Our Christmas Through the Years

Looking back at our Christmases together, made me realize how much we've grown and learned from each other. How much we've learned to love and accept each others differences and how much life goals we've made and accomplish for us and our little family.

Here's a glimpse of our past Christmases together. I'll let the picture do the talking.

We've met November of 2006 and was inseparable since then. He asked me to marry him after a month December 2006. It was kilig and scary at the same time. We didn't spend Christmas together at that time because things were happening too fast we needed a little time to think. He spent Christmas in Dipolog with his family.

2007- was already engaged for a year, my dad requested Maury to have our wedding the following year. Maybe daddy was scared too and thought things were just going too fast. But Maury and I didn't mind waiting.

I miss those long neck lol

2008 Now officially Mr and Mrs Kilat. Still in our honeymoon stage. Hoping and praying for a baby.

2009: We were 8 months preggy already. Looking like a balyena but nothing beats the feeling of a soon to be mom. The best Gift Ever.

2010 Maury and I have finally become a Party of Three as our little Bundle of Joy joins us. 

Our Christmases together has just began. And it has been more exciting every single year. I thank God for all the blessings. I thank God for giving us Jesus. I thank God for Christmas.

PhoebeCarla

Paper Gift Bags

I love gift wrapping. It excites me. Receiving gifts and opening it excites me more. Nyaah...


Sometimes, I get myself volunteering to doing it for someone. And the easiest way I do it is by making gift bags/ paper bags, they are so easy to make. In fact, I've made a few, even before buying the actual gift to put inside and I find it very convenient when the need arise.

Yup I've started wrapping gifts for all the nice and slightly naughty people in our lives for Christmas...

Here's How I do it:

Materials:

I got this Christmas wrapper from National Bookstore, i think its a set of 5 (I'm not sure though) . I cut it into four. So, this paper is actually the 1/4 size of it.

Turn the paper with the wrong side up and fold half an inch on one side. This is where we put the double sided tape on.

Fold the paper into half and paste.

 Fold 1 inch on both sides

 It should look like this by now.

The side now has 3 fold lines. Tuck in the middle fold, and give you this.

 Fold 2 inches at the bottom part. That will be the base of the bag.

 Here's how it looks side ways.

Open the bottom part and fold like the one in the pic below.

Whatever you do on one side, do it on the other side too.

Then fold this way. Follow the pic below.

Do on both side.

Fold.

And close.

Now you have a paper bag. You can put string/ ribbon or leave it as is, put your goodies and seal.

I made 24 of these with different sizes for our Advent Calendar this year. I had so much fun doing it. 

I also used this to put the hand lotions I bought for the stuffs at the clinic. 

I got this 3 for 125 pesos only. :)

Instead of putting handles on the paper bags, I folded the top of the bag and punched 2 holes for the ribbons.

Do you have any wrapping ideas to share? Please do share. I love learning something new. :) 

PhoebeCarla 

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