ALT-2 Green Guide to Gift Wrapping Eco Friendly Alternatives to Wrapping Paper
There are Eco-friendly alternatives to the traditional wrapping papers, which helps to curb wastefulness, ensuring that as you give to your loved ones, you also give to the environment.Here are some of them.
Old Newspapers
You sure want your gift wrap to be beautiful and may think a newspaper isn't the ideal. But that depends on how you handle the “papers with the news”. You will have to carve a wrapping shape out of the newspapers, customized to suit the gift. Most newspapers normally have one major color that outshines others. You may need to look out for a newspaper whose color is a little bit attractive, otherwise, think about coloring the newspaper to give it that attractive wrapping-look you imagine!
Paper Bags
If you are considering jumping on the green-wagon, you should consider paper bags then. Those bags given to you to carry home what you bought from the store can be turned into a green gift wrap. You may only need to find a colorful one kept somewhere in the house or try coloring them if necessary.
Old Magazines
Unlike newspapers, some magazines can be really beautiful and colorful. They've been lying somewhere in the house ready to be disposed, but here you go – simply carve a wrap-shape out of them, do some colorations on them if needed, and there you go – your green gift wrap.
Fabric
Beautiful and attractive fabric patterns will come in handy for green gift wrapping. Think about it. If you want to go green, then go fabric. One advantage of using fabric is its durability – it may just last longer than the gift itself.
Old Calendars
Calendars can come with beautiful designs and good surface texture. Since they are no longer in use, simple carve a wrap shape of them to suit your gift, do colorations on them if necessary, and there you go – a green gift wrap.
Jars, boxes, and cansDepends on the size of your gift, you may need to simply place them into a jar, box, or can, beautifully wrapped with an old newspaper or magazine, do some colorations to give it an attractive look, and then, there goes your green gift wrap.
One important factor to consider when using Eco-friendly gift wraps is to ensure that the beauty and attractive look of the wraps are not overshadowed by the need to go green. It is necessary to ensure your green gift wraps are attractive by coloring them using crayons, and the like, or by choosing beautiful ones.
