Sentences with phrase «of wrapping presents»

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Since I didn't see any of my family during the holidays, I have a pile of wrapped presents in my living room to give to them this weekend.

The three of us entered with our arms around each other, and he was so excited to discover a small bin full of wrapped presents in the corner.

Whether you stamp, write or paint them, these lovely labels are ideal for either hanging on your tree or topping a pile of wrapped presents that await eager family and friends.

Stockings, colorful ornaments, and plenty of wrapped presents liven up the entryway of this Tennessee home.

Below, a spectacular display of wrapped presents and lanterns draws the eye in.

Not exact matches

With all the shopping, wrapping presents, attending parties and traveling — not to mention finishing all your work ahead of the holiday break — at some point, you may become overwhelmed with your holiday schedule.

Everyday acts of celebration - wrapping presents, decorating the home, cooking «German» holiday foods and organizing family celebrations - were linked to a cult of sentimental «Nordic» nationalism.

Woven together are fans and musicians alike, wrapped tightly to the stage to keep each other warm, a subtle means of paying homage to the ever - present class warfare struggle of the early 20 th century.

That said, she is not allowed to wrap presents... that is part of her faith.

The Showstopper is the present that is either No. 1 on their wish list or the one they didn't even know they wanted, until they make confetti of the shiny paper that conceals the happiness wrapped inside.

In the first place it was odd to be presented with the bones of St. Therese double - wrapped, as it were, in both an opaque ornate casket and then a large clear plastic container.

Not that the truly Christian spirit and the splendid achievements of many selfless workers for the cause of Christ in India and elsewhere could be denied by anyone; but many Westerners conceived of the meeting between Christian and Hindu as entirely a one way traffic, which consisted in condescendingly presenting for total acceptance a parcel in which the gospel was wrapped in sheets often not as clean as could be desired.

But we had something else as well, something that turned us away in an odd distaste on Christmas afternoon from the explosion of opened presents, ribbons spread across the floor, and bright balls of crumpled wrapping paper, red and green — the living room transformed into Ali Baba's cave or Hollywood's vision of a bandits» lair.

After several meals of falafel that included quick pita wraps and bowls laden with tabbouli, I present you with a bullet proof recipe to make the most perfect batch of falafels you will ever make.

So this is sort of a 3 - in - 1 post because quite frankly, I would love to say that I am all prepared for Christmas, shopping done, presents wrapped and waiting under the tree, but alas... this normally overly organized person is just not that prepared this year.

Most of my male friends would roll their eyes when the girls tried to elevate the party standards by bringing plates of hors d'oeuvres — stuffed mushrooms, bacon - wrapped scallops and and at least one spinach artichoke dip were always present.

The halls are decked, the presents are (not quite) wrapped, and the kids are out of school and eagerly counting down to the big day.

As always, making jams and marmalade has a therapeutically soothing effect on my nerves, it calms me, enthralls me, and makes me focus on nothing but the present, the slight bubbling of the jam as it starts to thicken into a rich, orange - yellow colour, with twirls of peach - scented perfume wrapping up the kitchen as if it were a Christmas gift.

The last week before the big day arrives... As much as I'd love to say that the presents are all wrapped up, the house is sparkling clean, the fridge is full to the bream with extra delicious food, candles are all lit in anticipation of Christmas, the situation in our household is «a little bit» different...

The exclusive gift box will see the four whiskies presented in a premium wrapped closing box featuring photography of each distillery alongside 4x5cl miniatures.

Leaving me with mounds of time to finish some last minute shopping, wrap some presents, and even eat a Christmas cookie or two.

Recipes, which were created by chef John Csukor, included Dreamy Almond Drinking Chocolat — a delicate demitasse of warm drinking chocolate infused with California almond butter and spice, topped with handmade almond marshmallow; California Crab Salad — a classic Northeastern Thai salad presented as a snacking lettuce wrap, enlivened with California almonds; and Almond Kulfi — a traditional Asian - Indian frozen dessert made new with slivers of California almonds and saffron threads.

And as we grow closer to the Holiday season and everyone is busy ordering and wrapping all of their presents, most of us pay no attention to how the gift was packaged, where it came from, and how will we get rid of all that packaging and wrapping material.

Of course you can pile them on a plate and cover them with some plastic wrap but with just a little bit more time and effort you can present your neighbors with something a little more special.

Wrapping up a big four weeks of events was the Produce Marketing Association conference in Melbourne, which featured an all day session on organics partly presented by Australian Organic and Australian Certified Organic.

And, on top of all the present wrapping and cookie baking, we're supposed to still make dinner for our families.

As to bumpers, the present wrap - arounds look pretty but would never withstand the ramrod impact of Detroit buffers.

As the early season has developed most of these dreams have turned out to be like beautifully wrapped Christmas presents that turn out to be very disappointing once opened.

However, now is the time when Bolton have no excuse cards to use up as a home fixture with Blackburn Rovers is an early gift wrapped present from Santa himself for those Reebok wearing Bolton fans to pick up a vital set of three points, points that would enable them to drive away from the point craving bottom pack.

I'm also dyeing some play silks that I will use to wrap their presents and they will, of course, double as toys.

You can present a well - wrapped pack of diapers as a gift on its own or create a gift basket with lots of diapers, diaper cream, and wipes.

Other earth - friendly ideas include giving out flowering plants for favors, serving locally grown food, sending digital invitations, and wrapping the presents in recyclable or reusable material such as newspaper, cloth diapers, or baby blankets instead of store - bought wrapping paper.

We took a babyfood jar and put in marbles, when it was full I had gone to the dollar store and bought small bottles of bubbles (5 for a dollar what a deal) and wrapped them as presents.

Doing instead of gift wrapping may provide you and the recipient with a beautiful memory that outlasts any kind of material present.

If you're concerned that your baby will struggle to remove the wrapping paper from their presents then leave a couple of baby soft toy gifts, rattles, or other small and appealing baby toys unwrapped so that they have something new that they can immediately reach for and engage with at the start of the day.

A great antidote for holiday stress and the bloated commercialism of the season is helping others, whether it's by shoveling an elderly neighbor's sidewalk or by wrapping presents for needy kids at your local church.

I still have cards to write and post, presents to buy and then wrap, tidying and cleaning and a list of what I need to get for Christmas dinner!

Let your child help with wrapping the presents by printing some sheets of coloring wrapping paper from Say Yes.

Elizabeth Pantley gives you creative ideas to help along the potty process, my favorite (and my daughters) was a box of wrapped little presents (i.e., play dough, crayons, coloring book) and whenever my daughter used the potty she got a gift.

Some families do a book swap instead of goody bags or presents: Each child wraps and brings a book to the party and at the end everyone opens a book to take with them.

Wrap letter presents using scraps of wrapping paper for an great matching activity.

When you think of gift - giving options, you likely picture pretty wrapped presents or gift bags in festive colors.

PATS president John Moyer wrapped up Athletic Training Month by presented a 1 - hour Web Chat alongside Joanne Ploch from Sports Safety International (SSI) and Dr. Franks from Pennsylvania Medical Society (PAMed) on the proper care and management of concussions.

If you're tired of simply wrapping presents, then make the gift - giving experience even more unique with this craft.

Workshops include an expanded selection of babywearing specific seminars such as Babywearing 101, Wrapping 101, Toddlerwearing (presented by Beco Baby Carriers), and How to Ring Sling, educational symposiums on environmentally friendly menstruation products and potty training, plus sleep consultations.

Millions of trees are cut down just to make the holiday wrapping paper that looks good on your presents but that quickly gets ripped off and thrown away.

It was the beginning of my kids absolute passion for play dough, and his sisters collected all kinds of green items (green was / is his favourite colour) and helped to make play dough and wrapped it all up as their birthday present to Morgan.

Amy said: «Instead of wrapping paper, my mom taught me years ago to use Baby Receiving Blankets to wrap presents!

But I also love wrapping up these Chocolate Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies and making it part of a holiday present.