tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374783908598391491.post1983237892964011224..comments2023-11-05T19:13:56.161+08:00Comments on Handmade by Carolyn: It isn't easy being green...Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03156106727490224625noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374783908598391491.post-1748867782361484262011-12-23T02:57:39.723+08:002011-12-23T02:57:39.723+08:00This year I'm about out of my stash of wrappin...This year I'm about out of my stash of wrapping paper. So I've been wrapping in the comics too. I'm thinking of using scraps for patchwork bags at some point but that is time consuuuuuuming....Carolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09929299128040779462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374783908598391491.post-51749743916234735902011-12-21T07:32:27.750+08:002011-12-21T07:32:27.750+08:00Your idea is fantastic and the gifts look amazing ...Your idea is fantastic and the gifts look amazing wrapped in newspaper.<br />Clever and creative but so simple.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374783908598391491.post-82283903606303442732011-12-21T05:31:54.165+08:002011-12-21T05:31:54.165+08:00Great idea! I've used brown paper before now w...Great idea! I've used brown paper before now with different ribbons for different people, but newspaper is a great idea. Might have to pinch that idea myself!Nikkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10560774986079141727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374783908598391491.post-336011199570240152011-12-21T05:31:39.397+08:002011-12-21T05:31:39.397+08:00I've been using furoshiki (Japanese wrapping c...I've been using <i>furoshiki</i> (Japanese wrapping cloths) to wrap presents. Similar to gift bags but more forgiving of the size and shape of the contents. There are lots of creative ways you can tie them too.<br /><br />I blogged about them here: http://bloodsweatshoptears.wordpress.com/2010/09/30/fantastic-furoshiki/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374783908598391491.post-88422092340282246082011-12-21T03:51:14.752+08:002011-12-21T03:51:14.752+08:00Excellent post, Carolyn! My mother had been wrappi...Excellent post, Carolyn! My mother had been wrapping our gifts in newspaper for years. My children even asked if we were wrapping the Christmas gifts in newspaper this year!JuliNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11522562002454342787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374783908598391491.post-73720781742094702312011-12-21T02:51:29.460+08:002011-12-21T02:51:29.460+08:00:D That's so smart and awesome! I love how the...:D That's so smart and awesome! I love how they're tailored to everybody's likes and personality! The gingerbread man gift tags are very cute. <br /><br />My other two top-three job ideas are paediatrics (in a hospital setting, not a practice) and Internal Medicine (in which, unlike GP, I could work either in a hospital or a practice), maybe even specializing into Rheumatology. Good thing I still have at least a year and a half left to decide.Alessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16605755512224178329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374783908598391491.post-55819254631797058162011-12-21T02:13:47.639+08:002011-12-21T02:13:47.639+08:00The wastefulness of wrapping paper is something th...The wastefulness of wrapping paper is something that has bothered me for a long time now too, but I have not done much about it aside from saving as much as possible and reusing. My son wrapped a shoe box that has been reused several times now for gifts and I always save those fancy boxes that corporate gifts come in for reuse. We don't get the newspaper so that isn't an option for us, I suppose I could use junk mail but that just doesn't seem right! Now that the kids are older and not receiving copious amounts of plastic, the wrapping has naturally reduced anyway, something I have noticed this year more than any other.<br /><br />Another thing I find wasteful is Christmas crackers so this year for the first time I am breaking with tradition and tieing a candy cane with curling ribbon and placing this on each plate instead....useful....not wasteful!fabric epiphanieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08315635356310954354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374783908598391491.post-62106785711752716572011-12-21T00:33:59.695+08:002011-12-21T00:33:59.695+08:00What a great idea, I think I'll introduce it t...What a great idea, I think I'll introduce it to my family.Lyderthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14280769644952555811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374783908598391491.post-53935664273234974152011-12-21T00:01:51.398+08:002011-12-21T00:01:51.398+08:00I'm totally in love with the idea of using per...I'm totally in love with the idea of using personalised newspaper. Now my wrapping will actually look like I put effort into it ;)Butterflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16838492254690525993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374783908598391491.post-10973499672950059432011-12-20T23:03:38.963+08:002011-12-20T23:03:38.963+08:00My family has been doing that for years, the best ...My family has been doing that for years, the best is using the comics page for little kids because they're still bright and colorful. Or sometimes you can buy for very cheap the end bolts of blank paper from the newspaper company that is too small for them to use and color on it with markers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374783908598391491.post-47313487356716120992011-12-20T22:16:59.044+08:002011-12-20T22:16:59.044+08:00Bravo!
I am a big advocate for green actions, and ...Bravo!<br />I am a big advocate for green actions, and encourage my children to reuse as much as they can and be creative - <br />I love you for doing this and spreading the word ;)<br /><br />Happy Holidays to you and your family!Claire Girodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08198303398021029020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374783908598391491.post-6257727526039558242011-12-20T21:39:39.069+08:002011-12-20T21:39:39.069+08:00Clever and elegant! Thanks for the inspiration.Clever and elegant! Thanks for the inspiration.runciblespoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08299362615664028175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374783908598391491.post-51698145262523106712011-12-20T21:24:14.004+08:002011-12-20T21:24:14.004+08:00I like to use "unusual" green wrappings ...I like to use "unusual" green wrappings for my presents, too! Mom and Dad gave me a BOATLOAD of large format printed maps from "National Geographic" and I've been using them to wrap prezzies over the last year. It's fun to watch folks try to figure out where their map is from. :)<br /><br />Have you seen this tute for making your own bows? It would totally fit with your theme. http://howaboutorange.blogspot.com/2009/10/make-gift-bow-from-magazine-page.html<br /><br />Merry Christmas to you and your fabulous family!Darcihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02936847220360997738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374783908598391491.post-40285951525029618112011-12-20T20:30:44.727+08:002011-12-20T20:30:44.727+08:00When I was a small child my mother (who is much mo...When I was a small child my mother (who is much more organized than I am) would save the Sunday color comics in a box all year to use as wrapping. And then my brother and sister and I would sit under the tree and read the outsides of all our presents for hours, since we hand't seen some of those comics in a month and they were now funny again. Good memories.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374783908598391491.post-9631407857055526142011-12-20T17:34:34.314+08:002011-12-20T17:34:34.314+08:00I love your cards and wrapping. Like your sewing ...I love your cards and wrapping. Like your sewing they look simple and stylish.<br /><br />I have been a sewer all my adult life. in the early 80's, I was disgusted by the amount of waste paper one Christmas and decided to make gift bags from fabric scraps and Christmas fabric. They have been well used over the years and now bring lots of memories with them. All the best for Christmas.Coorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01582564781919117418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374783908598391491.post-54155071152263006592011-12-20T17:11:31.195+08:002011-12-20T17:11:31.195+08:00I luv this, and the cereal box gift bags are too c...I luv this, and the cereal box gift bags are too cute!Gracahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07709238617916016462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374783908598391491.post-60269861387095701382011-12-20T16:43:26.492+08:002011-12-20T16:43:26.492+08:00Your gifts look great! Really cute.
It makes me n...Your gifts look great! Really cute. <br />It makes me nostalgic for my childhood when people would often wrap presents in the "funny papers" (comics from the paper) to save money. Everything comes back around I guess.Karinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06551387452771116176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374783908598391491.post-31733304047956768842011-12-20T15:02:29.366+08:002011-12-20T15:02:29.366+08:00Love this idea. I have used it in the past on occa...Love this idea. I have used it in the past on occasion and actually considered doing it this year. I love using the comics section.Trudyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11649677045881448393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374783908598391491.post-10984623654953136692011-12-20T14:48:33.597+08:002011-12-20T14:48:33.597+08:00Except... except... except... I don't *take* ...Except... except... except... I don't *take* the newspaper! I'd have to buy one specifically to wrap gifts. ;)shamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06070023218199309005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374783908598391491.post-75000354607620566932011-12-20T14:25:00.241+08:002011-12-20T14:25:00.241+08:00It is very nice but eh... I would not dare to use ...It is very nice but eh... I would not dare to use Dutch newspaper for all gifts. Over here, newspaper ink rubs off easily and I would be worried about staining gifts.<br /><br />By the way, thanks for your comment on my blog. I have in fact tried to post several times on your blog recently but both blogger and safari (it was on of the motivations for the internet connection change, but I'm not sure yet whether it has made any difference) sometimes disconnect, so the comment doesn't get posted. Here for hoping that won't happen this timeLaurianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16602295642057814667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374783908598391491.post-48744741931076983022011-12-20T14:05:16.645+08:002011-12-20T14:05:16.645+08:00Absolutely, it's the gift that counts, but the...Absolutely, it's the gift that counts, but the newspaper is really a neat idea.MushyWearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11298153126878457192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374783908598391491.post-37909379451176121152011-12-20T13:01:26.883+08:002011-12-20T13:01:26.883+08:00These are great ideas, I'll remember for the r...These are great ideas, I'll remember for the rest of my present wrapping!Brihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04783823686564686418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374783908598391491.post-62063705669290789492011-12-20T12:48:30.176+08:002011-12-20T12:48:30.176+08:00That is such a great idea. Hope they enjoy what is...That is such a great idea. Hope they enjoy what is inside too! Have a lovely Christmas. Oh, I meant to comment before that your knitted cardigan looked really lovely. MaveMavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13298475424320450148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374783908598391491.post-77540049792705121872011-12-20T12:43:38.893+08:002011-12-20T12:43:38.893+08:00I have made fabric envelopes and drawstring bags t...I have made fabric envelopes and drawstring bags this year. I am hopeful that these will be re-used and cut down on my work next year! Individualised newspaper pages are a lovely idea.kbencohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00885068563358776147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374783908598391491.post-39079920771305248832011-12-20T12:23:38.293+08:002011-12-20T12:23:38.293+08:00I used to feel guilty about the wrapping paper, bu...I used to feel guilty about the wrapping paper, but now our family has gone the route of gift bags. The sturdier ones last for a number of years before they get cut up for gift tags. One of these years I will get around to my idea of sewing up fabric bags in every conceivable size. One of these years...Irenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13960310379822122045noreply@blogger.com