Ideas for eco gift wrapping

Ideas for eco gift wrapping

 Papers and bags for gift wrapping are often unsuitable for recycling, and after the holidays they are littered by several dumpers on landfills. And the ecological solution to this problem doesn't have to be packing a gift in a newspaper or gray paper. 

Today, I will show you ideas on how to pack gifts in an ecological way, so that they look nice and at the end of the post you will find inspiration to pack gifts on pinterest. 

Ideas for eco gift wrapping

Paper bags 

In some stores, you can find gift bags made of 100% paper. They aren't uglier or more expensive than plastic bags, and can be recycled after use. 

Eco-friendly paper with stamps 

Eco-friendly paper can be used in many ways. One of them are stamps that look charming. If you don't have stamps, you can easily cut them out of a potato and then paint it with a paint. 

I found my paper in Ikea.

Ideas for eco gift wrapping

 Natural additives 

You can attach pine cones, dried lemons or a sprig of lavender or spruce to plain white or brown paper.

Ideas for eco gift wrapping

Postage Stamps 

Another nice idea for plain paper is postage stamps. A packaged gift looks like a postal package from the old days. 

Ideas for eco gift wrapping

Paper bags 

If you don't have to pack big presents, you can put them in bags and tie them with a paper string. You can find these from the picture in Flying Tiger. 

Ideas for eco gift wrapping

Paper packaging 

You can find that kind of paper packaging in a lot of stores. Tied them with a red, paper ribbon and they will look very festive. 

Ideas for eco gift wrapping

Tags for gifts

Paper tag are also not hart to find. 

But iff you have some time, you can cut a Christmas tree or a heart from paper and make a hole in it with a hole punch. 

Ideas for eco gift wrapping

cartons 

You can find smooth cartons in Jysk. But maybe you have some nice little cartons at home. 

If you don't like brown color, you can paint them with paints or stick Christmas stickers on them. 

Paper ribbons 

Instead of plastic ribbons you can use paper or cotton strings. They are cheap and can be found in paper shops, Flying Tiger or Ikea.

Here you can fint inspiration on Pinterest.

Xoxo,
Dorota