Tis the season to be wasteful.
Especially when it comes to wrapping gifts. You spend a whole night wrapping gifts for all your loved ones, only to have the brand new paper ripped clean off it a few hours later and it either gets balled up and thrown in a large black bin with all of the packaging and torn boxes or, depending on how young the kids are, the thing they play with as it's more fun than the actual (expensive) gift you fought tooth and nail to get.
So, instead of buying expensive wrapping paper, here are a few alternatives you can use from items you should be able to find around the house. You can also try out these
homemade gift bows in a way to spruce up your wrapping.
Newspaper - It’s easy to find, cheap and large and you can make wrapping unique by using colorful comics or photos.
Magazines - You can cover your gifts in glossy magazine pages. Just tape a few together to create larger sheets for bigger presents.
Sheet Music - Sheet music adds a beautiful touch to your gift wrapped present.
Calenders - Since you are going to be throwing out your old one anyway, why not use it to personalise a gift?
Maps - If you've read some of this blog before then you'll know
how I feel about maps.
Brown paper shopping bag - Not only is it recyclable, but you can use almost anything (even straw!) to decorate it and it will look great.
So, by taking advantage of some of these products, you not only reuse materials you may already have around the house, but you can also utilize materials that can be recycled once all of the gifts have been opened.
Remember, Christmas comes once a year and sometimes we spend far more than we can afford. If you use some of these ideas instead of forking out on expensive wrapping paper it might mean you won't end up giving the shirt off your back.
Or maybe you will?
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