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	<title>Nashville Wraps Blog &#187; gift &amp; gourmet business</title>
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		<title>Why Vegan Baker Anita Shepherd Loves Our Packaging</title>
		<link>http://www.nashvillewrapscommunity.com/blog/2012/02/why-vegan-baker-anita-shepherd-loves-our-eco-friendly-packaging/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:10:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Priscilla</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week we are featuring our customer Anita Shepard, owner of Electric Blue, a Brooklyn, New York baking company. Anita is a chef and food writer for Bon Appetit Magazine and various food blogs. She is also a menu consultant for vegan and gluten-free options and has recently started a cooking video series. We are very [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Make a Big Beautiful Bow</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:04:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy_g</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our “go-to” girl for making spectacular bows here at Nashville Wraps is Laura in our Customer Care Group. Anytime we need a big, pretty bow for a package or craft, we seek out Laura’s help. Before moving to Nashville and coming to work for Nashville Wraps, Laura worked in the floral business for 21 years. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Make Valentine Takeout Favors</title>
		<link>http://www.nashvillewrapscommunity.com/blog/2012/01/how-to-make-valentine-takeout-favors/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nashvillewrapscommunity.com/blog/2012/01/how-to-make-valentine-takeout-favors/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 13:13:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Priscilla</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[To celebrate Valentine’s Day, I’ve made an easy Valentine Takeout Favor project using our mini Take Out Boxes, our 4&#8243; metallic twist ties, and a few sheets of colorful felt. They would make cute “Valentines” for retail customers – perhaps with a 10% off coupon tucked inside. Wedding planners or candy shops might offer them [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gift Wrap Like a Professional with Arona Khan</title>
		<link>http://www.nashvillewrapscommunity.com/blog/2011/12/gift-wrap-like-a-professional-with-arona-khan/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nashvillewrapscommunity.com/blog/2011/12/gift-wrap-like-a-professional-with-arona-khan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:15:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Buffie Baril</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.nashvillewrapscommunity.com/blog/?p=7306</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the first things I received when I began my current job here at Nashville Wraps was an Arona Khan DVD on wrapping tricks. According to Harpers &#38; Queen (Harper&#8217;s Bazaar UK), Arona was the first gift wrapping consultant. I’ve been a fan of hers ever since. Now that the biggest gift-wrapping season of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Charity Begins in the Breakroom</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 14:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Buffie Baril</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the holidays approach with laser-like speed, we Americans are thinking, &#8220;What should I give my friends and co-workers this year? What kind of gift card or gift would they like to receive?&#8221; First, if you are still in business in today&#8217;s economic climate, take a moment to say &#8220;thanks&#8221;. Now, if you have a business [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Shirley George Frazier – Building Her Business One Gift Basket at a Time</title>
		<link>http://www.nashvillewrapscommunity.com/blog/2011/11/shirley-george-frazier-building-her-business-one-gift-basket-at-a-time/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 14:30:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Priscilla</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Shirley George Frazier is the queen of gift basket design and even refers to herself as a “basketologist”. She’s the author of the best-selling books How to Start a Home-Based Gift Basket Business and The Gift Basket Design Book. Shirley came from a long line of entrepreneurs, so the drive to start a business in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>USA Packaging Plant Keeps It Green</title>
		<link>http://www.nashvillewrapscommunity.com/blog/2011/10/usa-packaging-plant-keeps-it-green/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nashvillewrapscommunity.com/blog/2011/10/usa-packaging-plant-keeps-it-green/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 21:18:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Buffie Baril</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.nashvillewrapscommunity.com/blog/?p=7042</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Recently a few of us at Nashville Wraps had the opportunity to visit one of our manufacturing partners in Portland, Oregon. They have found their niche and are supplying high quality, competitively priced, 100% recycled paper packaging products all across the United States and Canada. So what does it take to compete against the imports? [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Encouraging Breast Cancer Patients One Gift Basket at a Time</title>
		<link>http://www.nashvillewrapscommunity.com/blog/2011/10/encouraging-breast-cancer-patients-one-gift-basket-at-a-time/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nashvillewrapscommunity.com/blog/2011/10/encouraging-breast-cancer-patients-one-gift-basket-at-a-time/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2011 12:58:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Buffie Baril</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.nashvillewrapscommunity.com/blog/?p=6548</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. So it&#8217;s only fitting to feature one of our customers who is not only a breast cancer survivor herself, but who is also doing something positive to help women who are walking in her shoes. In 2008, Jan Scibor was diagnosed with Stage 2 breast cancer and underwent [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Candy Corn Love – How to Make Candy Corn Cones and Poms!</title>
		<link>http://www.nashvillewrapscommunity.com/blog/2011/10/candy-corn-love-how-to-make-candy-corn-cones-and-poms/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nashvillewrapscommunity.com/blog/2011/10/candy-corn-love-how-to-make-candy-corn-cones-and-poms/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 13:12:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Buffie Baril</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.nashvillewrapscommunity.com/blog/?p=6584</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Recently I saw candy corn cones made from yarn on the visual bookmarking site Pinterest. Immediately, I thought these could be made using our raffia ribbon. They turned out as cute as can be. They are perfect for counter displays, centerpieces, mantles or store window displays. They look great with candy-corn tissue poms (shown at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Make Tissue Paper Flowers</title>
		<link>http://www.nashvillewrapscommunity.com/blog/2011/09/how-to-make-tissue-paper-flowers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nashvillewrapscommunity.com/blog/2011/09/how-to-make-tissue-paper-flowers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 12:52:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Buffie Baril</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Looking for a fun, easy and inexpensive way to dress up a package or your store window display? Look no further than tissue paper flowers. They resemble a cross between a carnation or peony when the ends are rounded. If you make pointed ends, you can create a chrysanthemum or dahlia look. Learn how to [...]]]></description>
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