Comments on: gift wrap the eco way

By: Karen Bynum

Karen Bynum — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 12:37:14 +0000

I don’t have a website. Your site has wonderful ideas. Do you know where I can find blank recycled gift wrap paper? I want to print my own design on the wrapping paper.

Thanks,
Karen

By: Debora Owens

Debora Owens — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 17:45:01 +0000

We agree! Reusable fabric gift wrap is the way of the future. While the Japanese methods are indeed beautiful and creative, honestly, they’re a bit too complex and time consuming for many. Ecorations (www.ecorations.com) has many classy and fun fabric bags for just about any size gift and occasion, but wrapping requires minimal effort! Literally it takes less than 5 seconds for most gifts – you just open the bag, slip the gift in and close! That’s it, you’re done and the result is a beautifully wrapped gift.

Ecorations gift wrap is re-usable and recyclable.

By: maureen

maureen — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:30:24 +0000

Hi Henry,
Would I ask for the cloth back? I guess that would depend on the cloth. For instance, if the cloth were a silk scarf, and I considered the scarf to be a personal treasure, I’d simply explain this to the recipient as I was handing them the gift…

On the other hand, the cloth could be tied to the theme of the gift, and therefore “a keeper” for the recipient. Let’s say the gift were a kitchen item or cooking book, I might wrap it in dish towels, an apron or a table cloth. And the recipient would naturally keep the whole kit and kaboodle.

And if it’s simply a piece of cloth to be re-used by the recipient as wrap, including instructions (with the Website URL) would be a very cool move.

It’s incumbent upon the gift-er to be clear with the gift-ee about how that cloth wrap should be perceived. That’s my rap on wrap:)

By: Henry

Henry — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:47:19 +0000

Totally agree, think maybe you’d have to print out the how to wrap instructions so that the recipient could then reuse the bit of cloth. or would you ask for the cloth back?

By: Trina

Trina — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:24:21 +0000

This christmas I think I am going to fabric wrap/frap all my gifts! They are totally cute and combine my love of sewing with my love of gift giving.

Thanks for this awesome idea, and it saves trees!

By: Lynn

Lynn — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 21:06:14 +0000

Of course, you can make your own cloth wraps from fabric scraps you have around your home. The ways of wrapping are as infinite as they are simple (my 7-year-old granddaughter is a master). There is NO reason to use paper ever again! Also, people should know that wrapping techniques also have been used in Korea for a very long time. A wonderful site to check for beautiful wraps is bobowrap.com

Our book, “Celebrate Green! Creating Eco-Savvy Holidays, Celebrations and Traditions for the Whole Family,” has a whole page of wrapping techniques too.