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Sunday, December 19, 2010

Wrapping It Up!


I am really getting into this reusable wrapping trend. It's fun to make pretty reusable bags. I made a batch of these for some of our gifts this year. I used my linoleum block snowflake from my hedgie prints.

Don't think that I have made enough bags to wrap everything this way! But it's a start. I also made a bag for my daughter that will do double duty and serve as the wrapping for another one of her gifts. My son is getting pillow cases that will also wrap his gifts.

Apparently I have been reading too much of Michele's blog because I started admiring the form of a plastic container in our recycling the other day. My daughter loves to pull things from the recycling and stash her toys in them. I thought she'd appreciate this container because it has a nice pop top and is easy to open and close. I got out the Mod Podge and some red, turquoise and pink scraps and decorated it a bit. It's at least a step above pulling it directly from recycling. I am going to use it to wrap another present and my guess is that it will soon be full of plastic animals, marbles or a collection of little glass jewels.

12 comments:

  1. that is some snazzy looking reusable gift wrap! and I LOVE the mod podged bottle Amy (as you have no doubt guessed)! it looks so funky and fun. Your daughter will be tickled, I think.

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  2. Hahaha...we just purchased a large plastic container of zip ties in neon colors to divide up between the granddaddys and I was telling my husband I love the container the best and what should I do with it....guess I know now!:)

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  3. Every true crafter has to garbage-pick every once in a while...welcome to the club! :) The bags -- and container -- are very pretty.

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  4. Seriously so pretty! I love the recycling bottle, and the bags with pretty ornaments-that's a total bonus gift!

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  5. Oh, my kids love to pull containers out of the trash and it drives me nuts! What a great solution to cover them with pretty things. Those bags are great too, and I can't wait to see the other gifts you've made after Christmas.

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  6. Your little bird is so cute! My boys love to recreate our recycling, too. It is fun and it keeps them away from my canning jars!

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  7. Those are all great ideas. The problem with the recycling and upcycling is that I want to save it all. :-) You, however, made really good use of your "trash" and didn't just save it.

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  8. How incredibly clever! I bet she just loved it.

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  9. Tis is absolutely great !! Do you glue the fabrics on the container ??? My sons have so many boxes that it could be a great solution !!!!

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  10. so cute. love what you did to the bottle. My son too love containers and is putting little toys in them.

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  11. All your wrap ideas are so cute and the little decorated bottle is just the cutest!

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