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2 wrapped boxes with bows

Wrapping two wedding gifts?

There is sometimes the risk that the happy couple won’t know who all the gifts are from.
70th birthday card decorated with duck egg shells and twine

An eggcellent birthday card?

Cinnamon and Nutmeg, two charming ducks, produce the most delicious eggs…
A tin and hard drive recycled into a pen pot and notepad rest

A desk tidy with a difference!

I’m keen to use empty tin cans in interesting ways.  
Food gift wrapped

A winter picnic

On a dull winter’s day I wanted to entertain friends with an indoor picnic. No ordinary picnic you understand, because…
Art piece created from recycled copper, wire, nails and steel

My New York Garden

Finally my New York garden can be displayed.
Wreath with fabric and buttons

A colourful creative wreath

A quick, easy and fun way to recycle scraps of material
Wrapped gifts

Dede was delighted!

He was about to propose to Dede and wanted me to wrap the array of gifts
Maison de Papier creation

Maison de Papier

Thanks to Artists Open Houses in Sussex, I discovered Stephanie Smart‘s ‘Maison de Papier’ at Danny House, an Elizabethan mansion in Hurstpierpoint.
Olivia J Holland stand display

Olivia J Holland wins!

A gold star for scarf designer Olivia
Wrapped boxes

Kali Stileman’s creative challenge

Kali set me an interesting challenge using border stripes
Birthday cards for 70th and 80th birthdays

Sharing ideas across the oceans

How great to share ideas across the oceans!
Arona with Ruth Langsford on Channel 5

A Million Pound Christmas

I wonder if Eamonn kept the £30,000 mobile phone?
Presentmag.com article about Arona's cheat pleat

Present Magazine

Across America my cheat pleat is proving to be the perfect solution to a wrapping paper problem!
Arona Khan's workshops at MJ Pack Belgium 2016

All Wrapped Up at MJ Pack!

A hectic time giving gift wrapping workshops in French!
Arona Khan shared her gift wrapping tips and techniques at MJ Pack Belgium

Bonjour Belgique!

I'm returning to Belgium for a third year to show customers of MJ Pack how to maximise sales
Tesco Christmas in July - slippers wrapped in a pouch

Christmas in July?!!

Tesco pulled out all the stops in July 2016 when they revealed what great goodies will be in-store for Christmas
Arona giving a demonstration at the New York Stationery Show, USA

National Stationery Show, NY, USA

It was great to return to New York for National Stationery Show, May 2016
Penny and daughter Lucy in Arona's studio

A fun day all wrapped up!

Mum Penny and daughter Lucy spent a fun day together in my studio
Arona Khan Let's Wrap Paperworld 2016

Action-packed in Frankfurt, Germany!

I needed a skateboard at times dashing from Paperworld to Christmasworld and Creativeworld

I made the news on Saturday!

I made the news on Saturday! To be precise I was on Sky News Sunrise