3 Ways to Enhance Eco-friendly Gift Wrap by Gina Castro
Did you know that each year, the U.S. spends $12.7 billion on gift wrap? That’s a lot to spend on something that is going to be torn up and tossed in the trash in 60 seconds. The majority of wrapping paper, tissue paper, bows and ribbons are not recyclable. Most gift wrap is so thin and inky it’s too difficult to extract the fibers. There are quite a few alternatives to gift wrap paper such as newspaper, fabric, cardboard boxes and brown kraft paper. However, some of these alternatives lack the pizzazz of festive gift wrapping paper. To save you the trouble of having to think outside of the box and to help make the holidays just a little bit greener, we found three ways you can make your alternative gift wrap festive.
Gift Wrap with Greenery
This gift wrap tutorial is super easy and resourceful. All you’ll need is a few of your Christmas tree’s clippings, string and a star. If you don’t have a real tree, you can always use faux greenery.
Directions
Place the greenery in a festive shape and hot glue in place. I made it in the shape of a star. Once the greenery is secure, tie or glue the string decoratively on the greenery. I glued mine at the center of the gift box. Lastly, place your star decoratively. I placed mine in the center of my makeshift star.
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