But I am getting ahead of myself. Which is kinda the point, to get on top of the holiday craziness before the holidays get on top of me. Which means it’s time for this crafty girl to get into a Christmas frame of mind. So, before I start stressing about gifts and goodies I am going to take stock of what I have on hand to create a green Christmas. A good place to start is with DIY gift wrap, bags, and boxes, all which can be super simple to make. Looking around I already see I have plenty of stuff to wrap and trim gifts with. Colorful newspaper (the comics are always a good choice), magazines headed for the recycling bin, cereal boxes, soap boxes, scraps of ribbon and fabric, a large coffee can can all be used in wrapping. And almost anything can be used to make your own holiday gift wrap. You can use newspaper to make gift bags, cereal boxes can become stylish gift boxes, scraps of paper can become pretty bows, all with a little bit of creativity and effort. Need a some visual inspiration and tutorials? Read on! Next»Newspaper Gift Bag How About Orange has an amazing tutorial that shows us how to make gift bags from newspaper. Next»Upcycled Gift Wrap CRAFT shares some great inspiration for using everyday items and upcycling them into fun holiday gift wrap. Next» Cereal Box Instructables has a fab tutorial for transforming a cereal box into a fancy gift box. Once finished you can embellish it however you choose. Next»Soap Boxes Last year on CAGW I offered this simple tutorial for transforming soap boxes into small gift boxes. Next» Scrap Paper Bows
Now that you’ve got a few fabulous green wrapping ideas how about a bow to top it all off? How About Orange has a great tutorial that shows you how to make big, beautiful bows from magazine pages or any scrap paper you have on hand.
