Simply..barking....

3/12/2015

I thought that bark wrapped around a jam jar with a tea light in it would make a glowing little lamp, but the bark is too thick and not enough light shines through..

But then I saw that it can still be used for wrapping gifts, including (unlit) candles, and bottles of wine....

Instead of looking for wrapping to fit the presents, I'll be looking for presents that fit the wrapping!

A little blog break coming up - have a lovely week-end and take a look here if you have time at a most unusual entry for this year's Turner Prize....

14 Comments

Swissrose link

3/12/2015 11:36:42 pm

Was I the only one who immediately thought of the Amish community building projects?!
Actually also not uncommon to see buildings go up like this around here, as we have a lot of young carpenters/roofers and also journeyers who are specialists in this style of framing.

Freda

6/12/2015 03:28:01 pm

My first thought too, and quite appropriate as they seem to work co-operately always.

cath

4/12/2015 08:45:26 am

Beautiful barking wrap! Sorry, wrapping bark. Sorry, wrapped bark.
Wishing you a really good weekend.

Freda

6/12/2015 03:29:58 pm

brarcking warp....brapped wark.. Had a lovely weekend at concerts and parties thank you. I hope yours was good too.

Lotta

4/12/2015 12:04:14 pm

Beautiful wrapping, it would be lovely to use in some way for a table centrepiece too. The Turner Prize entry is interesting, although for a millisecond I was hoping it might be your Freda Anne rose cuttings in potatoes that you'd entered! Have a lovely weekend. 😊

Freda

6/12/2015 03:31:09 pm

I think some of those cuttings have taken Lotta! Spring will tell. I hope you also had a lovely week-end.

Sarah link

4/12/2015 12:25:05 pm

That a beautiful idea of wrapping the wine bottle. Your wood shed looks so colourful too! Hope you have a great weekend. Sarah x

Freda

6/12/2015 03:32:53 pm

Thank you Sarah - stormy here but no damage. I hope you had a good weekend too.

ChompyChipmunk

4/12/2015 01:23:39 pm

The Turner Prize entry is interesting. I prefer this idea to large-scale conceptual art indoors.

Lovely wrapping ideas. I`m going to spend some time this weekend wrapping and hope to get it all done. It`s Christmas card writing weekend too!

Freda

6/12/2015 03:33:36 pm

You are very organized!

elaine link

5/12/2015 06:06:28 am

An inventive use of tree bark Freda - it looks very rustic.

Freda

6/12/2015 03:34:31 pm

Thank you Elaine. Easy and fun to do!

cathy

6/12/2015 04:07:39 am

Another blog I read, just before Christmas the family gets together to make a village out of small boxes (toothpaste, pasta, candy) wrapped with birch bark. They use moss, pine cones, & other natural things to decorate the houses with. More involved than I want to get, but goes to show how creative people can be with things they find in nature.

Freda

6/12/2015 03:35:13 pm

The doing it together is the nicest bit of this idea Cathy...

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