Easy Gift Wrap Ideas for Eco-Friendly Christmas Presents
One way of going greener this year for Christmas is wrap presents and gifts with bags, towels, scarves and other items can be used long after the gift has been opened. Using resuable items for gift wrap is good for the environment and is another way to give a second gift with your holiday present.
Whether you have a few hours, a few minutes, or a few seconds, this lens will help you find ways to easily wrap Holiday gifts using items that can be reused after the Holidays are over.
In this lens you will find ideas to make your own reusable gift bags, great resources for reusable bags and ideas for wrapping gifts in reusable items.
Wrapping a Gift in something that can be reused again is like giving two gifts for the price of one. Who know, the Reusable Bag you wrap you present in, might get more use that the gift itself.
Make All of Your Wrappings Green
Wrap Gifts in Reusable Bags,
Sacs, Cloth or Other Items
Pick Your Reusable Gifting Options
Pick the amount of time you have to wrap a gift, then look at the different options.
Why Reusable Gift Bags?
Studies estimate that from Thanksgiving to New Years Day, U.S. household waste increases by more than 25%. Food waste, shopping bags, packaging, wrapping paper, bows and ribbons add an additional 1 million tons per week to our nation's land fills, and many forms of wrapping paper can not be recycled.This year, instead of wrapping presents in paper that will be quickly discarded and cannot be recycled, why not give two gifts in one and wrap presents in a stylish, durable, versatile reusable bag?
Source: Market Watch. November 2008. Ditch the Paper This Holiday Season and Give the Reusable Gift-Wrap That Keeps Giving. RuMe Bags.
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Consider a reusable bag or box to wrap the present. Use scarves to secure a gift.
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Gift wrapping from the holidays adds an additional one million tons per week to US landfills from Thanksgiving to New Years Day.
Reusable Gift and Shopping Bags on Flickr
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Reader Feedback on Reusable Gift Bags
This I am resolving to wrap all of my gifts in reusable gift bags, or reuse items to wrap the gifts.
What do you think about wrapping with reusable gift bags?
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CherylK says:
A wonderful idea. I've been doing this for a long time and can't bring myself to buy traditional wrapping paper any more.
Posted July 22, 2009
CherylK says:
It's a wonderful idea. I've been doing this for a long time and can't bring myself to purchase traditional wrapping paper, any more.
Posted July 22, 2009
I love the Wrapping Paper and all the Trimmings.
Got a Hour?
Make a Reusable Gift Bag
In an hour you can make a reusable gift bag...
Look through the different ideas, watch the videos and be inspired. In less than an hour, you can make a reusable gift bag.
Eco-Friendly Gift Wrap for Christmas
Eco-Friendly Gift Wrap - by Shiho Masuda
Shiho works some Christmas magic on this plain brown bag, using a recycled Christmas card and raffia. This video was recently featured in "AsianceMagazine.com": http://www.asiancemagazine.com/content/japanese-inspired-gift-wrapping-ideas. Song is "Carol of the Bells" by the Carpenters.
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Instructions for Making a Gift Bag
- Paper Christmas Tree Gift Bag
- Create your own dimensional gift bag to give a present in this Christmas. Not only is the packaging more beautiful and unique the bag becomes part of the gift. The time and effort you put into making the bag also makes it more special for the recipient.
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- DSB (Drawstring Bag) 101: Simple Drawstring Bag
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- A clever reusable gift bag from Debbie Maddy from Calico Carriage Designs and the Cotton Spice Blog.
- Sew Much Fun - Drawstring Gift Bags
- Gray Matters takes a yard of Michael Miller fabric and makes gift bags for the holidays.
- Vintage Button Gift Bag - Associated Content
- This vintage button gift bag is a fun way to share your vintage button collection as well as create a unique and one of a kind reusable gift bag. This vintage button gift bag is so durable you could even use it as a funky and whimsical overnight bag.
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- A monogram gives a vintage look to your hand-sewn projects. Painting a monogram is an easy way to decorate your finished work, and it only takes a couple of minutes.
- Sew Reusable Fabric Shopping Bags: Free Morsbag Sewing Pattern for "Green" Cloth Grocery Tote Bags
- Sewing reusable shopping bags from recycled fabric helps reduce the number of plastic bags used. The Morsbag initiative offers a free sewing pattern to get people started
- Making Fabric Gift Bags: Sew personalized containers for those special gifts
- Fabric gift bags are an easy sewing project for beginners.
- Santa Inspired Bottle Gift Bag
- A quick festive holiday gift bag for a bottle from Skip to My Lou.
- Christmas Traditions: Fabric Gift Bags
- A Christmas Tradition from House of Hodgepodge using Fabric Gift Bags.
- How to make fabric gift bags
- A simple project with instructions for making fabric gift bags from Gaiam Blog.
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Most craft stores sell canvas bags that can be decorated with the recipient's name using fabric paint or markers. Place the gift inside, attach a bow and give a gift to the birthday child and the earth.
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Got a Few Hours?
Make a Reusable Shopping Bag
With a few hours you can make your own shopping bags...
Sewing a bag may take an hour. Knitting or crocheting a bag may take a couple of hours.
Look over the patterns and start making your own bags. You can even size the shopping bag patterns down to make gift bags.
Green Bag Lady Patterns
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- The Green Bag Lady is an artist/college professor who makes bags. She has provide patterns and directions to people as the incentive to use a cloth bag instead of paper or plastic.
- Green Bag Lady Pattern
- Pattern to make your own Green Bag Lady Bags from the Green pattern lady bag and Scribd.
- Green Bag Lady Produce Bag Pattern
- Pattern to make your own Green Bag Lady Produce Bags from the Green pattern lady bag and Scribd.
How to Fuse Plastic Bags from Etsy
Sewing Patterns to Make Your Own Shopping Bags
- Sew Reusable Fabric Shopping Bags
- Sewing reusable shopping bags from recycled fabric helps reduce the number of plastic bags used. A Free Morsbag Sewing Pattern for "Green" Cloth Grocery Tote Bags to get people started.
- How to Sew a Fabric Shopping Bag
- How to sew a fabric shopping bag and reduce your use of plastic shopping bags.
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- Step-by-step illustrated instructions for making a basic tote bag.
- How To: Make Fabric Shopping Bags
- Make your own fabric shopping bags with these easy instructions from Kristina J. Millar when you read more from CasaSugar.
- Singlet Style Shopping Bag
- Singlet Style Shopping Bag (like the plastic shopping bag) from Craftster.org.
With a few hours you can crochet or knit your own shopping bags...
Grab the crochet hook or knitting needles, some favorite cotton yarn and a pattern and get working.
You may finish up a bag that will be much appreciated in an evening or two.
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Patterns to Make Your Own Crochet or Knit Shopping Bag
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- No more plastic bag, thank you!
- A knit pattern for a reusable shopping bag from the 2nd floor blog.
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- This pretty knit tote bag was designed by Elisa, an Italian knitter and blogger, shared on the purl bee.
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- A contribution to the revolt against the plastic sack. Knit String bag inspired by this one from the My Best Friend's a Dork blog.
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The Everlasting Bagstopper
Image Source: Heather Kennedy. Everlasting Bagstopper. Creative Commons. Some Rights Reserved.
Make Your Own Everlasting Bagstopper
- Everlasting bagstopper
- Plastic bags are helping bury our earth in trash. This bag was designed so people would not forget to bring their stash of reusable bags. It's made of 100% hemp, so it won't mildew. From Knitty: Summer 2007.
Got Several Minutes?
Wrap with a Reusable Gift Bag or Reusable Shopping Bag
In a couple of minutes you can wrap a gift in a reusable shopping bag...
Using some simple wrapping techniques demonstrated in the video from the Baggu company, you can turn a reusable shopping bag into a great way to wrap a gift.By wrapping with your favorite reusable shopping bag, the gift wrapping becomes a gift item itself.
More Ideas for Gift Wrapping with Baggu
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How to Gift Wrap with a Baggu Bag
Baggu Bags on Flickr
Images: Andre Warchy. Creative Commons. Some Rights Reserved.
Baggu Reusable Shopping Bags on Amazon
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Reusable RuMe Gift Bags Available on Amazon
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Chico Bags on Amazon
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Got a Couple Minutes?
Wrap with a Scarf, Towel or Fabric
In a couple of minutes you can wrap a gift in a scarf, dish towel or fabric...
You can make quick and easy gift bags from scarves, towels or fabric you have around the house. It just takes learning a few tips about Furoshiki an eco-friendly way of wrapping gifts.Furoshiki is a Japanese gift-giving tradition, wrapping a gift in a reusable piece of fabric like a towel or scarf.
See how attractive this Benito lunch is wrapped in a scarf, or the bottle of wine wrapped in a towel in the next section.
Image Source: Clair Ching. Bento in furoshiki. Creative Commons. Some Rights Reserved.
Furoshiki - Reusable Fabric Wrap
Furoshiki on Wikipedia
Furoshiki are a type of traditional Japanese wrapping cloth that were frequently used to transport clothes, gifts, or other goods. Although possibly dating back as far as the Nara period, the name, meaning "bath spread", derives from the Edo period practice of using them to bundle clothes while at the sento (public baths, public furo). Before becoming associated with public baths, furoshiki was known as hirazutsumi, or flat folded bundle.Eventually, the furoshiki's usage extended to serve as a means for merchants to transport their wares or to protect and decorate a gift.
Modern furoshiki can be made of a variety of cloths, including silk, chirimen, cotton, rayon, and nylon.
Furoshiki are often decorated with traditional designs or by shibori. There is no one set size for furoshiki, they can range from hand sized to larger than bed-sheets.
The most common sizes are 45cm (17.7 inch) and 68-72cm (26.7-28.3 inch).
Source: Furoshiki. Wikipedia.
Image Source: Wikimedia. Lowell Silverman. Furoshiki Bottle. Released to Public Domain.
Furoshiki a Reusable Grocery Bag on YouTube
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Sixty-six ideas are shown in beautiful color plates and accompanied by step-by-step instructions that take you from the materials you need to putting on the finishing touches.
These exciting and creative wrappings will add a new dimension to your gift giving.
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Got a Couple Seconds?
Wrap with a Purchased Reusable Gift Bag or Shopping Bag
In a couple of seconds you can wrap a gift with a purchased bag...
Perhaps the simplest and fastest way to gift wrap is to grab a purchased gift bag like the ones from CMYK and put in the gift item. These make great grocery bags later.You can dress up the gift by choosing a decorative gift bag with a pattern like those from Globally Cute, MyGreenSac or choose a bag that gives more by using a Freeset bag to gift wrap.
If you want to embellish your gift a bit more, re-use some tissue paper and add a bow.
Reusable Grocery Bags from CMYK on Amazon
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Freeset Bags - A Great Gift that Makes a Big Difference
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Will you be finding ways to wrap Christmas gifts in reusable options?
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- Wonderful! I had not heard of Baggu before. Lensrolled to Wrapsacks Hand-Dyed Batik Cloth Gift Bags, and you're invited to add this green lens to I'm Dreaming of a Green Christmas!
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- CherylK CherylK Jul 22, 2009 @ 3:26 pm
- This is an absolutely wonderful reference lens. I love wrapping gifts in clever ways and this has more ideas than a person would ever need. Thanks! Favoriting it and lensrolling, too.
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- Angel Blessings for donating Reusable Bags as incentives for the Spirit of the Season Challenge.
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- awelldressedbullet awelldressedbullet Dec 20, 2008 @ 9:00 am
- Terrific lens! We often wrapped Christmas gifts with the left over newspaper, this is a few years back when recycling was unheard of. All the gifts actually looked nice under the tree. I often give gifts just in those recycled bags and the person can use the gift and then use the bag again.- Kathy
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