Comments on: Gorgeous Eco-Friendly Holiday Gift Wrap for the Style Conscious http://eco-chick.com/2008/12/1800/gorgeous-eco-friendly-holiday-gift-wrap-for-the-style-conscious/ The modern girl's guide to living green & fabulous. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 04:17:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Cellophane Wrap http://eco-chick.com/2008/12/1800/gorgeous-eco-friendly-holiday-gift-wrap-for-the-style-conscious/comment-page-1/#comment-5168 Cellophane Wrap Fri, 28 May 2010 15:03:05 +0000 http://eco-chick.com/?p=1800#comment-5168 Great ideas! Thanks so much for sharing this! Really helpful to save money as well as the environment! Great ideas! Thanks so much for sharing this! Really helpful to save money as well as the environment!

]]> By: Kathy http://eco-chick.com/2008/12/1800/gorgeous-eco-friendly-holiday-gift-wrap-for-the-style-conscious/comment-page-1/#comment-3937 Kathy Tue, 08 Sep 2009 15:58:54 +0000 http://eco-chick.com/?p=1800#comment-3937 Ecorations offers unique and stylish fabric gift bags - check them out at http://www.ecorations.com. The are unique designs, not your grandma's pillow case bags. They are stylish, chic and great for reuse with the whole family. The new Santa Sack is a great addition. Ecorations offers unique and stylish fabric gift bags – check them out at http://www.ecorations.com. The are unique designs, not your grandma’s pillow case bags. They are stylish, chic and great for reuse with the whole family. The new Santa Sack is a great addition.

]]> By: eco-friendly products http://eco-chick.com/2008/12/1800/gorgeous-eco-friendly-holiday-gift-wrap-for-the-style-conscious/comment-page-1/#comment-3372 eco-friendly products Sun, 22 Feb 2009 18:40:56 +0000 http://eco-chick.com/?p=1800#comment-3372 These will make nice compliments to my products. Thanks. These will make nice compliments to my products. Thanks.

]]> By: Stephanie Lancaster http://eco-chick.com/2008/12/1800/gorgeous-eco-friendly-holiday-gift-wrap-for-the-style-conscious/comment-page-1/#comment-3371 Stephanie Lancaster Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:27:54 +0000 http://eco-chick.com/?p=1800#comment-3371 Hi Stephanie, Thanks for the great article! Just wanted to add another website as an aside to your endorsement for reusable gift wrapping. Please check out www.fabricwrapper.com. Rather than recycled paper, take it a step further and use reusable fabric gift bags, furoshiki or fabricwrappers for boxes. They are beautiful, simple, convenient, and very frugal in the long run if you use them over and over again within your family. Warm Regards, Steph Hi Stephanie,
Thanks for the great article! Just wanted to add another website as an aside to your endorsement for reusable gift wrapping. Please check out http://www.fabricwrapper.com. Rather than recycled paper, take it a step further and use reusable fabric gift bags, furoshiki or fabricwrappers for boxes. They are beautiful, simple, convenient, and very frugal in the long run if you use them over and over again within your family.
Warm Regards,
Steph

]]> By: Tina http://eco-chick.com/2008/12/1800/gorgeous-eco-friendly-holiday-gift-wrap-for-the-style-conscious/comment-page-1/#comment-3370 Tina Tue, 23 Dec 2008 00:04:10 +0000 http://eco-chick.com/?p=1800#comment-3370 What a cool post on earth friendly holiday wrapping. I never thought of key chains or hair clips as gift accessories. I am SO gonna use the key chain thing. I am kind of a goof ball so my friends can definitely expect to see some dangling sponge bobs coming their way. LOL. One thing I have been doing with wrapping paper for years is saving it. Then every years I create a holiday wall piece to go above my fire place. I basically just arrange the various papers in a colorful pattern and frame it. My peices are quite popular actually. Another idea is creating holiday placemats by laminating left over holiday paper. Hah!! that is my original thought (TM Tina lol). Anyways - Thanks for the site. Oh - and thank you Erika for the UsedCardboardBoxes.com place. I am moving next month and they look like a good bet! I usually get my boxes from craigslist.com, but its getting harder and harder! Happy Holidays! Tina What a cool post on earth friendly holiday wrapping. I never thought of key chains or hair clips as gift accessories. I am SO gonna use the key chain thing. I am kind of a goof ball so my friends can definitely expect to see some dangling sponge bobs coming their way. LOL.

One thing I have been doing with wrapping paper for years is saving it. Then every years I create a holiday wall piece to go above my fire place. I basically just arrange the various papers in a colorful pattern and frame it. My peices are quite popular actually. Another idea is creating holiday placemats by laminating left over holiday paper. Hah!! that is my original thought (TM Tina lol).

Anyways – Thanks for the site. Oh – and thank you Erika for the UsedCardboardBoxes.com place. I am moving next month and they look like a good bet! I usually get my boxes from craigslist.com, but its getting harder and harder!

Happy Holidays!

Tina

]]> By: A.E. Sabo http://eco-chick.com/2008/12/1800/gorgeous-eco-friendly-holiday-gift-wrap-for-the-style-conscious/comment-page-1/#comment-3363 A.E. Sabo Sun, 07 Dec 2008 01:51:23 +0000 http://eco-chick.com/?p=1800#comment-3363 Never forget the drama of 'white'- I use plain white boxes (which is what most stores sell) tie them closed with iridescent or light Victorian print fabric ribbons, use a large fresh floral instead of a bow, and place one large ornament for point of focus (either ridding on top or hanging down with handmade name tag). Happy Holidays! www.aesabo.com Never forget the drama of ‘white’- I use plain white boxes (which is what most stores sell) tie them closed with iridescent or light Victorian print fabric ribbons, use a large fresh floral instead of a bow, and place one large ornament for point of focus (either ridding on top or hanging down with handmade name tag).

Happy Holidays!
http://www.aesabo.com

]]> By: Kolbrun Osk http://eco-chick.com/2008/12/1800/gorgeous-eco-friendly-holiday-gift-wrap-for-the-style-conscious/comment-page-1/#comment-3369 Kolbrun Osk Fri, 05 Dec 2008 18:51:17 +0000 http://eco-chick.com/?p=1800#comment-3369 Hello. I wanted to tell you what I do as gift boxes. I make origami boxes from scrap paper and just tie a simple silk bow on and some decor. usually i make all the tags myself from left over paper and I make decor from beads. like snowflakes and stars that people can then hang on their tree. I often give handmade items for Christmas (my family has a long list I have to make for them in Greenland bead work) and they usually fit right in the boxes. I make 4 different sizes and they can use the boxes again and again. Another is I sow pouches from Christmas fabric. Also it can be nice to use news paper pages. crochet a nice decor and use few cones I pick on my walks. yet another one is to scrap. or otherwise restyle a shoe box, because the lid is loose it can be used again Hello. I wanted to tell you what I do as gift boxes. I make origami boxes from scrap paper and just tie a simple silk bow on and some decor. usually i make all the tags myself from left over paper and I make decor from beads. like snowflakes and stars that people can then hang on their tree.

I often give handmade items for Christmas (my family has a long list I have to make for them in Greenland bead work) and they usually fit right in the boxes. I make 4 different sizes and they can use the boxes again and again.

Another is I sow pouches from Christmas fabric.
Also it can be nice to use news paper pages. crochet a nice decor and use few cones I pick on my walks.

yet another one is to scrap. or otherwise restyle a shoe box, because the lid is loose it can be used again

]]> By: Suzanne http://eco-chick.com/2008/12/1800/gorgeous-eco-friendly-holiday-gift-wrap-for-the-style-conscious/comment-page-1/#comment-3368 Suzanne Thu, 04 Dec 2008 14:49:19 +0000 http://eco-chick.com/?p=1800#comment-3368 Wow, what a great post on eco-friendly gift wrapping options. I used to just reuse paper but green wrapping paper is even better. Wow, what a great post on eco-friendly gift wrapping options. I used to just reuse paper but green wrapping paper is even better.

]]> By: Starre http://eco-chick.com/2008/12/1800/gorgeous-eco-friendly-holiday-gift-wrap-for-the-style-conscious/comment-page-1/#comment-3367 Starre Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:08:54 +0000 http://eco-chick.com/?p=1800#comment-3367 Thanks for those great tips, Ericka! I hadn't heard about usedcardboardboxes.com- what a good idea! Thanks for those great tips, Ericka! I hadn’t heard about usedcardboardboxes.com- what a good idea!

]]> By: Ericka http://eco-chick.com/2008/12/1800/gorgeous-eco-friendly-holiday-gift-wrap-for-the-style-conscious/comment-page-1/#comment-3366 Ericka Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:57:51 +0000 http://eco-chick.com/?p=1800#comment-3366 I've been using newspaper and raffia with a homemade tag which I think makes the gift even better than using expensive wrapping paper with $6 ribbon! My aunt on the east coast just told be that instead of buying $5 medium shipping boxes she ordered a stack of boxes which includes tape and free 2 day shipping from www.UsedCardboardBoxes.com. We have family all over the place so wrapping and shipping becomes an expense that HAD to be reduced. What can I say times are tough but in this case we are saving money and saving mother earth =] I’ve been using newspaper and raffia with a homemade tag which I think makes the gift even better than using expensive wrapping paper with $6 ribbon! My aunt on the east coast just told be that instead of buying $5 medium shipping boxes she ordered a stack of boxes which includes tape and free 2 day shipping from http://www.UsedCardboardBoxes.com. We have family all over the place so wrapping and shipping becomes an expense that HAD to be reduced. What can I say times are tough but in this case we are saving money and saving mother earth =]

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