time, but at this moment in my life, I need to be okay with slow and steady.

My Etsy shop right now gets most of my attention, but there are some things in the works on my actual site. I’m hoping soon to add an actual shop to my site where I will sell pre-designed stationery for weddings and parties. It’s been a long-time plan of mine, and now that the wheel is rolling (slowly), I can’t wait to see how it all works out.

So while you’re all waiting for me to put myself together, how about you enjoy some photos from my family vacation to Maui from about a month ago?

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Nursery Art Prints Coming Soon!

April 21, 2015

Filed Under : Shop

nursery art prints by Anastasia Marie

These have been in the works for far too long. I think I decided they were worth bringing into the shop before little H was even born and we just passed his first birthday! Well, the wait will soon be over. I’m planning on releasing four fun prints into the shop early June. They will be styled just like my signature paper-layered cards, just bigger! Are you ready?