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| Coming up to Christmas I am thinking of imaginative, and more sutainable, ways of decorating and wrapping presents.
I newspaper--this is what I currently use brightening it up with rafia which I bought in Oxfam.
Newspaper might sound boring but I am trying to choose my sheet carefully depending on who is to open the present.
Eg a green friend might find a picture of a windturbine whilst my grandson, age 4 , had a picture of the teletubbies round his! I know its a bit young for age 4 but better than economics I thought.
2 I hear the japanese often use pieces of nice material--now this sounds a great idea to me. The idea is that the recipient of the present then retains the material to use on a present they send to someone else.
( I have an old pair of brghtly coloured trousers, sadly no longer wearable,so must get out the sewing machine and cut up a few squares and oblongs)
Have other people got other wrapping ideas?
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| One relative always waits until everyone has opened their presents, selects the best pieces, then sneaks upstairs and wraps up his! Very economical and environmentally friendly!
The present bags are actually pretty good for re-using. We have several which have done the rounds of our family. | |
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wrapping paper