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Ribbons Are Not Just for Bows

February 17, 2012

I have a ribbon addiction. I can hardly wait to see what new ribbons Nashville Wraps comes up with each season. I want to share some of my tricks for using different types of ribbon. Let’s start with curling ribbon. Our curly bows are quick and easy, but may not always come in the color [...]

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How to Make a Big Beautiful Bow

January 27, 2012

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. [...]

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How to Make Valentine Takeout Favors

January 13, 2012

To celebrate Valentine’s Day, I’ve made an easy Valentine Takeout Favor project using our mini Take Out Boxes, our 4″ 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 [...]

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Gift Wrap Like a Professional with Arona Khan

December 16, 2011

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 & Queen (Harper’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 [...]

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Shirley George Frazier – Building Her Business One Gift Basket at a Time

November 11, 2011

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 [...]

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Another Nashville Wraps Wedding

November 4, 2011

Working for Nashville Wraps has many perks. One of which is getting to see all the great products up close and personal. For the past several months, I have been planning my summer wedding. I was pleased to be able to use so many Nashville Wraps product groups for my bridal shower, rehearsal dinner and [...]

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Candy Corn Love – How to Make Candy Corn Cones and Poms!

October 7, 2011

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 [...]

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How to Make Tissue Paper Flowers

September 30, 2011

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 [...]

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A New Twist on Reusable Gift Basket Containers

August 19, 2011

This is a great idea: A 100% cotton reusable gift basket container that also becomes part of the gift. With the addition of a gift basket bench, these little reusable containers convert into a very useful place to stash your stuff. These will be in stock the end of September. Order now to ensure you [...]

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