Did you know that there is a 25% increase in the amount of garbage we dispose of around the holidays? And most of it is packaging and wrapping paper. According to an article in The Atlantic (12/22/12) we spend $2.6 billion annually on wrapping paper. Wasteful!
Cloth wrapping has been used in traditional cultures for over 1,200 years and is still used today by many wise parents. Furoshiki is the ancient art of cloth wrapping from Japan which is elegant, practical and eco-friendly. In Korea it's called Bojagi and is often silk or hemp patchwork cloth.
Another advantage is that different shaped gifts are easier to wrap with cloth. Here are some ideas:
We love how simple and beautiful cloth wrap is. And your wrapping becomes another gift or can be used year after year.
Playsilks are especially beautiful as wrapping because of how luminescent and shiny the colors are. Plus, after the gifts are open the children can play with them!
Our starter set of silk wrappings is available here.
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Two winners will be chosen 11/14/18.
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I used a sheet from a giant calendar I had. I chose the child’s birthday month and wrapped the gift with calendar sheet from the month. ( PaperSource sells those giant calendars…I love them)
We love to use art work from the year to recycle as gift wrap for family! It is a great way to make it seem like a work of art!
what a beautiful way to wrap gifts! children will love this 💗
I have used cloth napkins for wrapping too!
I think using the Sarah’s playsilks are a lovely idea to wrap gifts. The playsilk would be as fun as the gift itself.