Comments on: Frugal Christmas Wrap

By: Tonya

Tonya — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 18:54:55 +0000

That’s a great idea but I’ve been giving all of my Michael’s coupons lately to a young bride-to-be who is buying all kinds of decor items for her reception. The wedding is this weekend so I’ll be using them myself when the next coupons come out!

By: Vikki

Vikki — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 14:38:17 +0000

I’ve wrapped them in newspaper, funny paper and even white kitchen bags. Taking your time to do a good wrap job and then either spending a little on ribbon and decorations or getting really clever with what you have is what makes them stand out.
One year I wrapped all the gifts in brown paper, the cheap stuff you get for mailing packages…( I know but grocery bags are really hard to find in these parts. All they have is plastic anymore.) I did a very simple stamp job on the paper ( potato + cookie cutter = stamp) used red and green ink pads I picked up at the dollar store. Then tide them up with plain white cotton twine I had dipped in red and green food coloring. I made Christmas ornaments that year and tied one to each package. They really did turn out cute, every one loved their special packages and it really was pretty cheap. Besides who doesn’t feel special when someone takes the time to make the wrapping special.

By: Jen

Jen — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 19:57:14 +0000

I coupon and so when I am buying 5 papers a week, instead of mulching my garden with the comics, I am saving them and will use them as gift wrap for presents this year. My kids fight over them now so, at Christmas when all the gifts are wrapped in them, I wonder if they will even remember there is a gift inside. lol

By: Sarah

Sarah — Sun, 15 May 2011 09:04:32 +0000

Whenever I buy or receive something that comes wrapped in tissue, I save it to use as gift wrap (at Christmas or any time of year). Since crinkled tissue can look just as cute as crisp tissue, it’s easy to re-use it as long as it isn’t too torn. I also like to knit as many gifts as I can, so I save a scrap of the yarn I used to knit the item to use as the bow, which can look quite cute.

By: Gina

Gina — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 15:27:05 +0000

I save the Sunday funnies section out of the newspaper and keep it handy to wrap gifts all year long. I use this at Christmas, for birthdays, baby showers…people love it!!

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!!