Getting ready for 4th of July with ForYouGiftBags

I was looking for some inspiration for 4th of July gift wrapping. I have some pretty cool white packing material I am going to re-use. I was trying to think of what I might use for the red and blue portions.  Haven't quite made up my mind yet, but while I was hunting around, I came across these very cute gift bags.  VERY red white and blue! And eco-friendly!

Set of two fabric gift bags

Here's what the Etsy seller says about her gift bags:

"This set of 2 reusable gift bags in red white and blue is perfect for birthday, July 4th or Fathers Day celebrations.

The medium closes with a gathered cuff and has 12” x 14” fillable space, and the small has 10” x 10” of fillable space. The ribbon is diverted from landfill.

You save $1 by getting the set. If you prefer, you select sizes and colours. 

It is easy to switch to fabric gift bags, and with a selection of sizes and patterns you will find you have one that fits every gift and each occasion. 

Recycled Content: The ribbon is from Creative Reuse Toronto which receives material from fabric stores closing down and would otherwise send the material to landfill. 

Shipped in Kraft mailers made of recycled paper, biodegradable and recyclable.

Simple, stylish, eco-friendly gifting. "

xxoo
N

Etsy Monday SpruceGiftWrap

Fabric gift wrap sounds like a great idea, but it can be hard to turn into a gift that looks finished. This Etsy shop had a unique idea. The fabric gift wrap comes with ribbon and a matching tag:

This 20" square size wrapping will work for a book or similar item.

From the shop: "Spruce creates gorgeous fabric gift wrappers with tidy corners and built in multi-loop bows, reusable gift tags and exclusive digital patterns. "

"10% of all profits go to AIR, the Alliance for International Reforestation"

The tag can be filled in with a washable children's marker and then re-used,

The shop also offers a pattern you can digitally download to use your own fabric scraps.
Great idea!

Norine

Etsy Monday TheFabWrap

Spring is coming!  Thoughts turn to colors, flowers, green. And pompoms! (well, at least mine do.)  So imagine my delight at finding this great Etsy shop that sells fabric gift wrap perfect for a spring gift and ... pompoms!

Pretty patterns, like polka dot and flowers.

They offer three sizes in each design:

Small: 16x16 inches - Wraps gifts such as a mug, candle, jewelry box
Medium: 20x20 inches - Wraps gifts such as a book, puzzle, photo frame
Large: 24x24 inches - Wraps gifts such as a shirt gift box
and custom sizes as well.

Dandelions!

All patterns come in the following colors: 

Black Green Blue Red Yellow Gray, plus custom colors if you wish.

Every length of gift wrap comes with pompoms!

You get yarn and pom poms (quantity depends on size).

handstamped and handcut.

Love everything about this shop!

Etsy Monday Kimshi Boutique Furoshiki

Using and re-using fabric as gift wrap is definitely worth learning. Kimshi Boutique sells great sized Furoshiki, and you can get some great ideas on how to use and re-use from their shop.

Pretty fabric in a simple wrap

This pretty cotton voile fabric has a very country feel

Pretty fabric

Used with wooden handles to make a great bag after the fact

Furoshiki My Way

I have been interested in Furoshiki for some time now. It is a Japanese form of gift wrapping, using fabric. The best explanation I have found for this was from this post at Style Blueprint:

Exhaustive article on furoshiki gift wrapping.

The video at the link above is really good, and makes it easy to recreate a number of nifty folds. I chose to copy the picture above, mainly because I could not get the folds as even as I wanted with the fabric I had.  There are beautiful fabrics you can buy designed for this, but you can also just use fabric you happen to have around.  With a birthday coming up too fast, that is what I did:

Furoshiki My Way

It's easy to tote around too!

So here are all the things I liked about Furoshiki:

1) Eco friendly.  Self explanatory.
2) Forgiving.  Fabric has more give than paper. I wrapped up 5 or 6 gifts in this parcel and was able to tuck things I had forgotten to include into the bundle easily.
3) A way to use up all the random scarves, fabric scraps etc. I cannot bear to get rid of.

And what I don't like:

1) There is just something more finished about wrapping with paper. It looks neater somehow.

This probably won't be the last time I use this method, and it sure did the trick for this birthday!