Mindful Gift-Wrapping Ideas

Mindful gift-giving can go beyond just picking thoughtful and high quality gifts. This year, why not extend that thoughtfulness to the packaging as well! In an effort to reduce waste this holiday season (and for gift-giving year round), here are some creative and beautiful wrapping ideas that are a bit...out of the box! To find even more ideas, visit our Mindful Gift Wrapping Pinterest Board 1. Use part of the actual gift as the wrapping. There are so many ways to add a fun spin to a gift…

This traditional Japanese gift wrap is an eco-friendly alternative to wrapping paper 🎁

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This past weekend Heath Ceramics in San Francisco had a lovely exhibit; Akio Nukaga and friends which included several events. One of the f riends events I saw on the calendar was a Japanese gift wrapping demo. So you know I had to be there! As part of the festivities the Japanese textile co

Unwrapping a present is exciting. Watching someone unwrap a present you’ve just given them is equally as exciting. That moment doesn’t have to be lost to achieve zero waste. We just need to get a bit creative about how we wrap / what we use to wrap, in order to eliminate the rubbish involved. Chri

“Furoshiki has a distinctive style reflecting [the Japanese culture’s] interest in ceremony, beauty, multi-functional objects and thoughtful detail in their approach to everyday living.” - 1 million women I don’t know about you, but growing up my house was the kind that had a dedicated gift-wrapping station around the

About 10 years ago, Matt’s mother decided to wrap all the Christmas gifts she was giving in fabric. A frugal, creative woman she didn’t enjoy, nor see the point, in wrapping a gift in beautiful paper only for it to be torn off and wasted, it seemed like a bit of an obscene luxury and …

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Today’s post is a fun one. I’ve joined a group of crafty – and Canadian! – bloggers to do a blog hop – but on gift wrap! Once upon a yesteryear, I got to work in a bed and bath shop owned by a family friend – and the gift wrap… oh my! It was […]

Tips and ideas to make your gift wrapping more environmentally friendly by following the three R's: reduce, reuse, and recycle.

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