Mix Shreds and Save
28/07/08 00:54 Filed in: Success Scoop
Why mix Easter grass into regular gift basket shred? It only makes sense if you buy the Easter grass after the season, when it is on sale at a 90% discount. Then, the Easter grass does two good things:
1- adds volume to the shred, which stretches your supply dollars
2- gives a nice touch of shiny texture to the shred.
To mix the two together, empty the contents of the Easter grass, and white parchment shred (or another color) on a table. Take a handful of each, one in each hand, and push them together. With fingers from both hands, pull back a portion of each shred. Continue the ‘pulling’ motion until the shreds are equally mixed.
Some designers all it, ‘kneading’ the shreds. Mixing two or more colors of shred is a good technique for enriching the color and texture of a gift basket.
1- adds volume to the shred, which stretches your supply dollars
2- gives a nice touch of shiny texture to the shred.
To mix the two together, empty the contents of the Easter grass, and white parchment shred (or another color) on a table. Take a handful of each, one in each hand, and push them together. With fingers from both hands, pull back a portion of each shred. Continue the ‘pulling’ motion until the shreds are equally mixed.
Some designers all it, ‘kneading’ the shreds. Mixing two or more colors of shred is a good technique for enriching the color and texture of a gift basket.