Comments on: Frugal Christmas Wrap

By: Sherry

Sherry — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:16:11 +0000

Butcher paper or an end roll from the local newspaper works great, too. I remember my mom wrapping some gifts in comics, too.

By: Laurie

Laurie — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 03:48:57 +0000

Great ideas! Thanks!

By: TheHappyHousewife

TheHappyHousewife — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:02:21 +0000

I think you can make multiple sizes. We give a lot of books and DVD’s so I make a lot of the smaller bags.

By: Lenetta @ Nettacow

Lenetta @ Nettacow — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:33:30 +0000

You’d better believe I’ll be hitting the clearance fabric sales hard after Christmas this year! I’ve been thinking of doing fabric bags for a while, but this has given me the push to jump in! Any suggestions on sizes? I imagine it would be quite easy to do the first year – you make the bags to fit the gifts! – but subsequent years might be a bit more difficult. :>) I linked to this on my weekly roundup – the post is under my name. Thanks!!

By: Becky L.

Becky L. — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:45:43 +0000

I always buy gift wrap after Christmas for 70% off and look for wrap that you can use throughout the year. Last year I was able to find wrap that had a blue background with various colors of packages on the paper. So I’ve used it for showers and birthday all year. Fabric bags sound fun. I never by wrapping paper from school children as it’s so expensive.
Take care!!

By: Margery Hilburn

Margery Hilburn — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:27:17 +0000

I love this idea. I’ll be hitting the after-Christmas sales for festive fabric this year.

By: Mommy Bee

Mommy Bee — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:22:13 +0000

I have been hitting the post-holiday fabric sales for several years now. I get both fabrics and ribbons, and make drawstring bags in a variety of sizes. So we don’t even have to tie bows…my husband had never liked the complexity of wrapping (especially oddly shaped items) and my kids love using the bags because even the little ones can wrap things all by themselves. Just drop in the item, snug up the drawstring…
Yes, I suppose that technically it would be really easy for people to peek at their presents before Christmas, but nobody ever has. We all know that it’s more fun to be surprised, so nobody does it even though it would be super easy. Meanwhile, we have a variety of pretty fabrics (better variety than most folks get with paper I’ll bet!) and it always looks great under the tree.
PLUS, on Christmas morning we just stuff all the empty bags into one big bag as we open gifts…easiest cleanup ever.
AND during the year we use the bags to wrap/store fragile decorations or strings of christmas lights in the bigger boxes (no tangling!)

By: Michelle in OK

Michelle in OK — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:45:12 +0000

for those who don’t sew (or don’t have a machine), you can use fabric glue instead. ) (here’s a link: http://www.save-on-crafts.com/su.html ) There are several different kinds, though. My mom used to used it to hem my pants! lol

By: Upstatemomof3

Upstatemomof3 — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:21:24 +0000

That is awesome!!! I love it.

By: Tracy

Tracy — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:10:45 +0000

I have use the brown paper wrapping before and people loved it!

I have also used plain old black & white newsprint with a festive red ribbon – looks great! A wonderful way to wrap gifts inexpensively AND recycle!