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Figure A Figure B Figure C Q : I'm a big gift giver, but even the coolest wrapping paper gets boring after a while. I'm creative and would love suggestions on new gift-wrapping ideas. A : (Debbie Stapley, Ask DIY Crafts expert) There are lots of creative ideas out there, from a new take on tissue paper to a way to wrap a present like a piece of candy. Just follow these directions. Materials for Tie-Dye Tissue Paper: Tissue paper Eyedroppers Food coloring in several colors Cookie sheet Place to hang wet tissue Materials for Designer Lunch Sack: Brown paper sacks Stencils (optional) Fabric scraps Paper-backed adhesive Hole punch Ribbon or raffia Iron Dimensional paint Materials for Hard-Candy Look: Solid wrapping paper Cellophane Various ribbon sizes for candy-wrapper stripes Double-stick tape Materials for Chocolate-Kiss Look: Paper plate Tinfoil Slip of white paper Tie-Dye Tissue Paper : Cover your work surface with old newspapers so that you don't get food coloring all over. Set a folded piece of tissue paper on a cookie sheet. "Paint" the paper by dripping streaks of food coloring from eyedroppers, using a new dropper for each shade ( figure A ). Hang the paper to dry, clothesline-style. Designer Lunch Sack : Use stencils to draw a pattern on the paper side of some paper-backed adhesive ( figure B ), or do it freehand. Iron the adhesive patterns on the back side of the fabric scraps you plan to use, and then trim the fabric to the pattern of the adhesive. Peel off the adhesive paper to reveal the sticky side of the fabric, and then center the fabric cutout on the paper bag. Iron the fabric in place with an iron set on medium -- it takes about five seconds to set. If you like, use dimensional paint to add faux "stitches" around the fabric edges. Also punch two holes in the top of the bag, front and back, so you can thread some ribbon or raffia through to tie in a bow. This looks pretty and will also keep the bag closed. Hard-Candy Wrapper : Wrap the gift in a cylinder shape with plain paper. Using clear tape and ribbon, add some stripes of different widths to the package ( figure C ). Wrap the striped package with clear cellophane, tying the ends hard-candy-style with more ribbon. Chocolate-Kiss Wrapping : Set the gift on an inexpensive paper plate. Set the plate on a sheet of aluminum foil, and then draw the sides up and squeeze them together at the top, so they look like a chocolate kiss. Before you squeeze the top closed, slip in a paper label (like the ones on Hershey's kisses) to serve as the gift tag. More questions for Debbie: Q : I love the way gift bags look when I buy them in stores, but when I make them at home they seem flat and a bit empty. What's the secret? A : If your gift doesn't fill the bag, make it look fuller by wadding up paper or tissue paper in the bottom of the bag. To fill out the top of an open bag, grasp a piece of tissue paper in the center and smooth the ends down a little bit to form a loose cone shape. Then upend it and put it into the bag. You may need several pieces of tissue paper to fill out the top of the bag. Q : I'm giving my sister a camera lens for her birthday, and I'm looking for a unique way to wrap it. Any ideas? A : Why not wrap it in a decorative photo box? That way, the wrapping becomes part of the gift. Q : My bridge club gives gifts, and there's a competition among the ladies to make the gifts stand out. What can I do to win the contest? A : Buy a pretty scarf and wrap the box in it -- tying the four corners knapsack-style. Web site resources for creative gift wrapping: Gift Wrapping With Michael Foster Recycled Gift Wrap Hints From Heloise on Creative Gift Wrapping Creative Gift Wrap Creative Wrapping Tips for Shower Gifts How to Wrap a Birthday Gift Book: Handmade Gift Wrap, Bows & Tags by Jill Williams Grover Sterling Publishing, Inc. (1999) 387 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10016 Phone: 212-352-7160 Fax: 212-213-2495 Customer Service: 800-367-9692 Fax: 800-542-7567 E-mail: webmaster@sterlingpub.co.com ALSO IN THIS EPISODE: Installing a Porcelain Kitchen Sink Culinary Herbs Interview: Stretching Decorative Centerpieces Creative Giftwrap Bluebird Houses Comparison Shop for Home Items & Sports Equipment at Shopzilla © 2005 Scripps Networks, Inc. All rights reserved Privacy Policy | Legal Info

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Centre College: Gift helps Voltaire scholars polish their understanding of French language, culture Gift helps Voltaire scholars polish their understanding of French language, culture RELEASED: July 28, 2005 DANVILLE, KY—Centre College 2005 graduates Kim Bauser and Patrick Malarky couldn't wait to get back to France after their year abroad in Strasbourg. Thanks to the Voltaire Scholars Travel Fund—the brainchild of Charles Vahlkamp , Hazelrigg professor emeritus of French—their return trips were made a lot easier. "The fund covers travel expenses for a Centre student to return to France. It's a study opportunity that's more intensively language-based than our Strasbourg program," says Vahlkamp, who made a generous contribution to the fund in addition to conceiving it. "Patrick and I both received Voltaire scholarships this past year so that we would be financially able to travel to Strasbourg and work with Dr. [Ken] Keffer [Stodghill Professor of Modern Languages] for a month helping him prepare for his spring semester abroad," says Bauser. "We had originally planned to work as teaching assistants at the linguistic center in Besançon, but when that fell through Dr. Keffer generously offered to let us help him instead. With Dr. Keffer insisting that Patrick and I speak only French for the term, my skill and comfort with the language definitely improved. And, getting to return to a city that I'd already grown to love during my semester abroad my sophomore year reminded me why I had loved it and encouraged me to want to go back—whether for fun or even to work for a year or two. This trip also provided me with time and inspiration as I worked on my French seminar project, a series of short stories (in French of course) about my adventures abroad." Vahlkamp adds, "In recent years, several students who had spent a term in Centre's Strasbourg program were able to return to France for a winter term in Besançon, where we've established a link with a language institute there." The first student who went to Besançon was Whitney Camack. She went on to earn an M.A. in French civilization and literature at the University of Cincinnati, where she is now an adjunct instructor of French. She also teaches at Xavier University. "The impact on our students, observable upon return, has been spectacular," says Vahlkamp about the follow-up trips. "The fact of being on their own and of speaking French almost exclusively allowed for considerable linguistic progress and, more important, a substantial gain in self-confidence." A noted Voltaire scholar, Vahlkamp wrote his dissertation on Voltaire and published scholarly articles in Studies on Voltaire. Vahlkamp notes that Strasbourg has a Voltaire connection as well. The writer and philosopher spent one of his many periods of exile in the Alsace region, where Strasbourg is located. "We're humbled in the French program at Centre to have an emeritus colleague, Charles Vahlkamp, whose enlightenment knows no boundaries of space and time," says Keffer. "Charles is convinced that when our best students become Voltaire Scholars they might one day become scholars of Voltaire!" Richard Trollinger, vice president for college relations, notes that through programs such as the Voltaire Scholars, Centre, where 75 percent of students study abroad, has become a national leader in international study. "What Centre does through its study abroad program to prepare students for life in a global society is truly remarkable," he says. "The Voltaire Scholars Travel Fund has added value to the study abroad program for students majoring in French and who wish to take their study of French language, literature and culture to a new level." Students who would like to take advantage of this opportunity should contact Keffer at 859-238-5233 or keffer@centre.edu . Anyone interested in making a donation to support the Voltaire Scholars should contact Trollinger at 859-238-5209 or trllngr@centre.edu . - end - Founded in 1819, Centre College is ranked among the U.S. News top 50 national liberal arts colleges. Centre alumni, known for their nation-leading loyalty in annual financial support, include two U.S. vice presidents and two Supreme Court justices. For more, visit http://www.centre.edu/web/elevatorspeech/ For news archives go to http://www.centre.edu/web/news/newsarchive.html . Communications Office Centre College 600 W. Walnut Street Danville, KY 40422 Public Information Coordinator: Telephone 859-238-5714 Back to News and Events Home Page

Birthday Presents 9/6/04 Riverfest

Hated Birthday Presents Create a Journal | Hometown Main | Search | Help Hestia Homeschool for Young Wild Women Back to Journal View Archives Alert Me as Entries are Posted < Riverfest Monday, September 6, 2004 Viva La Vulva > Monday, September 6, 2004 September 2004 9/28/04 We're going Camping! 9/28/04 Note from Evonne 9/27/04 Sunwatch Village 9/27/04 Homeschoolers for Bush 9/27/04 Tabitha and a friend at our Girl Scout Overnight 9/27/04 Pictures of us from Tall Stacks Riverboat Festival 9/27/04 Mandy and Hannah Picture 9/27/04 Ice Age Unit study 9/27/04 Sex Ed: Sex Toys 9/26/04 Just About Fish Tour and Craft 9/26/04 Bereaved Mother questioned by Federal Agents 9/26/04 Daily Buzzword : Hubbub 9/26/04 cat diary 9/26/04 Marketing Christianity Index 9/26/04 loving thought about God 9/26/04 Saturday Six 9/26/04 Cincinnati Art Museum tours 9/26/04 What mystical creature are you? 9/26/04 Iraq 9/25/04 Notebooking 9/25/04 Yom Kippur confession 9/25/04 Mandy and Red Finger Nail Polish "Blood" 9/25/04 web ring reject 9/25/04 Vulva of the Day: Stuffed Tampon Dolls 9/25/04 Marketing Christianity: Boy Scout Jesus 9/24/04 Can you read this? 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Third in the list of most-hated birthday presents is bath salts, followed by decorative plates and tight-fitting clothing. Eight out of 10 Americans (82 percent) said it is sometimes difficult to find an ideal birthday gift for a friend or family member. While the average U.S. family spends $750 per year on birthday presents, half of all birthday gifts are never used. Americans are wasting millions of dollars buying unsuitable birthday gifts which are never used. Even gift vouchers make you look as though you have not gone to any effort to choose an appropriate birthday gift, said Shlomo Shaul, publisher of Star Stories personalized horoscope books. "I got so many scented candles and bath oils one year, I thought my friends were trying to tell me I stunk," said one research participant. The full list is available at: www.star-stories.com I happen to LOVE scented candles, but usually only Yankee Candles, which smell GREAT. I also like bath salts. I do not wear col ogne since I am nursing. Since star stories are trying to sell a product, I am not sure how much faith to put into this story. Still, I have to wonder. Last Christmas, my MIL gave me a scented candle for my present. My SIL, who drew my name in the family exchange, gave me TWO scented candles. My husband gave me two scented candles--my only Christmas Gift from him. What does this say about me? Written by hestiahomeschool . (Link to this entry) This entry has 7 comments: ( Add your own ) Hi, I got your kind e-mail while I was also gone. I was visting my parents and had a great time. I have a lot of catching up to do. I love candles and it does not matter what a person gives me. Also I never expect a present from anyone. All I want from others is friendship. To me that is the best present given. That is why I started a journal in the first place was to meet people and make friends and I sure hope you and I can be good friends. I love your journal and writing style BTW. I will be back to catch up on your life. :) Anita http://edit.journals.aol.com/ ginskia/whatdescribesanitaasan itaasanind Comment from ginskia - 9/7/04 3:45 PM we did dirty santa last Christmas at the in laws.Everyone buys a gift and you draw #'s to pick a gift out.My sil took 3 sets of candles for 3 gifts,1 from her, the dh and her daughter- it was funny cause the men ended up with the candles and they did not want them.Even the women did not want them.I like candles but these had no smell at all- I have a feeling that they will end up being re gifts this year! : ) ~ Anita Comment from apropst1 - 9/6/04 3:05 PM Ya I like scented candels too..have you ever smelled soy candels...I just bought some and they really have a nice scent to them. Comment from sugar1337 - 9/6/04 2:02 PM 50% of people also do like their gifts, so you belong to that group! xoxo Comment from suzypwr - 9/6/04 10:01 AM I never mind gettting candles as a gift.....or perfume for that matter.......as long as it's a brand I like....hmmmmmm.....we must be in the minority Kas! ~jerseygirl Comment from cneinhorn - 9/6/04 9:18 AM I lvoe sc ented candles. I m not a yankee fan. WEll I was til I got valeri parr hills on QVC. they are hannas candles and nothing smells as good or as strong and yankees dont havethe oil of hannahs candles. I just brought some old viginia candles and they are soy and I do not like soy. gave em a try but dont like em. The only other candle I like is home interiors apple pie. I lvoe that one and just went and bought five of them!!!!!! yup five. THey burn long they burn clean and when people come in my house they say are you abking a pie and isthat an apple pie. Thats how good it smells. SO I am very picky abotu my candles. LOL Lori Comment from my78novata - 9/6/04 9:01 AM What does this say about you? Uh...they know you like to burn stuff? LOL -B Comment from ryanagi - 9/6/04 4:42 AM < Riverfest Monday, September 6, 2004 Viva La Vulva > Monday, September 6, 2004 Back to Journal View Archives Alert Me as Entries are Posted Get the Feed (Atom/RSS)

Teacher Gifts: Creative Ideas

Gifts For Teacher - Gifts BW gifts | gifts Resources | Add URL Wine Gifts & Baskets From the casual wine drinker to the serious enthusiast, we have a gift that will make them smile. Our selection includes premium wine, gourmet baskets, distinctive champagne sets & the very finest California and Northwest wines. Gifts For Teacher Articles Teacher Gifts: Creative Ideas To Honor Your Kid's Teacher or Provider Forget the coffee mug. Resist candy. If you're looking for a creative gift idea for your kid's teacher to celebrate the end of the school year, a special holiday or occasion, or just to say "thank you," consider these practical and personal suggestio...( Continue Reading ) Teacher Gifts: Creative Ideas To Honor Your Kid's Teacher or Provider The school year can't possibly be winding down yet...can it? But, then again, as spring carnivals, end-of-year parties, and spring assessments and tests commence, it's a sure sign that the end of the year can't be too far away. In......( Continue Reading ) Teacher Gifts Tips Christmas tips on what to get your children's teachers for Christmas....( Continue Reading ) gifts to make for teacher christmas gift class teachers gifts school Make a great gift for your favorite teachers....( Continue Reading ) Gifts for the Teacher As the school year comes to an end, why not make a great gift for your favorite teachers! Make everything from fun apple magnets to personalized t-shirts and canvas bags.......( Continue Reading ) Gifts For Teacher Directory Links dragonball z animated gifts sending gifts american indian gifts crafty christmas gifts christmas gifts for college students seven gifts of the spirit gift baskets washington top gifts 35th wedding anniversary gifts toronto gift baskets gifts for office fathers day and gifts anniversary gifts for him wisconsin gift baskets california wine gifts fishing gag gifts new orleans gift baskets easter baskets for children gifts for first communion gifts to be sent to india wedding anniversary gifts by year new york gift baskets christmas gifts on a budget fourth anniversary gifts valentines gifts ideas custom made gift baskets gift baskets of vermont gifts in kind cigar gift baskets 10 year wedding anniversary gifts horse lovers gifts recipe gifts in a jar gifts for engagement party best valentine gifts gag gifts for men teacher gifts medical school graduation gifts gifts for first holy communion traditional anniversery gifts bridal shower gift baskets mba graduation gifts gift baskets for him good valentine gifts unique valentines gifts gift baskets in colorado Popular Search Terms: Gifts BW © 2004 Gifts BW All trademarks are the property of their respective owners. All Rights Reserved. This site is not related to Brajeshwar or Brajeshwar.com in anyway, shape or form