With the holidays approaching, why not another gift wrapping idea?
I've been wrapping presents with old catalogues (antrho, jcrew, free people, madewell work really well) and old magazines for years now.
I have never bought wrapping paper-- and I think it looks prettier anyway! Just rip out your favorite pages, tape them together. And then I garnish with a little yarn / twine / string and spice or flower (in this case rosemary). It's perfect for those little bits of yarn from past projects that you have nothing to do with now, but are too pretty to throw away.
Happy wrapping!
I just discovered the wonder of using pretty magazine pages for wrapping! Love it. The twig of ?rosemary? is a really nice touch.
Posted by: Allie Finch | December 15, 2011 at 02:31 PM
Oh my goodness! Such a great idea! Totally stealing this! Thanks for sharing.
PS I just read all of the comments after I left mine about the picture frame collage and I read your answer about having it custom made. Thanks : )
Posted by: Life with Kaishon | December 18, 2011 at 07:07 AM
Great post - I've being recycling magazines.calendars, and junk mail into decorations, gift wrap, envelopes and cards for years and even give workshops showing others how to do it.
http://www.recycle-eh.com/apps/blog/categories/show/814828-magazines-and-newspaper
Posted by: D | January 04, 2012 at 02:29 AM
Awesome idea. Thanks for sharing :)
Posted by: Renee | January 11, 2012 at 03:27 PM