Wait...don’t throw out the old Christmas wrap!

My mum keeps stash of recycled Christmas wrap from many moons ago. Last Christmas I took advantage of this ‘vintage wrap stockpile’ and whilst some of it was a little shabby, the presents came up a treat with extra decorations and a little love.
Who cares for a few sticky tape remnants or tares – this just makes it extra personal and authentic. And what a nice feeling knowing that someone else has taken pleasure in unwrapping a gift from the same paper.

So do you really need to buy Christmas wrap this year? Take a look in your Chrissie tub before you spend on the new rolls.

It is super easy to jazz up a wrapped present with a few bits and pieces lying around the house. Here are a few ideas:
• That earring waiting for the return of its mate – give up hope and use it to decorate you gifts instead
• Newspapers and mags are a great source of fun words and letter to stick on gifts
• Unwanted Christmas baubles and decs
• Always keep a busy box – throw the ribbon and ties that you receive on gifts into this box for when it is your turn to wrap
• Secretly keep your mate’s name tag or place card at an event and use it on their next present or birthday card
• Don’t throw away the boutique shopping bags until you take off and keep the handles first
• Buttons, pegs and string
• Brown paper is a lovely base and economical for wrapping a gigantic gift. Newspaper is useful too. If you are off to a wedding or big birthday, wait for the day to wrap the pressie and use that day’s newspaper

• Sweet wrappers and the bows from chocolate boxes can be put in your busy box too - my Nanna used to do this

eatible gift tags-cute hah 

Melting gift tag



Thank you Tommy Hilfiger for this lovely ribbon off your shopping bags.



A few tricks fom the busy box



The busy box



The 'Great white sheet' trim made it into the busy box.  Look out friends out there - who will get this elastic off -cut on their Christmas present!!??