The Ultimate Guide to Wrapping, Packing and Sending Christmas Presents

The Ultimate Guide To Christmas Wrapping The average British household spends around On average, each person wraps 30 presents at Christmas £345 taking approximately per year 10 minutes per gift. That's on 5 hours Christmas of wrapping! gifts. Every Christmas, as much as In the UK alone, approximately 83 square kilometres 125,000 tonnes of wrapping paper of discarded plastic packaging is thrown away each Christmas, ends up in UK landfill, enough to cover an area larger than Guernsey. that's almost the weight of 227 million Christmas puddings! How can you make sure your gifts are wrapped quickly, look awesome and are environmentally friendly? TIME SAVING GIFT WRAPPING TIPS Ripcord Easy-Open Wrapping Put an unusual shaped gift in an unwanted box before wrapping. Add a thin piece of ribbon inside your wrapping paper. When wrapping soft items, use a piece of cardboard to reinforce it. Use a toilet paper tube to preserve wrapping paper rolls. ------ Use a colourful stretch fabric like stockings or tights to wrap your gift. ECO FRIENDLY WRAPPING AND PACKING TIPS Japanese Furoshiki Use a square piece of cloth or silk, wrap and fold around your parcel then tie Upcycle with a knot. the pages from old books, fold and create cute little gift bags. Use the cuff section from an old pair of chunky Use a cardboard toilet roll inner to create knitted socks or jumper to create a a pillow box for jewellery and other trinkets. cute little gift sack. Run old wrapping paper and ribbon from Use old newspapers to wrap your gifts. previous gifts through a shredder NEWS TODAY TOP NEWS!!! to use as lining or juPN stuffing for gift boxes old Re-purpose as wrapping paper: paper bags DECORATIVE FINISHING TOUCHES Creating the perfect parcel really is in the detail... Make your own decorative wrapping paper using a potato stamp and a roll of brown paper. Use foliage from festive evergreen trees to decorate your gifts. Make cute origami bows for your gifts from leftover scraps of wrapping paper. Make personalised salt dough gift tags that can then be used as tree decorations. PACKAGING TIPS Quick and easy ways to package a present when a little more substance is needed or you just want to make it all about Christmas.. Add themed confetti Re-fashion a cereal box into a gift box to make the parcel sturdier. to get the receiver into the Christmas spirit as soon as they open their parcel. Add candy canes Wrap your whole parcel in brown paper with to your Christmas gift tags twine and vintage style stamps for a for an extra sweet treat. traditional Christmas look. If your gift is fragile, add extra padding by recycling old newspapers and used packaging to fill any gaps. PARCEL SENDING TIPS tt Be sure to measure and weigh your parcel to help you choose the right service. Choose the right level of compensation to make sure your parcel is fully covered against damage or loss. Be aware of what can be sent and what is covered by the courier service you choose. 4 Label your parcel clearly using a document wallet, permanent marker or printed label if possible. 87 However you decide to wrap, pack and send your parcels, make sure you protect those special gifts inside and add your own Christmassy touch too! Merry Christmas everyone! Sources: http://www.recyclingbins.co.uk/ http://inhabitat.com/ http://www.envirowaste.co.uk/ http://www.stonegableblog.com/ http://www.instructables.com/ http://www.marthastewart.com/ http://www.thecheesethief.com/ http://www.brit.co/ http://www.homemade-gifts-made-easy.com/ http://craftandcreativity.com/ http://ahomemadeliving.com/ http://www.fairivy.com/ http://www.countryliving.com/ http://acreativemint.typepad.com/ https://www.seasaltcornwall.co.uk/ http://www.thesefourwallsblog.com/ http://helenmade.blogspot.co.uk/ http://mashable.com/ http://www.instructables.com/ http://decozilla.com/ http://www.Imnop.com.au/ http://www.royalmail.com/ 13ten PARCELS Parcel delivery. You choose it, we'll sort it!