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I love wrapping Chrstmas presents. It's one thing where you can be completely frivolous - in fact, the more over the top and luscious the better!

I keep a big box with bits and pieces gathered throughout the year - carefully saved ribbons from gifts, leftovers from craft projects, pretty papers and fabric remnents picked up here and there, bits of old jewellery, anything pretty and fun.

For inspiration there are delicious packages in favorite store window displays - here are a few from Designers Guild, The Little White Company and Urban Outfitters on Oxford Street in London

How gorgeous is this pearl fringed decorator trimming with black/white stripes at Designers Guild?

Dramatic colour and narrow ribbons at Designers Guild

Another of those beautiful pearl fringed trimming mixed with strips and rococco gold at Designers Guild

Mixing stripes and golded rococco curves in these delicious gift wrapping at Designers Guild

Crisp red and white at The Little White Company

Lots of vintage look printed papers covering gift boxes at Urban Outfitters