I help organisations elevate their gift wrapping and presentation so that every customer touchpoint is premium, consistent and aligned with their brand.
It's officially summer... so naturally it's raining π
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Hello Reader, First of all, a warm welcome to everyone who has recently joined the newsletter. It's lovely to have you here. For those of you who are new, I'm Lou, a gift wrapping trainer, speaker and self-confessed ribbon enthusiast who helps people wrap gifts beautifully with confidence and less stress π On Monday, meteorological summer officially arrived...unfortunately, nobody seems to have told the weather. Here in County Durham, it has felt more like autumn than summer at times, with plenty of rain and grey skies - the Bank Holiday week of record-breaking weather is now a distant memory. Whilst the weather has been doing its thing outside, I've been spending time behind the scenes talking about something rather different... β Quite a lot, actually. This week I've been discussing festive classes, guest experiences and Christmas events for later this year. A few years ago, I probably would have thought that sounded ridiculously early. These days, it sends me straight back to my retail days, where Christmas floor plans had to be signed off by the end of May! And yes, I can already see the eye-rolling and the murmurs of "too soon!" π€£ But the truth is that the best festive experiences rarely happen by accident. They usually start with conversations and planning long before the decorations appear. It's one of the things I enjoy most about what I do. I get a little glimpse into Christmas before everyone else. One of the organisations I've been speaking to this week has already confirmed they'd like to go ahead with a festive online class for their members. It's always exciting when a conversation turns into a booking, and I'm looking forward to helping even more people approach their Christmas gift wrapping with confidence and less stress. π Priority Access - Opens Soon Just a little heads-up! On 21 June, I'll be opening Priority Access for my Signature Gift Wrapping Made Easyβ’ Class, taking place on Saturday, 14 November at The Garden Rooms at Tennants in Leyburn. Priority Access members will be the first to hear about a special Summer Solstice offer, including an exclusive bonus gift pack. β
β Best wishes, Lou |
Louise Lewis
I help organisations elevate their gift wrapping and presentation so that every customer touchpoint is premium, consistent and aligned with their brand.
Hello Reader, A very warm welcome if you're new here. Every couple of weeks I pop into your inbox with a little gift wrapping inspiration, ideas to try and, quite often, a peek at what I've been practising too. Because yes, I still practise! π My favourite gift wrapping technique has got to be pleating. Whether it's what I'll call an ordinary pleat, a fanned pleat or pretty much anything in between, I love how something as simple as folding the paper can completely change the look of a gift,...
Hello Reader, Firstly, a very warm welcome if you're new here. It's lovely to have you as part of the Gift Wrapping Made Easyβ’ community. Can you believe we've reached the August Bank Holiday weekend already? And for many of you, next week will mean back to school, back to routines and that definite feeling that summer is starting to wind down. But before all that, we have the long weekend. And if the Bank Holiday turns out to be characteristically British, i.e. requiring an umbrella and...
Hello Reader, Here we are at the end of another week of uncharacteristically hot UK weather - our new normal?! My sticky tape is just about surviving this time around πThis week, though, I want to talk about pot plants. Have you ever bought someone a lovely pot plant as a gift... and then simply handed it over in the bag it came in from the shop? πͺ΄ There's absolutely nothing wrong with that, of course. But what if you could make it look just a little bit more special? Plants are an awkward...