Welcome to Part 1 of 3 in the series of sustainable, homemade holiday gifting! This installment is all about packaging your gifts with thrift store finds. (Read Part 2 here)
This Christmas, I plan to give a lot of my friends and co-workers gifts from my kitchen. This is not only because I'm totally broke, but also because I'm pretty awesome with an oven, measuring cups, and a mixer. I'm tired of buying people DVDs they lose or don't really want.
The problem for me is not thinking of unique recipes, but thinking of unique ways to package said recipes using sustainable materials. All that wasted wrapping paper and all those torn-up boxes really creep me out.
I'm here to the rescue (as per usual) with some thrift store packaging finds.
Baskets (I am adding my own ribbon to each basket like so)
Tins + currogated cardbook makes the best mix-and-match packaging. See more details from Martha Stewart online. I don't recommend buying from the sites listed though. I think you're more resourceful than that.
Jars. This hot cocoa gift idea is from Sunset. Homemade granola, bark, etc. would also work great in recycled jars.
Refurbished bread pans + a little wrapping paper and ribbon. Check out this one on The Crafter's File Box. I found quite a few bread pans at my local thrift store.
CD Sleeves. I LOVE this idea. And now all my co-workers can expect cookies for the holiday season. Check out this example from Intimate Weddings or this example from Martha Stewart.
There are TONS of other packaging finds at your local thrift store. I challenge you to use ALL recycled materials to package your gifts this year. You'll be rewarded with smug, self-satisfaction and the admiration of all your jealous (and now totally guilty) friends and relatives.
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