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Wrap Star! Winter Tweets Gift Wrap
As much as I love making my own wrapping paper, I can't resist manufactured wrapping paper with a beautiful design. Such is the case with the Snow & Graham Winter Tweets Paper ($7 for two sheets). Featuring small, vibrant red birds perched on brown and green branches, the paper is festive and seasonal.
Casa Quickie: Use Film Strip For Ribbons
If you want to add a cool touch for holiday wrapping, try using old film strips for ribbons. This would be an especially cool gift wrapping strategy for a film buff or a gift that involved DVDs!
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Nice and New: Amy Butler Eco Giftwrap and Tableware
Sometimes, when you're hosting a large party, there's little choice but to go with paper. Luckily, Amy Butler has been working with the Gift Wrap Company to come up with an ecological alternative to gift-giving and paper partyware. She has just released a new line called "Giftwrap Green," including gift wrap, bags, and gift-card boxes made from 100 percent postconsumer recycled materials, printed with her beautiful designs.
Wrap Star! Blooming Wrapping Paper
Recyclable paper is not a new phenomenon. But plant-able paper? That's another thing.
Simple Style: Gift Wrap Your Door
I'm always tempted by those single sheets of wrapping paper you often find in fancy paper stores, but I don't really wrap enough gifts to justify buying all the paper I crave. That's why I love this project I spotted on Design Sponge: Blogger Grace livened up her closet door by filling the panels with some leftover gift wrap. This would be a fun way to get rid of scraps — or a great excuse to buy some of those papers I've been eyeing.
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How To: Wrap Gifts
Furoshiki is a type of Japanese wrapping cloth that was traditionally used to transport clothes, gifts, and food. The name means "bath spread," and can be traced to the Edo period, when cloths were used to to bundle clothes while at the sentō (public bath). Furoshiki is a great way to add decorative flair to a gift this holiday season.
Casa Quickie: Instant Faux Bois Wrap
I love this idea for wrapping holiday presents, which I found on Craft. Just use faux bois contact paper over some plain brown wrapping paper. Finish it off with some leaf cutouts, and you have a well-presented gift worthy of any of your faux bois-loving design-maven friends.
Wrap Star! Letterpress Buckle With Ribbon
When you're no longer stuck on stick-on bows and curling ribbon doesn't make the cut, spend a few bucks on the DSharp Letterpress Buckle With Ribbon ($7.50). This large oval belt, comprised of letterpress red striped printed paper, will replace your fussy bows in a cinch. The buckle arrives with ribbon, and that's all you'll need to dress your gifts: Just slide through and pull.
Casa Verde: 10 Green and Glam Gift Wrapping Solutions
Did you run out of wrapping paper? Maybe you're looking for a less environmentally taxing way to give this holiday season? Here's an idea: Wrap a gift with another gift.
Wrap Star! How to Gift Wrap a House
On the off-chance that there is a large segment of you readers giving houses as holiday gifts this year (are you out there Extreme Makeover: Home Edition?), I thought it necessary to share this "tutorial" on gift wrapping a house. "The Art of TPing or How to Gift Wrap a House" is a video that I stumbled upon, which shows you just that. The film was made with 8mm film in 1971 for an English class project and recently digitized.
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