Last minute Eid Shopping + Free Printable!

With Eid only a few days away, I've been surrounded by bits of paper, gift wrap, tape, tags - you name it! I also have this wishlist of baking to get to and feel like I should have done this SO much earlier, but you know - life.

I am also helping my parents prepare envelopes for Eidie and thought to create some fun stickers to seal the envelopes with. Alternatively, you can also just print directly onto the envelope. I am sharing the graphic you can use in Microsoft word or any design program for download. I have created a sample #10 envelope Microsoft word document here and the png of the graphic here. Calligraphy graphic source.

To make it easier for other last-minuters, I've rounded up a list of easy, ready-to-pickup products that you can gift for this year's Eid. These are based on pickup from various GTA locations. I've also included a preview of my gift pile to spark some inspiration! My favourite part of this pile is the Blossom and Bean S'mores gift pack, it's pretty much packaged and ready to enjoy on someone's backyard grill after a nice Eid feast!

What do you plan on giving? Share your gifts by tagging me on social media. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram.

Enjoy!

1. S'mores Kit from Blossom & Bean found at Modah
2. Customizable halal gummy gift packs from Blossom & Bean found at Modah
3. My Fresh Kitchen mason jar chutney available for pickup from various locations in the GTA
4. Mugs from Hafsa Creates found at Kaamilah Boutique
5. Holiday cookie cutter set from With Spin ready to purchase at Salam Shop
6. Ilm Kids subscription box available at the Salam Shop
7. Jewelry treasure box from Silk of Paradise, available for pickup in the GTA
8. T-shirts from Muzlyfe available for pickup in the GTA

My Fresh Kitchen Collab

Hi all!

I shared a quick blog post yesterday with a great idea for an Eid gift from My Fresh Kitchen. I have collaborated with the brand to create beautiful gift baskets that are ready to go for Eid gifting this year.

These are great Eid gift ideas for your mom, mother-in-law, and anyone else in your family that loves to eat cook! Think of all the BBQ grilling that will happen post-Ramadan.

Get more info on the gift baskets below and order online here.

What are your go-to gifts? I'd love to hear!

Gift Wrapping Booth in Toronto-December 14, 2013

I know I haven't been here for quite some time, but I have a few things in the works that I am hoping to be posted sometime within the next few weeks. In the mean time, I wanted to announce that I will be having a gift wrapping booth at the Silk of Paradise Tea-Party on January 14, 2013.

The host, Sundas from Silk of Paradise is showcasing her latest collection will also be treating everyone to cupcakes and tea. I encourage everyone to come out, this will be a hybrid of a great shopping experience with lots of local artisans from Toronto.

Bring any gifts you need wrapped during for either the holidays or just any upcoming birthdays, anniversaries or 'just because'! You can also get anything you purchase at the event wrapped. If you need a wrapping service in Toronto for the holidays, please send me an email and we can arrange for a pick up/drop off and wrapping options.


Here are the prices for the gift wrapping:

Speciality Wrapping:

Small: $3.50 (jewelry box, DVD, etc.)

Medium: $5 (shoe box, board game, etc.)

Large: $5 (small appliance box i.e. toaster, box of dishes, etc.)

Extra-Large: $9+ (varies widely and price will depend on actual size)

Basic Wrapping:

Small: $2 (jewelry box, DVD, etc.)

Medium: $3 (shoe box, board game, etc.)

Large: $4 (small appliance box i.e. toaster, box of dishes, etc.)

Extra-Large: $6+ (varies widely and price will depend on actual size)

The styles of 'specialty' & 'basic' will be posted online over the next few days. Follow me on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook for the fastest announcements and updates!

The event will take place at the Artscape Youngplace at 180 Shaw street in Liberty Village in Toronto. If you love to shop local in Toronto and support great artisans and small business owners within the city there will definitely be quite the bunch at this event!

Gift Wrapping Inspiration and DIY

I absolutely love wrapping gifts! Heres what I did with a bridal shower gift this past weekend. 

I used:

Washi Tape

Map Paper

Embossing powder

Ribbon

Mini Clothes peg

Shipping Tag

Versamark Ink

Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Broken China

Martha Stewart Heat Tool

I wrapped it with some map paper and 1.5 inch tule ribbon in a green similar to the tones on the map. I used a shipping tag and gold embossing powder and stamp to add a sentiment. I added washi tape along the corner tucked it under the ribbon and pinned it on with a tiny clothes peg. 

I also gold embossed the wooden peg by pressing the top of it into some Versamark ink and then heat embossing the gold powder.

 The envelope matched the tag and gift wrap by having some washi tape along the edges. I added a circle cut out of the map paper to coordinate. I used foam adhesive to put the name of the recipient and inked the edges blue with some Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Broken China.

Eat Love Craft DIY Workshop

Please click on the top 'Workshop Classes' Menu to be redirected to the registration website. 

*This event will be taking place in Toronto near Chester Station on the Danforth.

EatLoveCraft will be hosting the very first workshop for 2013. The Event will focus creating your own wrapping paper and how to adorn your everyday gifts with embelishments. The outside of gifts can be just as nice as the inside and this is the perfect opportunity to learn something new and have access to my stash of tools and supplies. You will be stamping, cutting, punching etc. If you would like to bring along something small that you know you may be gifting in the near future or for valentines day (eep! My fave holiday!) bring it along.

The event will cost $10-$12 at the door which will include the materials. I can accept both cash and credit($0.25 surcharge) on the day of. 

There are three options to work with, once registered please email me with your option at tasneemdasoo@gmail.com: 

• Design your own gift wrap $10
• Design your own giftbox $11
• Design both items : $12

There is a Maximum of 20 people for this first workshop. There will also be some items on sale for you to take home and try playing around with a kit I have put together, designed and created. 

*Please note that this is an Adults Only Event. Anyone 13+ are welcome

(Six!!) DIY gift wrapping styles

Hey Everyone!

This is a post I have been wanting to do for a while. I just had to make sure I had enough material to put this together.Now that I have wrapped a total of six gifts so far, here are 6 ways to wrap anything! 

1)It started with a gift I made then wrapped for a good friend of mine. I started with some plain kraft paper that I have in a large roll. Kraft paper is the best investment to make! I am in love with all the things that you can do with it, as you will all see in all the photos. Follow through for directions of what I did to make these look like they did.

 

•  For the first gift I stamped using a large polka dot background I have and some black pigment ink. I did not aim for perfection because it was really not needed for a gift wrap. I wanted this to look like I had handmade it and not bought it preprinted. 
• While this was drying I punched out a strip of white paper using the Martha Stewart Double Edge punch in doily lace. This is one of my favourite double edge punches. It is so simple but you can do so much with it. I used some Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Vintage Photo to get the edges distressed in a colour that matched the kraft paper. 
• I added some vintage book paper around the wrapping paper and the top bit of the doily lace punch at the bottom portion of the gift. 
• I distressed a tag with the same Tim Holtz Vintage Photo ink and ran some twine though the top, stamped a small camera in the corner and the recipient's name. 
• My last two touches were tying jute twine around the middle of the vintage book paper and adding a handmade flower (Which I will do a tutorial for soon!)

2)  next gift was for a secret santa present. This was very quick to do and looks really nice. 

Weekly Picks

Today I want to share some awesome things! I have found a need for a blazer to pair with my tops. I want to make sure its not too stuffy or fancy because I don't want it to look all professional on a regular day. I found this really nice boyfriend style blazer from Talula (Aritzia). I Love this burgundy colour however I will probably end up getting black so it is more versatile. It has the perfect fit, long enough so your longer tops don't awkwardly stick out, and loose enough that you are not too bothered by the extra layer.The fabric is also really nice, and lightweight.

I also want to really get my hands on this skull face ring by Lazy Oaf (Asos). It is different from the regular skull rings that have been popping up everywhere. I think the little face on it looks cute and not so scary! I also think you can double this as a tube ring by simple turning it around to have it plain gold! I think everyone loves a 2 for 1 deal! Another thing I just got is chunky gold nail polish by OPI (Sephora) and it looks amazing! I used it as a top coat over a coat of nude polish and it was stunning. I love the look of the chunky glitter versus the fine glitter.

A trend in scrap booking and paper products that is popping up all over is wood. Wood veneer used as paper, as ornaments and establishments. These cute wooden feather tags from the great lakes (Anthropologie) I love gift tags and gifting and really like this combination of wood and colour that I showed in last weeks picks. I may pick some of these up today and can't wait! 

Lastly, sticking to the wood veneer theme I will share this purchase from the One of a Kind Show in Toronto. This beautiful print is by the Unik Printshop. They make silk screen prints on wood veneer. I loved this camera wood veneer print. The art of silk Screening is something I can appreciate  I taught myself how to screen Print and it was a long process. The artist drew this image and the print it onto the wood veneer piece. I Love Cameras so I had to purchase this!

Kent Blazer by Talula

Skull Ring by Lazy Oaf

Gold OPI for Sephora Nail Polish

Wood Veneer Feathers

Wood Veneer Print