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December 13, 2018 · 18 Comments

13 Inexpensive and Easy Eco-Friendly Gift Wrap Ideas

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It's holiday time and I was asked to do a new challenge of creating Eco-friendly gift wrap ideas. I was so excited to have this green challenge, and my mind started spinning with all kinds of possibilities!

It’s holiday time and I was asked to do a new challenge of creating Eco-friendly gift wrap ideas. I was so excited to have this green challenge, and my mind started spinning with all kinds of possibilities!

13 Inexpensive and Easy Eco Friendly Gift Wrap Ideas

What are the eco-friendly materials for packing and wrapping gifts?

What can I use instead of wrapping gifts?

If these are some of your questions I have 13 ideas for you. Basically, you can recycle something that is already going in the trash like newspapers, calendars, etc. You can also wrap things in another useful item that would be used in someone’s home like a towel, or blanket. I also love things like old popcorn containers, reusable bags individuals can use for groceries or other items.

Let’s get started on our Inexpensive and Easy Eco-Friendly Gift Wrap Ideas

Towel Gift Wrap –

For this gift, I have a hot pad filled with rubber scrapers, and some dish and hand towels.

13 Inexpensive and Easy Eco Friendly Gift Wrap Ideas

I opened up the hand towel and I placed my hot pad with the rubber scrapers facing down and on the backside of where the print is on the towel. I folded the dish towels to go behind the hot pad.

13 Inexpensive and Easy Eco Friendly Gift Wrap Ideas

I folded the towel over the hot pad and towels and tucked it underneath.

13 Inexpensive and Easy Eco Friendly Gift Wrap Ideas

I then folded both sides of the hand towel.

13 Inexpensive and Easy Eco Friendly Gift Wrap Ideas

I placed a white ribbon (than can also be reused again) on the towel and the present is ready.

13 Inexpensive and Easy Eco Friendly Gift Wrap Ideas

Sock Gift Wrap –

I placed a packet of hot chocolate, a candy cane, and one of the new socks inside a mug. I took the other sock and pulled it around the mug so the mug would be inside.

13 Inexpensive and Easy Eco Friendly Gift Wrap Ideas

I tied a ribbon around the sock with a little snowflake doily, and I folded the top part of the sock down.

13 Inexpensive and Easy Eco Friendly Gift Wrap Ideas

Tinfoil Gift Wrap –

I wrapped a DVD in tinfoil, wrapped it in ribbon, and added some pine cone ornaments.

13 Inexpensive and Easy Eco Friendly Gift Wrap Ideas

Recycled Jar –

I filled a recycled jar with nail polish, cotton balls, nail files, cutters, etc. On the outside of the jar, I hot glued on some burlap ribbon. I glued an ornament onto the ribbon and a mini pine cone ornament on the top of the jar.

13 Inexpensive and Easy Eco Friendly Gift Wrap Ideas

Blanket Gift Wrap –

I placed a stuffed snowman in a recycled box, I then folded a baby blanket over the box and wrapped it with a ribbon. I added a bell ornament to the top.

13 Inexpensive and Easy Eco Friendly Gift Wrap Ideas

Newspaper –

Growing up a lot of us used to use newspapers and comics to wrap presents. I always loved that. This is a sports DVD wrapped with the sports section of the newspaper. To keep it simple I wrapped it with some twine.

13 Inexpensive and Easy Eco Friendly Gift Wrap Ideas

Calendar Wrapping Paper –

This is one of the pages from my old calendar. I wrapped a box with it and added some ribbon.

13 Inexpensive and Easy Eco Friendly Gift Wrap Ideas

Recycled Clothing for Wrapping –

My daughter’s leggings had a hole in them. I cut off the leg, turned it inside out and hot glued the bottom together.  I flipped the legging right side out and slid in a wine bottle.

13 Inexpensive and Easy Eco Friendly Gift Wrap Ideas

I tied some ribbon around the top and folded the legging down. I also added a necklace to it to dress it up a bit.

13 Inexpensive and Easy Eco Friendly Gift Wrap Ideas

I used a lone mitten to hold a gift card.

13 Inexpensive and Easy Eco Friendly Gift Wrap Ideas

I hang on to boxes like this one so I can use them again.Β  I had a charm bracelet and I simply put it in this box instead of leaving it in its plastic sleeve.

13 Inexpensive and Easy Eco Friendly Gift Wrap Ideas

These 2 bags are recycled as they originally had an electric blanket and sheets in them.  I kept the bags and placed a new blanket in one, and a travel mug with hot chocolate in the other.

13 Inexpensive and Easy Eco Friendly Gift Wrap Ideas

I slid them both in a reusable bag.Β  No need for tissue paper and the reusable bag can be used for groceries and other things later.

13 Inexpensive and Easy Eco Friendly Gift Wrap Ideas

This is a tin that I was given last year.  I saved it and inside I used a scarf to wrap up some coasters.

13 Inexpensive and Easy Eco Friendly Gift Wrap Ideas

So many possibilities and my mind is still coming up with more!

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  1. blankKathy says

    December 13, 2018 at 6:44 pm

    Hi Chas, You have come up with some really creative and eco-friendly ideas. The snowflake doily was a nice touch and the mason jars could be used for all kinds of gifts. I like using traditional gift bags because we just use them over and over each year.
    Kathy

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    • blankChas says

      December 13, 2018 at 7:44 pm

      Thank you so much Kathy and I have a stash of bags that I reuse as well.

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  2. blankRich says

    December 13, 2018 at 6:56 pm

    Hi Chas,

    I subscribed to your newsletter 6 months or so ago, and I have to say that you never fail to spark my interest and motivate me!

    I didn’t realize until a year ago, how much I enjoy making art and crafts, so I signed up to 4 other online newsletters, all of which have there pros and cons, but I have to say that hands down, you make doable craft projects that are not overly time consuming. My ADD brain gets bored easily, so I’m always looking for ways to find projects that are not too complicated and don’t lose my interest. I particularly enjoyed the many “green ways” to wrap holiday packages .”

    Bravo! Keep up the great work!

    Rich
    Maine

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    • blankChas says

      December 13, 2018 at 7:47 pm

      Hi Rich, and thank you so much for your kind words. I’m thrilled to have you as part of my blog family and am so excited to hear you are enjoying creating things as well. I totally understand where you are coming from – with 2 kids, working 2 jobs, I still want to do things like this for myself – it’s got to be easy, fast, and inexpensive πŸ™‚ Sending hugs to you πŸ™‚

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  3. blankMargie says

    December 14, 2018 at 8:09 am

    Excellent suggestions Chas! I’m with Rich–I LOVE your newsletter and the many fine projects you share with us. Thank you, Chas, and Merry Christmas!

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    • blankChas says

      December 14, 2018 at 2:24 pm

      Thank you so much Margie, and you guys are just so sweet πŸ™‚ Merry Christmas to you both as well

      Reply
  4. blankJean | Delightful Repas says

    December 16, 2018 at 8:06 am

    Chas, these are great ideas! So glad I saw your link at #happinessishomemade. I will use these ideas. Pinning.

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    • blankChas says

      December 16, 2018 at 9:59 am

      Thank you so much Jean and thanks for the Pin. I’m so glad these ideas will be useful for you too πŸ™‚

      Reply
  5. blankEllen Hawley says

    December 17, 2018 at 6:05 am

    Clever ideas. Gift wrap was bad enough when it was paper. Now, most of it isn’t even made of paper–it’s plastic and there’s nothing to do with it but throw it away.

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    • blankChas says

      December 17, 2018 at 11:12 am

      Thank you Ellen. I totally understand what you are saying. It’s nice for us to be able to do what we can for our environment.

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  6. blankCalleen Petersen says

    December 17, 2018 at 8:05 am

    These are some great ideas that look really elegant.

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    • blankChas says

      December 17, 2018 at 11:12 am

      Thank you so much Calleen πŸ™‚

      Reply
  7. blankPauline Wiles says

    December 17, 2018 at 2:29 pm

    What excellent ideas! The legging > wine bottle holder worked especially well, and I liked the sock wrapping the other sock + gift, too. My husband is fond of using old calendars for gift wrapping and (although sometimes not very wintery looking) he gets really good results. Thanks for all these thoughts.
    (Visiting from the Hearth and Soul link party)

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    • blankChas says

      December 17, 2018 at 5:42 pm

      Thank you so much Pauline, and you’re right about the calendar not always looking the most wintry so I like to use them for other occasions like birthdays and such. I’m so glad you like these ideas and thanks for stopping by.

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  8. blankMrs. Laura Lane says

    December 18, 2018 at 7:43 am

    You had some great new ideas. Thank you for sharing them with us.

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    • blankChas says

      December 18, 2018 at 7:54 am

      Thank you so much Laura, I’m glad there were some new ones you enjoyed πŸ™‚

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  9. blankBree says

    December 18, 2018 at 2:04 pm

    great ideas…My mum must have been ahead of her time..Years ago she would wrap all our Christmas presents in Tea Towels etc…A group down here where I live..make shopping bags and they wrapped their presents to each other in them..

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    • blankChas says

      December 18, 2018 at 3:58 pm

      Thanks for sharing that Bree, I love that she was ahead of her time. Good for her πŸ™‚ Love that your group makes shopping bags too – wonderful.

      Reply

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