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Post by ScrapbookMyLife on Dec 3, 2020 7:10:32 GMT
I'm a gift card giver. I put the gift cards in small gift bags with tissue.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 3, 2020 10:47:07 GMT
I do both, depending on the shape of the present. If it's an odd shape and I can't find a suitable box to put it in I use tissue and a gift bag otherwise I wrap. I usually try and wrap children's presents as it is more exciting for them to unwrap their gifts.
I have to admit it's not my favourite job.
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Post by AmeliaBloomer on Dec 3, 2020 11:12:54 GMT
Bags that I re-use for years. If I need more, I replenish from the thrift store. Fabric (the stiffer, bigger-holed tulle) instead of tissue paper.
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Post by schizo319 on Dec 3, 2020 11:51:53 GMT
I love to wrap and wrap everything I possibly can. We save boxes and bows to reuse (it drives DH crazy that we reuse bows - complete with tape and last year's dog hair on the sticky part - lol) and we keep the paper to use as fire starter.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 3, 2020 12:04:07 GMT
Wrapper. I will reuse boxes too whenever possible. DH wants to throw it all away and make me buy new gift boxes every year. I only used gift bags for extended family.
When we did his mom's side annual gift bag exchange, I used little bags as all of the gifts fit in them. It was easier to buy the little bags, the ones that are meant for jewelry, than to wrap 15 little gifts. I saved any little bags DH and the kids didn't destroy for next year. I'm so glad we decided to stop doing that. I hated it.
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Post by wezee on Dec 3, 2020 14:32:20 GMT
I LOVE TO Wrap!! Everyone in my family gets their own paper. No need to tag. I must admit I'm a paper collector.
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Post by workingclassdog on Dec 3, 2020 14:38:04 GMT
Wrapper for Christmas.. I do fancy bows (I buy all the 'nice' ribbon when it is 90% off after Christmas).... once it is really close to Christmas and odds and ends, I start bagging.. but that is only a few things.
Most of the time I am a bagger for other occasions.
I did for my DD who is 24 did a recycle birthday this year.. It was funny. I used up everything that I saved over the years from kids parties.. Rugrats, Wizard of Oz, streamers and used it all in one party. I used all the extra wrapping paper up too.. Disney princess stuff... It was actually a lot of fun. AND the kids made me save the Rugrats tablecloth. We were BIG into them.. so that is the only thing leftover from 18 years of parties for 3 kids.
Oh edited to add, I do save all the fancy ribbon I can to reuse. And the paper I buy can go in the recycle. I know some of the shiny paper can't but I try to buy the non-shiny kind. Plus I am cheap, the shiny paper doesn't go as far. Boxes get used year after year with the exception those cheap shirt box kind.. they only last a couple of Christmases. I use those as a last resort.
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Post by sawwhet on Dec 3, 2020 14:50:25 GMT
I only buy for my immediate family. They all receive presents in cloth bags with ribbon draw strings. We're a no excess packaging family I'd love to do this but need to actually do it... For Christmas I like to wrap. I love being able to coordinate all the paper and have a beautiful set up (I hide other presents from others in the back). BUT I will sometimes put gifts to others in bags so I can get rid of them! And I will give my MIL back bags that she uses for us. I do save bags in general which means they are a mish mash of designs. I also do real ribbons and do save all of those year after year. Everyone knows there is a save bag and a trash bag on Christmas morning! For other gift giving occasions I like to use bags since they are going to others and leaving my house. I don't really own any regular wrapping paper. I just keep kraft wrapping paper on hand just in case. We have a box of paper gift bags that we use/reuse. This Christmas, start with a few cloth bags that you either make or buy. Putting a present into a bag and tying the ribbon is a dream!! So easy and takes no time. For years, I'd buy our kids individual wrapping paper for Christmas based on their interests. They loved guessing who's gifts were in which paper. My daughter didn't like the idea of me using more generic style cloth bags at first (and she was 18!). She saw the tree the first year and loved the reusable bags. Now as an adult, she only buys reusable cloth bags from the dollar store so that her friends can use them over and over.
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Post by sawwhet on Dec 3, 2020 14:52:10 GMT
I LOVE TO Wrap!! Everyone in my family gets their own paper. No need to tag. I must admit I'm a paper collector. I used to do this. The kids could tell by the paper which gifts to open. So much fun.
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Post by janeinbama on Dec 3, 2020 21:14:06 GMT
I started making fabric bags this year. Each grandchild has a large "Santa" type bag personalized that I found last year. I rounded up a few more for DDs and spouses. Everyone else is getting fabric bags.
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Post by hmp on Dec 3, 2020 22:10:49 GMT
I like to torture my gift recipients. I wrap gifts in tissue, decorate with ribbon, tags, stickers or candy canes and then put them in a bag. I make them work to get that gift! 🤪
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Post by refugeepea on Dec 3, 2020 22:43:45 GMT
Bagger. I detest wrapping gifts. It doesn't bring me joy.
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Post by Really Red on Dec 3, 2020 22:51:00 GMT
I am a serious wrapper. Every year I spend an hour picking out 10 or so rolls of coordinating-ish wrapping paper and fabulous big ribbons. I adorn the presents with little ornaments and bells. Nothing I love more!!!
This year I am using last year's paper because 1) I'm not going out and 2) last year's present to my whole family was a trip to Ireland at Christmas so I only used the paper for my sister's family. I have plenty leftover.
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Post by CarolinaGirl71 on Dec 3, 2020 22:52:44 GMT
I love to wrap gifts and finish with a beautifully tied bow! Well actually all of my bows are not beautiful, except in my dreams, but I try!
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Post by scrappinghappy on Dec 4, 2020 1:02:33 GMT
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Post by tryingtobewise on Dec 4, 2020 1:11:58 GMT
I do about a 50/50 mix. Wrapping if the package is in a box or I have one, bag if it is an awkward shape or size.
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Post by moodyblue on Dec 4, 2020 1:18:25 GMT
I do both, depending on the gift and when/how it’s being given.
For Christmas, I like foil paper that reflects the lights on the tree. It always coordinates and goes with my holiday decorating colors, which are mostly red and white with silver. Any gift bags I buy also coordinate as much as possible. Sometimes I make little boxes for gift cards.
Now, this year is a little different since I won’t be hosting one side on Christmas Eve and going to the other on Christmas. Some gifts will be picked up here and some will be mailed. There will be only a few gifts to actually have under the tree. The ones that are being picked up are in gift bags. The ones I’m mailing will be in boxes, and I cheated and bought some already decorated boxes for the kids' gifts. I want to keep them easy to pack up, and as light as possible.
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Post by greendragonlady on Dec 4, 2020 1:35:43 GMT
I started making fabric bags this year. Each grandchild has a large "Santa" type bag personalized that I found last year. I rounded up a few more for DDs and spouses. Everyone else is getting fabric bags. That's what I should do with all the fabric I have. Who cares if it isn't Christmas fabric!
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