brown paper packages tied up with string

Sorry to put that song in your head, but brown paper packages tied up with string really are a big favourite of mine. So much so, that I just bought a 100 metre roll of the stuff, which should keep me going for a while! I made some eraser stamps yesterday to decorate a couple of lengths of brown paper to wrap birthday prezzies for my sis.

and I found a lovely old 1940s ad for Bournvita to make a pretty card

Such a peaceful image. I regret not buying one of those bakelite Bournvita mugs when I saw it in an antique store many years ago. Bournvita should issue a replica edition!