Jenn Of All Crafts

I didn't get to wrap nearly enough holiday gifts this year, so I was thrilled to be put in charge of wrapping a group gift for a friend.  When they dropped it off though, I realized that it was pretty large and boxy.  Because I'm me... just standard wrap and a bow wasn't going to do.   I used ornaments to accent holiday gifts this year and it was well-received, so I decided to continue the trend.  Luckily, I found the perfect sized long-length decor.             

My friend at school came up with a fun idea for Secret Santa.  Instead of names, we jotted down our student ID numbers; so, not only do I not know who my Secret Santa is... I also don't know who will be receiving my gift!  Of course, having a mystery recipient made shopping a challenge, so I decided to make my Secret Santa gift. I  started with the group photo we took just after we picked our Secret Santa IDs.   I was planning to cut out the classmates who photobombed us, but I decided to put it to work instead.   It's probably not visible here, but  I mounted just my group members onto foam board to add layers to the photo.   And I noticed that the  restaurant's window  wreath was partly visible in the background of the photo, so I glued a fuzzy wreath embellishment over it.  And,  I wanted a tree that was a brighter shade of green, but the craft stores had a limited selection by the time I thought up this project, so in...