Easy Gift wrap Ideas

I saw these really easy and inexpensive gift wrap ideas on the Better Homes and Gardens website. I am sure I will try these out myself at home. For the children's art idea, there are so many more options out there. Painted hand prints on paper would look so cute too.
1: Festive words printed in repetition on plain paper
2: Children's art

Holiday decor and patterns from Benefit

My friend B pointed out these free gorgeous downloads from Benefit: patterned wallpapers, gift tags, party invitations and more. Get out some nice card stock and start printing away!

Crafty goods

Last weekend I was at the Cary Park Holiday Fair. It was a cute little arts and crafts fair - although smaller than I expected. Ever since I moved to Cary a few months ago, I've noticed quite a few art and craft festivals around the area and have managed to attend a couple. I'm looking forward to more during the holiday season. I picked up some pretty pillow covers, sachets of lavender that smell lovely and some greeting cards that were 'stamped'. I got to take a closer look at 'stamping' as a hobby, courtesy of a very friendly lady who was selling her stamped goods and taught stamping classes. Looked like fun!

I also came across these handmade recycled CD clocks. This one was my favorite:

It's listed on the crafter's Etsy store, along with some really cute soaps she makes as well.