Gift bags - what a wonderful idea! As a sewist and quilter, I have LOTS of fabric, so I can make these great reusable bags for all our gifts this year!
My daughter always comes back from school with millions of drawings and colouring pages (5-6 a day). We keep the nicest ones in binders and the rest is used to wrap gifts (I start collecting a few weeks before Christmas and that's more than enough). It's so nice and very personal. Also, the quality of the paper is much nicer than that of shop bought wrapping paper and doesn't rip. I also keep gift bags that I receive gifts in from friends and family and I reuse them for wrapping odd shaped gifts. The most beautiful ones have been passed around the family for years now.
My own mum made cloth bags this year for gifts, I know these will be passed around family for years! String also is being used over and over, love idea of using cards and pictures too x
I usually get nice looking boxes, that people can later use to store stuff or use as packaging for someone else. And this year, I‘ll definitely also use twine and greenery instead of tinsel. I love the idea of cloth bags as well, though. I need to transport quite a few presents by train and boxes take up a lot of room!
My dad got the idea of wrapping with newspaper from the Southern Christmas Show one year and we did that every year afterward, usually with the funny papers saved up over time. I always reused gift bags because I thought it was wasteful to throw them away. I have some that I've reused for over 10 years and they're still in great condition. I also keep any fabric bags I may receive with items, such as shoe bags and reuse them for travel bags or for gifts. Last year I found a lady who was making gift bags, like the one you showed that your mother made, from leftover fabric scraps, so I ordered a few. When we wrapped presents my husband found it so easy, he is now all in on reusable bags for wrapping. We don't give the bags with the gifts though. I know it might be rude, but knowing the people we're giving them to, they'd either be thrown away or lost. I want them to be used for as long as they can be.
My nice is very artistic and one christmas I got a gift wrapped in plain white paper that she had decorated. It was so beautiful. Use for example white paper that is used to wrap around shoes in shoe boxes and let your own artistic hand go loose or let your kids draw on the paper. Then use it for gift wrapping. Also, reuse the shoe box for items difficult to wrap.
Love all of these! I love that first bag with the ribbon attached... I've made drawstring fabric bags in the past, but they end up looking sloppy because I rushed when making them! The ribbon on the outside looks nice and tidy (and is less work!). :)
I spent a couple of days sewing fabric bags for Christmas wrapping this year, and just pulled them out to use for the first time. They're eco-friendly, but also wrapping this way is SO fast and easy! I have some more scrap fabric that I want to put to this use as well!
Great tips! My boyfriend and I also prefer to opt for experiences. Some years we haven't even done anything more than hang out and watch movies, some years we'll get little gifts. And I find that, living an ocean away from pretty much all of my family, I kind of get a pass where it's not expected that I send anything home (not least of all because the way our postal system works, my family would probably have to pay customs to receive their own gift in most instances and that seems a little weird to me). But for my boyfriend's family who lives in the same country, we usually just use regular brown package wrap and (being illustrators) draw on it. We like the look and, not to be cheeky/mean but, I kind of think that if someone is *more* concerned about wanting traditional aesthetics that don't align with my values than the thought/time/choices that go into what I'm offering them, then maybe they don't need to get any more gifts from me in future.. 💁🏾 haaa
My parents have huge rolls of paper (the newspaper type) and every year I make wrapping paper from it using painted oranges or potato cut-outs as stamps! Other times I’ve gone with plain paper and stenciled the recipient’s name on it as decoration. I think I’ll be going with newspaper this year, using twine because like you, it’s a favourite of mine. I love the idea of cloth gift bags though! :)
These are great. This year I have made a load of drawstring bags out of festive print fabric to reuse from now on. I hate buying, storing and trashing wrapping paper.
What? When did you buzz your head? (Ive been away from YT and SM). You look great! Did you donate your hair? I’m surprised, but I’m a good way. Ha. You’re beautiful whatever length your hair is. :)
Another great video with lots of usable ideas! I have been reusing my bags my years. I like the addition of the greenery on the package but how quickly does dry out?
I started sewing my own gift bags last year for presents I give to my friends and family but I will also keep wrapping paper that is still intact from the presents I receive to reuse it
love love love your idea! :D so cute im try that next year for sure! also i was wondering such a random question but i love your lipstick were did u get it from? :D
Wrapping is one of my least favorite things about the holidays. Fabric gift bags would be so much better than paper bags. I always save paper bags but inevitably they get crinkled or something happens that makes them not look as nice. At least with a fabric bag you could wash it.
