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FieldsofThyme
Farmgirl Guide & Schoolmarm / Chapter Leader
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natesgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
1735 Posts
angela
martinsville
indiana
USA
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 Posted - Dec 21 2010 : 5:01:05 PM
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We use end rolls from the local newspaper office and let the girls color it. They stay busy while I make cookies and candy for everyone and the family gets really neat wrapping on their presents.
Farmgirl Sister #1438
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Ninibini
True Blue Farmgirl
7577 Posts
Nini
Pennsylvania
USA
7577 Posts |
Posted - Dec 21 2010 : 9:35:33 PM
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I love those ideas, girls!!! I buy white kraft paper in the shipping supplies department at our local office supply store about once a year. You get a HUGE roll for under $4. At Christmas, we just wrap gifts in white, adding bright red fabric bows that we have used and re-used over the years - they look beautiful! That paper is then recycled and used for shipping material and craft projects as needed. And I use that same paper roll for birthdays and other gift-wrapping occasions throughout the year, often decorating the paper with colorful magic marker squiggles or special drawings and designs. That under $4 purchase goes a looong way, believe me! I love it! And you can get the same size roll in brown kraft paper if you prefer - I always thought that'd be so lovely delicately tied with raffia or twine along with a sprig of flowers or herbs or pine or berries tucked underneath! I have also seen gifts wrapped in black newsprint with red bows, and that's very pretty, too. I haven't tried that yet because we use most of our newspaper in the compost, and often share it with neighbors who convert it into knots for firewood kindling, but I've thought about reserving some for Christmastime... maybe next year...we'll see. It really does look festive! And what a great way to recycle!
Merry Christmas! - Nini
God gave us two hands... one to help ourselves, and one to help others!
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Anna Mae
Farmgirl at Heart
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Anna
Apopka
FL
USA
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Posted - Dec 22 2010 : 5:58:31 PM
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My husband jumped at the idea of wrapping my presents in something reused this year - he used sheets of building plans (being a plumbing contractor he gets plenty of these across his desk). He even went so far as to use some of my yarn scraps instead of tape, ribbon & bows! Happy Holidays!
Anna Mae - Farmgirl #2453
Did you ever stop to think, and forget to start again? – Winnie the Pooh
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Montrose Girl
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm
1360 Posts
Laurie
Montrose
CO
1360 Posts |
Posted - Dec 22 2010 : 8:08:33 PM
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I made lots of bags from Christmas material and attached a "reusable gift bag" tag to them. Hopefully I'll get some back in the years to come too.
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2quilter
True Blue Farmgirl
127 Posts
Patricia
Greenwood
IN
USA
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Posted - Dec 22 2010 : 8:35:15 PM
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I reused some department store gift bags with some Christmas cards...punched 1 hole in each corner of the Christmas card (I used the front only) and then punched corresponding holes in the gift bag...then threaded a piece of Christmasee type fabric through the 2 holes (4 pieces in total) and tied a pretty little bow. My friend LOVED it, and in fact was going to repurpose the bag again with some other customizing that she was planning on doing.... sweet!
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mickib
True Blue Farmgirl
267 Posts
Michele
Coeur d'Alene
Idaho
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Posted - Dec 23 2010 : 2:27:00 PM
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| For anything that can fit in a box, I reuse plain white or colored boxes and reuse old ribbons. Some of my ribbon and yarn I've had since I was a little kid (and I'm headed towards 50!). |
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njaw09
True Blue Farmgirl
397 Posts
Annie
NJ
USA
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Posted - Dec 29 2010 : 1:00:28 PM
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For my nieces or anyone under 10 years old. I used the cartoon newspaper section. The parents love the idea.
This year I used kraft or brown paper bags and bakery twine or grosgrain polka or stripe ribbon & custom wood tags.
Once in awhile I used exclusively black/white printed papers...its all depending on the occasion. |
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vintagejenta
True Blue Farmgirl
83 Posts
Sarah
Walden
NY
USA
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Posted - Jan 03 2011 : 7:31:04 PM
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Originally posted by Montrose Girl
I made lots of bags from Christmas material and attached a "reusable gift bag" tag to them. Hopefully I'll get some back in the years to come too.
Best Growing
We do this in our house, too! My mom buys christmas or red & white fabric on sale and makes little square and rectangular bags of all sizes. Some are drawstring, but most just have a ribbon tacked to one seam an inch or two down to tie off the top. It is SO EASY to wrap presents at mom's house! Just find a bag that fits, pop in the present, and tie it off! Of course, then it's easier to figure out what things are than in boxes. But still. We reuse them every year, too. And they're washable.
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Moonshines
True Blue Farmgirl
110 Posts
Lorrae
Craig
Co
USA
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Posted - Jan 04 2011 : 8:21:45 PM
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I use tin cans (vegggie can and number 10 tins like the gallon size) I spray paint them sometimes I mod podge my old christmas cards on them make wire handles and use them as our gift bags this works on lots of the smaller present or baked goods
Moonshines #1649
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msdoolittle
True Blue Farmgirl
1143 Posts
Amanda
East Texas
USA
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Posted - Jan 05 2011 : 3:33:12 PM
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Great ideas! I am thinking about sewing up some bags specifically for presents out of leftover or yard sale cloth. :0)
Of course, around here, we save our giftbags and tissue paper, too, so I think I still have the same 20 bags for about 10 years now, lol.
FarmGirl #1390
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HookAngel
True Blue Farmgirl
253 Posts
Bren
CA
USA
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Posted - Jan 06 2011 : 5:24:28 PM
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| Love these ideas.... especially the lil cans Moonshines... thanks for the info and ideas! |
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Montrose Girl
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm
1360 Posts
Laurie
Montrose
CO
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Posted - Jan 07 2011 : 06:40:13 AM
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This is the best time to be buying Christmas material. I picked up yards of it for just over $1/yard.
Best Growing |
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CindyLous
True Blue Farmgirl
81 Posts
Cindy
Keizer
OR
USA
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Posted - Jan 17 2011 : 9:29:59 PM
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| I just wanted to get this one going again. I shop the holiday clearance for gift wrap, ribbon and stuff that can be used for birthdays, babys and such. There are some great ideas here, thanks. |
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Nancy Gartenman
True Blue Farmgirl
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Nancy
West Seneca
New York
USA
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Posted - Jan 18 2011 : 04:37:28 AM
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I find whole rolls of really pretty wallpaper at the thrift and use that. This is also good for scrapbooking and other crafts.
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FieldsofThyme
Farmgirl Guide & Schoolmarm / Chapter Leader
4928 Posts
USA
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Posted - Jan 18 2011 : 04:50:18 AM
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I think for us, our purpose and goal is to be extremely smart with our spending, and use what we do have, vs. buying into commercialization of the holidays. Once the present is unwrapped, is the paper even that important to the recipient? Sure wrapping paper can be recycled and reused, but if we have newspaper, why not use it? I can save the twine from my straw bales and tie them, eliminating having to buy scotch tape, another item commercialized in today's world. This year my goal is to live simple, and not get caught up in today's stereotypes and expectations and assumptions.
Farmgirl #800
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jpbluesky
True Blue Farmgirl
6066 Posts
Jeannie
Florida
USA
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Posted - Jan 18 2011 : 05:07:22 AM
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I have used the newspaper before, and especially like the way the colored Sunday comics look when wrappped as a gift!
Farmgirl Sister # 31
www.blueskyjeannie.blogspot.com
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FieldsofThyme
Farmgirl Guide & Schoolmarm / Chapter Leader
4928 Posts
USA
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CindyLous
True Blue Farmgirl
81 Posts
Cindy
Keizer
OR
USA
81 Posts |
Posted - Jan 18 2011 : 11:22:34 AM
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| I agree. Yarn scraps twisted together, fabric scraps to wrap or tie, burlap, twine, maybe with pinecones, the ideas and supplies seem almost endless. |
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AuntJamelle
True Blue Farmgirl
569 Posts
Jaime
South Bend
Indiana
USA
569 Posts |
Posted - Sep 08 2015 : 1:52:18 PM
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With the holidays approaching, this older thread caught my eye! Thanks to Nini for the idea on getting plain kraft paper from an office supply store! Just checked the price for a large roll of Kraft brown and I think it has my name on it! Someday...
I have a large back supply of wrapping paper to get through for now - always purchased it after Christmas for at least 50% off. I haven't bought paper in years, actually. Or bows - I've got a great stock of wired ribbon that I carefully save and roll around empty paper towel tubes for the next year. Or the "bow" parts just get flattened out and stacked in a basket until time to be tied on and re "fluffed" again.
I hand craft gift tags using paper, scrapbooking type supplies, cereal boxes, glitter, etc. I save those too from year to year - at least for gifts between immediate family.
I love a beautifully packaged gift, but I also love not spending more on the packaging that the gift! For example, I recently wrapped a present for a wedding shower using the last bit of white/silver paper from a discounted Christmas roll - just white with silver scrollwork - defnitely appropriate to a wedding.
Then I used silvery wired ribbon with a really cute dot design that I got a ton of for $0.50 at a garage sale this spring. I used different odds and ends of other ribbons to really spruce up the bow part and finished with some small sprays of artificial white flowers that I'd taken off a wreath also purchased at a garage sale (was using the wreath form for a another project). It looked really good when I was done, but I spent zip. Other than time. Re-worked that bow FOUR times before I was happy. lol
I also love doing gift baskets - I pick up the baskets at garage sales, never paying more than $0.50, usually $0.25 each. I shred paper shopping bags for filler - or I pick up Easter grass in the right color just after the Easter holiday - but paper is better for my green conscience :) Which kind of makes it sound like I'm talking about Jimminy Cricket, but oh well!
I also pick up metal cookie tins at garage sales, with a good wash/sanitize they are ready for use again!
Newspaper is a great idea, so are paper shopping bags from grocery store turned inside out. I've re-used many a gift bag - making sure the tags are removed!
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Dreamer42
True Blue Farmgirl
2680 Posts
April
Central
Oregon
USA
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Posted - Apr 19 2016 : 10:05:28 AM
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I recycle my Christmas cards and use them the following year by cutting out the beautiful pictures, using a paper punch to snap a hole at the top or even tape it on. I allow the sizes and shapes to vary. I write who it's to and from on the back and often include a personal message. Often times when tied with a bow, the larger tags are a beautiful touch!
XO,
Dreamer42
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shawneefarmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
91 Posts
Linda
Missouri
USA
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Posted - Apr 19 2016 : 2:20:21 PM
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April, I do that exact same thing with my old Christmas cards....always made me smile to know I was repurposing something .
I'll tell you the truth, if a man keeps my word, he will never see death." John 8:51 |
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Bonnie Ellis
True Blue Farmgirl
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Bonnie
Minneapolis
Minnesota
USA
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Posted - Apr 19 2016 : 10:06:20 PM
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Farmgirls are so clever...be proud of yourselves for those great ideas!
grandmother and orphan farmgirl |
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windypines
True Blue Farmgirl
4100 Posts
Michele
Bruce
Wisconsin
USA
4100 Posts |
Posted - Apr 22 2016 : 1:17:50 PM
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I enjoy reading about the creative ideas you girls come up with. thanks for sharing.
Farming in WI
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ceejay48
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm/Sharpshooter
13564 Posts
CeeJay (CJ)
Dolores
Colorado
USA
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ceejay48
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm/Sharpshooter
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CeeJay (CJ)
Dolores
Colorado
USA
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