Comments on: Alternate ways to wrap your Christmas presents

By: clancy

clancy — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 18:15:34 +0000

this was not helpful I want’t oyher ways to wrap with out foilding in corners

By: se7en

se7en — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:39:05 +0000

This year I set my kids to the gift packaging task, and they came up with some really cute and simple ideas. Bandanas, folders, origami boxes and mini-pinatas. Here they are if you would like to look at them:

http://www.se7en.org.za/2008/11/29/clearly-christmas-se7en-gift-packaging-ideas

By: Lena

Lena — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 18:46:37 +0000

Glad to hear that I got the idea juices flowing Sund! I’ve also learned of a few new ways to wrap gifts; like using scarves. I love the idea of wrapping a gift in a gift!

T with Honey: Glad to hear that I am not the only one that goes gift bag diving…

By: Sundi D. Hayes

Sundi D. Hayes — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:12:38 +0000

Thank you for such a wonderful idea! Well, it isn’t really something you mentioned specifically but it definitely got the juices flowing. This year when I go shopping the day after Christmas I’m going to include discounted Christmas fabric on my list. I’m going to make all different sizes of drawstring bags and keep them year to year. We’ll use up the paper we’ve already purchased but I don’t want to buy any more! I’ll add more drawstring bags every year until we have enough and save them just like we do our gift bags – which, I agree, are NEVER too hard to save! What a GREAT idea.

By: T with Honey

T with Honey — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:08:10 +0000

It’s funny. 15 years ago I only got to keep the bows and gift bags that I received presents in. Everyone held onto them and reused them the next year. About 5 years ago that changed. My aunts and cousins claimed that it was too much of a pain to store them. I quickly went trash bag diving and claimed it all for myself.

If you take a few minutes right away storage is not a problem. Just fold the bags up, lay them on top of one another and then store them in the largest gift bag you can find. I’ve only had to buy a few new ones each year as the old ones start to wear out.

By: Lena

Lena — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 14:55:52 +0000

No I haven’t but it sounds fun. Last night I learned of a company that sells Zen wraps. I wonder if it is based on the art of furoshiki? Thanks for the comment Jennifer.

By: Jennifer V

Jennifer V — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 12:45:28 +0000

Have you ever seen the Japanese art of furoshiki? In Japan, the wrapping is beautiful and is part of the present (I think there are even different styles/patterns for wrapping for different occasions). Furoshiki uses cloth as the wrapping material, which of course is then re-used.