I was given an old Christmassy duvet cover and pillowcase set. Old shirts or dresses would work really well but best of all is probably old bed linen. Some fabric suppliers have deadstock or over ordered fabrics from the textile trade which could be a good environmentally friendly option, or even better recycle something you already have and give it a new purpose. Buying a load of brand new cotton fabric to make reusable bags may not the the best solution. There is some argument about raw materials to consider when creating more sustainable gift wrap. You can see my inspiration here, here and here. I checked out several pins from my Pinterest boards for making fabric bags with fabric and then tweaked the ideas to make my own version of a simple fabric gift bag. Today I’m joining the pinterest challenge, a monthly challenge where I join a group of my creative blogging friends and we have a rummage around our pinterest boards to pick out something we’ve pinned and actually have a go and make it happen. We all just pass the same selection of bags round and round our families and friendship groups. I reckon a simple fabric bag will last for 25 years easily, maybe longer. This doesn’t happen in our house, I’m afraid I’ve always been THAT person who goes round saving and smoothing paper after all the unwrapping has taken place! I keep paper in a bag in the wardrobe and have some pieces of fancy crinkly plastic style paper that has been used for at least 10 years now! The kids have always found it amusing that the same special piece of gold crinkly paper gets used over and over, although it does get a bit smaller each year as I trim off the edges if they rip with the tape.īut it seems most people are not paper savers like me (and my mother in law, bless her!) One great solution is to use a gift bag that can be used over and over. All over the world tons and tons of wrapping paper is thrown away each year. This is just as important at Christmas as any other time of the year. We are all trying to take more care of the environment and reduce our waste.
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